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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark B. Driscoll, Pontypridd, GB;
Rachel E. Evans, Bridgend, GB;
Catherine M. Ramsay, Cowbridge, GB;
Neil Percy, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark B. Driscoll, Pontypridd, GB;
Rachel E. Evans, Bridgend, GB;
Catherine M. Ramsay, Cowbridge, GB;
Neil Percy, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and kits for the detection of ATP in a liquid sample are provided. The apparatuses and kits comprise a liquid reagent composition comprising luciferin and a sampling device having a sampling portion and a handling portion. The sampling portion comprises a fibrous or a foam material and is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample or a sample of residue from a surface. The sampling device comprises a dry coating or a liquid coating, the coating including an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with a liquid reagent composition having a pH 6.8 or lower, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher. Methods of use of the apparatus or kit are also provided.