Label-free immunoassays offer several significant advantages over labeled techniques.
Designing and developing the assay are simpler, cheaper, and faster as modified substrates or components are not required.
Reagent preparation is also faster, simpler and cheaper.
Biomolecular interactions can be observed and studied under conditions similar to the native state allowing for deeper characterization of biological interactions.
Label-free eliminates the risk of interference from secondary reporters and reagents, resulting in more robust assay signals.