公开(公告)号：CA2405878A1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-06

申请号：CA2405878

申请日：2002-02-28

Applicant: DADE MICROSCAN INC

Inventor： KRUFKA FRANK STEPHEN ,  MAZZA JOHN CHARLES ,  SHMEL NICHOLAS MICHAEL JR ,  FERGUSON SAMUEL GARFIELD JR ,  GEBRIAN PETER LOUIS ,  FARINA EDWARD FRANCIS

IPC: G01N33/48 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C12M1/34 ,  G01N35/02

Abstract: A microbiological test array (12) with a generally flat base (11) having a plurality of upwardly projecting microwells (44) connected by a microchannel (42) to an open reservoir (50) formed in a top surface (13) generally parall el to the base (11) of the test array (12). The reservoir (50) has an opening t o permit an inoculum-broth liquid solution to flow from the reservoir through the microchannel (51), to a sacrificial evaporation well (46) having an air vent port (48) adapted to control a vacuum filling process, and subsequently to be distributed into each of the plurality of microwells (44).