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Filter paper treatment for improved diagnostic assays

US6309887A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 1999
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/723
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Filter paper absorbed with a solution of anticoagulant, e.g., ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA), then dried, useful for collection of a blood sample for analysis of hemoglobin or a hemoglobin fraction in the sample showed higher precision in standard assays than untreated filter paper. Methods of using the anticoagulant-treated filter paper are also described.

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