Disposable microbial profile tray
First Claim
1. A microbial profile tray formed of a light-transmitting material and comprising a plurality of uniformly shaped cup-like receptacles having their openings integral with a planar surface, said cup-like receptacles having a lower end part, wherein some of said lower end parts have a surface finish which is smooth such that parallel light rays transmitted through said surfaces will continue to be generally parallel, and wherein some of said lower end parts have a light diffusing surface finish such that transmitted light will be diffused, and such that the diffusion due to said light diffusing surface finish will simulate the light diffusion which occurs when light is transmitted through a solution in which microbial growth has occured.
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Abstract
A microbial profile tray formed of a light transmitting material and having a planar surface in which a plurality of uniformly shaped cup-like receptacles have their openings. Some of these cup-like receptacles have a surface which causes transmitted light to be diffused. The cup-like receptacles having the light diffusing surface can be used as control cups to simulate the turbidity which occurs in cups not having this light diffusing surface but in which microbial growth has occurred.
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- 1. A microbial profile tray formed of a light-transmitting material and comprising a plurality of uniformly shaped cup-like receptacles having their openings integral with a planar surface, said cup-like receptacles having a lower end part, wherein some of said lower end parts have a surface finish which is smooth such that parallel light rays transmitted through said surfaces will continue to be generally parallel, and wherein some of said lower end parts have a light diffusing surface finish such that transmitted light will be diffused, and such that the diffusion due to said light diffusing surface finish will simulate the light diffusion which occurs when light is transmitted through a solution in which microbial growth has occured.
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