Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fuji Photo Film, Inc.

Shigeru Nagatomo

Nobuhito Masuda

Kiyotaka Hori

Yukio Yasuda

Hajime Makiuchi

Masaki Okazaki

Yuji Mihara

Harumi Katsuyama

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Takushi Miyazako

Taku Nakamura

Fuminori Arai

Teppei Ikeda

Kazuya Kawasaki

Niroyuki Hosoi

Mitzutoshi Tanaka

A dry multilayer analysis element which allows easy permeation of a high molecular weight component or hydrophobic component, which has, in order, at least a water permeable porous reagent layer, a water permeable light reflecting/screen layer, and a water permeable porous spreading layer on a water-impermeable transparent support, a reagent composition capable of producing an optically detectable substance in the presence of a component to be detected being incorporated in at least one of the water-permeable layers including said reagent layer, said light reflecting/screen layer being porous and comprised microcapsules having a core containing light reflective/screen grains and a shell made of a high molecular weight compound, wherein each of said reagent layer, spreading layer, and reflecting/screen layer allows permeation of a high molecular weight or hydrophobic component therethrough.

Dry liquid analysis element

A multi-layer analytical element for analyzing body fluids includes a light transmitting and water impermeable support having provided thereon a fist non-fibrous porous layer, a second non-fibrous porous layer, and a fibrous porous layer in this order, the three porous layers being bonded together in one piece with an adhesive locally applied in such a manner that small through-holes are formed so as not to substantially interfere with uniform penetration of the liquid. At least one of the non-fibrous porous layers contains a reagent composition which undergoes a detectable optical change in the presence of a component to be analyzed, which optical change is detectable in the first non-fibrous porous layer, and wherein the non-fibrous porous layer comprises polysulfone. The analytical element enables dry analyses with improved precision independently of the hematocrit value of samples.

Element for analyzing body fluids

A biological reaction layer of a dry analytical element in the form of a composite porous layer in which a particulate material carrying a biologically active material fixed thereon is dispersed in a fibrous porous matrix, characterized in that the dry weight ratio of said particulate material to said fibrous material contained in said composite porous layer ranges from 1:20 to 1:0.3 and said particulate material is contained therein in the range of 1 to 60 g/m.sup.2.

Biological reaction layer and its preparation

A multilayer analytical element for determining an assay of a component in whole blood sample is disclosed, which comprises at least two water-permeable layers, wherein one layer is a sample spreading layer and the other layer is a reagent layer, wherein one layer or more of said water-permeable layers contain a composition which interacts with said component in whole blood sample, wherein the composition forms a dye capable of being detected by a spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 600 n.m. or longer, when the composition interacts with said component in whole blood sample.

Whole blood analytical element and method of analyzing whole blood using

A multilayer analytical element for analysis of analyte in a liquid sample comprising a liquid sample-spreading layer, a reagent layer containing a diazonium salt, and a liquid-impermeable light-transmissive support, being laminated in this order, in which said reagent layer contains a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer having at least 10 molar % of a repeating unit selected from those consisting of a sulfoalkyl group and sulfophenyl group. The analytical element can be an element comprising a porous reagent layer containing a diazonium salt and the liquid-impermeable light-transmissive support, being laminated in this order.

Multilayer analytical element

A dry type multilayer analysis element for assaying a concentration of a specific component utilizing a competitive immunological reaction comprises a detection element comprising a detection layer which receives a labelled complex formed as a result of the competitive immunological reaction or an optically detectable change formed dependent upon an amount of the labelled complex of the specific component and having further provided thereon the detection layer a reaction layer comprising a fibrous porous medium containing fine particles therein. The multilayer analysis element absorbs an amount of a sample solution necessary for the competitive immunological reaction so that the multilayer analysis element has high sensitivity and high reproducibility.

Multi-layer analysis element utilizing specific binding reaction

An analysis film comprises a reagent layer composed of a porous material which contains an antibody but does not substantially contain a complex of an analyte or a labelled antigen with the antibody. In the analysis film, reagents for enzyme immune reaction of homogenous type are incorporated so that an analyte is analyzed without requiring B/F separation. An analysis method for various analytes using the same provides high sensitivity, high accuracy as well as good reproducibility and is simple and rapid.

Analysis film and a method of analysis using the same

In a method of assay for a trace component such as antigen, antibody or enzyme utilizing immunochemical reaction or enzyme reaction in combination with photographic detection system comprising measuring optical density of a silver image formed in proportion to the antigen, antibody or enzyme to be measured, a novel analysis sheet comprising a support having provided thereon, in succession, a water absorbing layer and a silver halide emulsion layer is employed. The analysis sheet essentially increases the amount of water absorbed so that the analysis sheet is extremely effective for improving detection sensitivity.

Analysis element for immunochemical measurement of trace components and

In an immunochemical measurement method of an antigen or antibody which comprises competitively reacting an antigen or antibody labelled with spectral sensitizer and an antigen or antibody to be measured, bringing either the reaction product of immune reaction or the unreacted component into contact with silver halide, exposing the same to light having a wavelength which the spectral sensitizer absorbs, developing the exposed silver, and, measuring optical density of the thus formed silver image and/or colored dye, the contact with silver halide is performed in the presence of a specific hydrazine compound. Thus, detection sensitivity is markedly improved.

Method for immunochemical measurement of trace components

A photographic light-sensitive material comprising at least one layer containing a polymer dispersion of the following formula (I) or (II) as a mordant ##STR1## wherein A represents a monomer unit obtained from at least one monomer having at least two copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated groups at least one of which is in the side chain; B represents a monomer unit obtained from at least one copolymerizable monoethylenically unsaturated monomer; D.sup..sym. represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing one or two nitrogen atoms one of which is positively charged and D may contain one or more substituents; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group or an aralkyl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may combine together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached and form a 5- or 6-membered ring; X.sup..crclbar. represents an anion; Q represents an alkylene group, a phenylene group, an aralkylene group or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein Y represents an alkylene group or an aralkylene group and R represents an alkyl group; and x, y and z represent the molar percentage of the respective units in the polymer and x is about 0.5 to 10%, y is about 0 to 60% and z is about 30 to 99.5%.

Photographic material containing a novel polymer mordant

A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one photographic layer containing acid-processed gelatin and a matting agent.

Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material

A photographic photosensitive element containing copolymers comprising

Photographic photosensitive element with protective layer and image

A photographic light-sensitive material having improved anti-adhesive properties comprising an uppermost layer containing acid-processed gelatin and a surface active organic fluoro-compound.

Photographic light-sensitive material

A photographic light-sensitive material with an uppermost layer thereon containing a gelatin derivative and silicic anhydride colloid.

Silver halide photographic sensitive materials which comprise a surface layer containing acid treated gelatin and alkali treated gelatin, wherein the ratio by weight of the alkali treated gelatin to the acid treated gelatin is about 0.5 to less than about 100%.

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Minami-ashigara, Japan

Shigeru Nagatomo