Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for measuring the flowability of a material component-containing liquid originating only from a material component from which the effect of the viscosity of the material component-containing liquid is removed, especially the flowability of blood, in a method for measuring the flowability of the material component-containing liquid using an apparatus with a filter serving as the flow channel of the material component-containing liquid. SOLUTION: An index showing the obstruction degree of the flowability brought about by the material component of the material component-containing liquid upon the passage through the filter is calculated. This index is set as one for quantitatively evaluating the flowability to measure the flowability of the material component-containing liquid originating only from the material component from which the effect of the viscosity of the material component-containing liquid is removed, especially the flowability of blood. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress occurrence of variation in measurement accuracy between analyzers, in an analyzer using a resistance element such as a blood filter. SOLUTION: A method of adjusting a flow rate sensor 52 for measuring the moving time of a sample passing the resistance element is provided. The flow rate sensor 52 comprises a linear pipe 56, and a plurality of photosensors 52A-52E for detecting interfaces 82A and 82B between gas 80 and liquid fluid 81 moving in the linear section 56. The positions of the plurality of photosensors 52A-52E are adjusted by detecting interfaces 82A and 82B using the photosensors 52A-52E. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress occurrence of variation in measurement accuracy between analyzers and improve the measurement accuracy in each analyzer, in the analyzer using a resistance element such as a blood filter. SOLUTION: This flow rate sensor 52 moves gas 80 mixed into liquid 81 in a pipe 56 and measures the flow velocity of a sample by detecting the gas 80. The flow rate sensor 52 is constituted so that the contact area of the gas with the pipe 56 is kept constant or substantially constant. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve miniaturization of an analysis device by the reduction of the number of parts, and also cost reduction and the shortening of an average trouble time in the examination of blood using a blood filter. SOLUTION: In the analysis device 1 with a resistor 2 permitting a sample to pass and a flow rate sensor 53 for measuring the moving time of the sample in the resistor 2, the flow rate sensor 53 is arranged on the way of waste solution pipes 74-77 for discarding the liquid supplied to the resistor 2. Preferably, the flow rate sensor 53 includes a tubular member permitting the liquid or gas to pass and a sensor part having a plurality of sensing areas for detecting the interface of the liquid and air moving through the tubular member. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical image-focusing type liquid level sensor, capable of measuring accurately and steplessly a liquid level displaced in the inside of a transparent tube installed vertically, and to provide a method of measuring the liquid level displaced in the inside of transparent tube that uses the same. SOLUTION: The present invention provides the optical image focusing type liquid level sensor, comprising a light source 1 capable of illuminating the transparent tube A of a measuring object as a whole, an optical image-focusing system 2, and a linear light-receiving part 3 capable of image-focusing the transparent tube A of the measuring object as a whole, and the method of measuring the liquid level displaced in the inside of transparent tube by using the optical image-focusing type liquid level sensor, capable of image-focusing the light transmitted through the transparent tube A as a whole by the optical image-focusing system 2, on the linear sensor 3 capable of image-focusing the whole transparent tube A of the measuring object, by illuminating the transparent tube A of the measuring object as a whole, by using the linear light source 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress occurrence of air bubbles in a resistance element of measuring time while shortening the measuring time and reducing the running cost, in an analyzer using the resistance element such as a blood filter. SOLUTION: This analyzer 1 comprises the resistance element 2 for applying moving resistance to a sample, and power sources 33 and 54 for applying power for passing the sample in the resistance element 2. The power sources 33 and 54 include a pressurizing mechanism 33 arranged on the upstream side of the resistance element 2 and a pressure reducing mechanism 54 arranged on the downstream side of the resistance element 2. The pressurizing mechanism 33 and pressure reducing mechanism 54 are tube pumps, for example. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a disposable chip for observation/measurement of cell microrheology, which has excellent stability of data reproducibility of observation/measurement of cell microrheology. SOLUTION: The disposable chip for observation/measurement of cell microrheology is obtained by closely attaching an integrated chip 1 made by connecting a first base plate 11 with minute channels 111 on the surface and open holes 112 on a part except the channels 111 to a second base plate 12 with a plane to be connected to the surface of the first base plate 11 with the channels 111, so as to densify at least the circumference of both the base plates, to a chip holder 2 having open holes 211 in the inside so as to bring the open holes into contact with each other and using the open holes as cell injection holes and a space formed by the channels 111 at the connection part between the first base plate 11 and the second base plate 12 as a cell flow channel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT