Chemical or microbiological test kit
First Claim
1. A test kit for a chemical test or microbiological test, comprises (a) a platelike support of hydrophobic material (b) one or more independent sample-receiving parts each comprising (I) a part comprising a first hydrophilic, water absorbing material for absorbing a sample and a reagent for the chemical test or microbiological test and (II) a surrounding part comprising a second hydrophilic, water-absorbing material, which may or may not be the same as the first material, comprising a gel, said gel having water-absorbing, hydrophilic and water-retaining properties, which surrounds the part (I), is separated from the part (I), and prevents escape of the sample.
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Abstract
A test kit for a chemical test or microbiological test, which comprises at least one independent sample-receiving part on a support is disclosed. The test kit of the present invention is usable for various chemical and microbiological tests which have been conducted with a plastic microplate and which have necessitated many reaction and culture steps in the prior art. The test kit of the present invention can be produced at an extremely low cost because of its structure. The test kit can previously contain a reagent necessitated for the test to remarkably facilitate the test.
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- 1. A test kit for a chemical test or microbiological test, comprises (a) a platelike support of hydrophobic material (b) one or more independent sample-receiving parts each comprising (I) a part comprising a first hydrophilic, water absorbing material for absorbing a sample and a reagent for the chemical test or microbiological test and (II) a surrounding part comprising a second hydrophilic, water-absorbing material, which may or may not be the same as the first material, comprising a gel, said gel having water-absorbing, hydrophilic and water-retaining properties, which surrounds the part (I), is separated from the part (I), and prevents escape of the sample.
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