immunoaffinity purification

immunoaffinity purification

(ĭ-mū″nō-ă-fĭn′ĭ-tē, ĭ-mū″) Exposure to monoclonal antibodies in order to isolate specific analytes. Immunoaffinity purification is used during the preparation of blood products to reduce their likelihood of contamination by specific disease-causing microorganisms.