Reagent for the determination of haemoglobin

US4349351A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Georg Frank · Nürnberg, DE
• Klaus Wehling · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 1981
• Grant date: Sep 14, 1982
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N33/721
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A reagent for the determination of haemoglobin comprising an aqueous solution of potassium cyanide, potassium hexacyanoferrate-III, a buffer substance and a detergent, wherein the pH value is in the range of 7.1 to 7.3 and the potassium cyanide concentration is in the 90 to 120 mg/liter range. The reagent can be used with plastic throw-away cells, particularly polystyrene cells.