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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carole R Cunningham, Bedford, GB;
Stewart J Wilson, Irthlingborough, GB;
Assignee:
Unipath Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3533 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3533 ;
Abstract
An assay device comprises a sample-collecting wick made from non-woven fabric material laminated to plastics sheet. Preferably, the fabric is a 30:70 blend of viscose and polyester, and has a fibrous structure in which more than two thirds of the fibers run substantially parallel to the intended direction of liquid flow in the wick.