公开(公告)号：US10018534B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US14476158

申请日：2014-09-03

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Cynthia D. Zook ,  Robert H. Silbernagel ,  Barbara L. Horter ,  Henry J. Lubrant ,  Robert E. Koeritzer

IPC: C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/00 ,  C12Q1/06 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  C12M1/26 ,  C12M1/16 ,  C12N1/00 ,  C12N1/18 ,  C12N1/20 ,  G01N1/02 ,  C12M1/12 ,  C12M1/34

CPC classification number: G01N1/02 ,  C12M25/06 ,  C12M41/36 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N2001/028

Abstract: The present invention refers to articles for collecting samples from a surface, articles for microbiological analyses of said samples, and methods of use of said articles. The articles include sample collectors, sample housings with optional barrier layers, and sample-ready reagent strips comprising hydrophilic agents to grow and detect microorganisms. The disclosure includes methods to collect, detect, and quantify microorganisms in a surface sample.