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Antibody characterization by isothermal titration calorimetry

Isothermal titration calorimetry is a useful tool for the characterization of antibodies and antibody-related products, which uses heat as a detection medium, circumventing the problems associated with other analytical methods.

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Livingstone, J. Antibody characterization by isothermal titration calorimetry. Nature 384, 491–492 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/384491a0

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