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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Cynthia D. Zook, Hudson, WI (US);
Robert H. Silbernagel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Barbara L. Horter, Lake City, MN (US);
Henry J. Lubrant, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Robert E. Koeritzer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cynthia D. Zook, Hudson, WI (US);
Robert H. Silbernagel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Barbara L. Horter, Lake City, MN (US);
Henry J. Lubrant, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Robert E. Koeritzer, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention refers to articles for collecting samples from a surface, articles for microbiological analyses of said samples, and methods of use of said articles. The articles include sample collectors, sample housings with optional barrier layers, and sample-ready reagent strips comprising hydrophilic agents to grow and detect microorganisms. The disclosure includes methods to collect, detect, and quantify microorganisms in a surface sample.