摘要:
The present invention is directed to a simple and inexpensive liquid or dry reagent assay system for detecting nanomolar amounts of manganese in body fluids in microgram per liter concentrations. More specifically, the manganese assay of this invention is directed to the optical detection of a chromogenic reaction, such as the oxidation of a redox indicator, catalyzed by a manganese porphyrin complex.
摘要:
A process and device for quantitative determination of analyte concentrations in liquid samples. The device includes one or more bibulous matrices constructed and arranged to essentially eliminate sample volume sensitivity from analyte determinations. In accordance with the present invention, the device includes one or more test reagent-treated bibulous matrices covered at least partially by an impermeable coating or film. A liquid sample is applied to the uncovered portion of the bibulous matrix such that the liquid sample is metered into the bibulous matrix by the impermeable coating or film. The sample chromatrographs through the bibulous matrix until the matrix is saturated with liquid. The process is essentially sample volume independent, providing more uniform and accurate quantitative analyte determinations.
摘要:
A process and device for separating plasma or serum from whole blood. The device includes one or more bibulous matrices, treated to separate the serum or plasma from the cellular components of whole blood. In one embodiment of the invention, the separated, undiluted soluble constituents (plasma or serum) from the whole blood sample can then can be analyzed for a particular soluble constituent. The process includes depositing the whole blood on a treated bibulous matrix containing a nonblood specific lectin, a thrombin or mixture thereof, whereby the cellular components are separated from the whole blood as it permeates through the bibulous matrix. The essentially cell-free plasma or serum then passes to an assay area of the same, or an adjacent, bibulous matrix for detection of a particular soluble constituent of whole blood.
摘要:
The precision in reflectance or absorption measurements used to determine the presence and concentration of a component in an assay liquid in unexpectedly increased to essentially eliminate the variability of different reactant carriers and variability in reflectance or absorption instruments by including, either within the reactant carrier or within the assay liquid sample, in addition to a primary color forming or color changing indicator, a secondary, inert colorant compound or dye having a light absorption wavelength peak separated from a light absorption wavelength peak of the primary indicator or chromogen by at least 80 nm. To achieve the full advantage of the present invention, the colorant material or marker should be inert to the reactant system in the carrier and should be inert to the assay liquid to provide al light reflectance or light absorption response essentially distinct from the light reflectance response of the primary chromogen to compensate for measurement variability. In this manner, any inaccuracy obtained from a reflectance or absorption measurement of the secondary colorant marker, incorporated into the carrier or into the assay sample in known concentration, can be used for compensation of a reflectance or absorption measurement of the primary color formed as a result of interaction or reaction of the test sample with the reagent composition, and, therefore, the concentration measurement of a predetermined component of the assay liquid.