German: angehängtEnglish translation: bound to/coupled/attached 
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Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | | German term or phrase: angehängt | "Wir arbeiten mit zwei Antikörpern, diese werden zuvor präpariert. Der erste wird an einen paramagnetischen Partikel *angehängt*"
This text is supposed to explain how an immunoassay works in everyday language, but I'm not sure if the "angehängt" has a deeper scientific meaning here than simply "attached/added/coupled" or whatever?
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseJonathan MacKerron: 8:39pm Jan 27, 2008: CJ, here's the following line "Und der zweiter Antikörper wird mit einer Chemikalie markiert, die wir später zum Leuchten bringen wollen."
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| | bound to | Explanation:
It almost depends on what comes next. If its a strong bond then you could say it was "bonded with" and if not it might be acceptable to say "carried by". |
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Explanation:
It almost depends on what comes next. If its a strong bond then you could say it was "bonded with" and if not it might be acceptable to say "carried by".
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