This is the second volume of a series of review articles and methods dealing with nonisotopic immunoassay techniques of biological, commercial and environmental importance. The first volume (in 1985) contained six contributed papers (see review in Anal. Chim. Acta, 183 (1986) 326) and this issue (which is dedicated to Professor Michael Finkelstein) contains ten contributions covering a wide range of topics. There are review papers on conjugation procedures in enzyme immunoassay, immunoselective electrodes, therapeutic drug monitoring by automated fluorescence polarization immunoassay, antibody synthesis in vitro, liposome immunoassay and the use of detergent solubilized antigens. The four methodology papers discuss the determination of antibodies to insulin, DNA and sperm.
The edited articles are reproduced directly by photo-printing, leading to quick publication of contributed material, which is particularly important for a subject developing as rapidly as nonisotopic immunoassays. The quality of the printing is good, but the clarity of figures is variable. There is also a brief biography of the contributors and a small section on commercially available immunoassay reagents.
The increased number of contributions in this volume and the breadth of material covered suggest that this series will become a useful literature source for those who are actively engaged in any aspect of immunoassay work. C. Engelmann, G. Kraft, J. Pauwels and C. Vandecasteele, Modern Methods for the Determination of Non-metals in Non-ferrous Metals.