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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Stephen C. P. Joseph, Woodbury, MN (US);
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew D. Reier, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Velasquez, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Cynthia D. Zook, Husdon, WI (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Stephen C. P. Joseph, Woodbury, MN (US);
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew D. Reier, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Velasquez, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Cynthia D. Zook, Husdon, WI (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for preparing samples to test an environmental surface for an analyte of interest. The system can include a deformable self-supporting receptacle comprising a reservoir, and a loaded substrate positioned in the reservoir of the deformable self-supporting receptacle. The loaded substrate can include a substrate and a source collected from the surface. The method can include combining the loaded substrate and a diluent in the reservoir, and agitating the loaded substrate and the diluent to form a liquid composition comprising the source and the diluent.