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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus for calibrating the optical noise caused by the surface roughness (irregularities) of a biosensor. SOLUTION: The measuring apparatus 110 is a measuring apparatus for (a) performing chromatography measurement with respect to the sample spotted on the biosensor 120 and equipped with a photographing unit (a light emitting device 111, an iris 112, a condensing lens 113, a photodetector 114 and a signal converting part 115) for (b) photographing the measuring part (a developing part 122 and a reaction part 123) of the biosensor 120 to form the image signal of the measuring part, a control part 119 for (c) controlling the photographing unit to allow the photographing unit to photograph the measuring part before and after the sample is developed on the measuring part and an image processing part 116 for (d) using the image signal formed by the photographing unit before the sample is developed on the measuring part to remove the noise component inherent to each biosensor contained in the image signal formed by the photographing unit after the sample is developed on the measuring part. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solution measurement method and a solution measurement apparatus for favorably detecting a flow of a to-be-inspected solution as a specimen, and accurately calculating the quantity of a to-be-measured material in a state that the development quantity of the to-be-inspected solution is uniform. SOLUTION: In the solution measurement method, the specimen X is temporarily accumulated in a capillary 8 as a solution reservoir of a test piece when the specimen X as the to-be-inspected solution is added to the test piece. The specimen X is developed from the capillary 8 to a development layer of the test piece. An optical characteristic is measured in a predetermined to-be-measured section. The quantity of the to-be-measured material contained in the specimen X is calculated. The to-be-measured section is measured when the specimen X in the capillary 8 decreases to the predetermined quantity or less. The quantity of the to-be-measured material contained in the specimen X is calculated based on the measurement value. The method can detect an event that the certain quantity of the specimen X flows from the capillary 8 to the to-be-measured section of the development layer, and can accurately calculate the quantity of the to-be-measured material in a state that the development quantity of the specimen X is uniform. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily give identification information to a chromatography testpiece. SOLUTION: In the manufacturing process of the chromatography testpiece 1, identification information is easily given to the chromatography testpiece 1 by giving identification information by a code to the chromatography testpiece 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analysis method for obtaining the concentration data of a specimen, by receiving the light from the specimen by an image sensor through an optical system, such as an optical filter, and to reduce measurement errors caused due to the shift in the coloration position of an analyzer. SOLUTION: The analysis method includes a first step of calculating the luminance value [function F (r)] of the light from the specimen on a testpiece, beforehand; a second step of detecting the shift quantity R from the measuring region on the testpiece becoming a standard with respect to the measuring region on the testpiece which is an analysis target and calculating the luminance value [function F (r-R)] of the specimen on the testpiece; a third step of setting the correction factor [function G (r)] of the luminance, corresponding to the shift quantity using the prior luminance value and the shift quantity; a fourth step of correcting the luminance value calculated in the second step or the value, corresponding to the luminance value using the set correction factor; and a fifth step of obtaining the concentration data of the specimen, on the basis of the correction value after correction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine automatically a measurement start time, and to measure at the optimum timing. SOLUTION: A specimen is spot-contacted with a chromatography test piece 2 mounted on an immunochromatography measuring device 1, and a spot-contact detection operation is started simultaneously with mounting by using an LED 10 and a photodiode 11 provided outside the device, to thereby detected the spot-contacted specimen. Consequently, the start time of immunochromatography measurement can be determined automatically by detecting spot contact just after spot contact, and immunochromatography measurement can be performed at the optimum timing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for sample analysis, capable of satisfactorily acquiring individual information as minimizing increases in facility costs and the large formation of the apparatus even when using a test piece 1 having a surface in which concentration information appears and the opposite surface provided with the individual information such as code information 22, and to provide the test piece. SOLUTION: Code information 22, the individual information on the individual test piece 1, is indicated on the surface opposite to a concentration measuring surface of the test piece 1 in which concentration information of an analyte appears in the test piece 1. A photo-detection means arranged in front of the concentration measuring surface of the test piece 1 acquires concentration information of the analyte at the concentration measuring surface in the test piece 1 and acquires the code information 22 of the surface opposite to the concentration measuring surface through the test piece 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chromatographic inspection apparatus capable of detecting the deterioration of a test piece at chromatographic inspection, and performing accurate inspection. SOLUTION: With a liquid sample developed in a chromatographic test piece 1, the difference of luminance between two prescribed points or the amount of a luminance change in a prescribed region is measured and compared with a predetermined specified value. Since it is possible to automatically detect deterioration such as deterioration in hydrophilicity at a lower part of a liquid-impermeable sheet material 8 during chromatography inspection, accurate inspection can be performed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biosensor enhanced in reliability and measuring precision, and a measuring method using it. SOLUTION: In the biosensor for optically detecting a signal to measure the concentration of an analyzing target, a liquid sample is developed on a developing part 13 when the liquid sample is supplied to a supply part 12, a reaction part 14 is colored corresponding to the concentration of the analyzing target and the absorbance of the reaction part 14 is read but, at this time, the developing speed of the liquid sample is read to measure the amount of the liquid sample supplied to the supply part 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analyzer capable of detecting focus blur quantity from the image data of the fiber structure of the surface of a photographed test piece to determine the measuring region corresponding to the focus blur quantity. SOLUTION: The analyzer comprises the test piece 1 having a fiber structure, an imaging element 7 for acquiring the image data of the test piece 1, a light emitting element 4 for irradiating the test piece 7 with light and an optical element 11 for forming the image data of the test piece 1 on the surface of the imaging element 7 and the relation between the unevenness data of the surface of the test piece 1 obtained from the photographed image data and the focus blur quantity of an optical system is calculated to determine the measuring region corresponding to the focus blur quantity. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accurate and quick liquid spreading speed measuring device of a porous substrate, by automatizing setting of the porous substrate on the liquid spreading speed measuring device, and by imaging a penetration state of liquid used for measurement into the porous substrate. SOLUTION: Two liquid reservoirs are provided, namely, a liquid reservoir A3 for storing measuring liquid on a base plate 2, and a liquid reservoir B4 over the liquid reservoir A3. A plurality of porous substrates 5 are laminated and fixed on a plate 6. Then, the plate 6 is lowered to allow the liquid reservoirs A3, B4 to reach the end of the porous substrates 5, and a penetration state of the measuring liquid into the porous substrates from each liquid reservoir is imaged. Liquid spreading speed is measured by processing the imaged image. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT