IVD Technology

January/February 2000
Selected Contents

EDITOR'S PAGE:
Another reason to celebrate

COMMENTARY:
The changing demands on engineering for IVDs
by Robert L. Kay

REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS:
Device reforms at CBER: Enough or too much?
by Stephen Northrup

COVER STORY:
E-nose technologies promise new diagnostic instruments
by Dean S. Skelley

Researchers expand interest in developing new applications for artificial olfactory-sensor devices.

Dealing with discrepancy analysis Part 1: The problem of bias
by Cheryl L. Hayden and Michael L. Feldstein

For IVD product developers, accurately demonstrating the performance of a new test can involve important scientific, statistical, and methodological issues.

Direct cell-culture supernatant characterization
by John P. Helfrich and William R. Jones

A static and dynamic laser light-scattering device can detect both molecular weight and size.