Intrawell absorption of antisera in a template thin-film gel diffusion method.

This report describes a method for in situ absorption of antisera within the template wells used in thin-film microgel diffusion. The intrawell absorption of antisera offers several advantages over previously reported techniques for detecting the presence of given antigens in biological preparations. The procedure is time saving, antigens are conserved, optimum antigen-antibody ratios are easily determined, and tests of several different absorbing antigens can be made on a single plate.