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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Hitachi High-tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Nojima, Tokyo, JP;
Takamichi Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuji Kawahara, Tokyo, JP;
Youichi Aruga, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a test method capable of efficiently performing a step of evaluating a surface state of a dispensing probe provided in a dispensing apparatus. In the test method according to the present invention, a first solution in which a coloring matter is dissolved is dispensed to a first container in advance by a first dispensing probe, a second solution in which a coloring matter is not dissolved is dispensed to a second container in advance by the first dispensing probe and then the first solution and the second solution are respectively sucked and discharged by a second dispensing probe. After that, a surface state of the second dispensing probe is evaluated by acquiring an amount of the coloring matter collected by the second solution (see).