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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
Sanigen Co., Ltd., Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Jeong Woong Park, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Dong Jin Woo, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Seong Bin Im, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Sang Woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sanigen Co., Ltd., Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for partitioning a sampling region on a solid surface and a method for collecting a microbial sample from a solid surface, in which an optimal sampling region is partitioned on a solid surface using a light source without bringing the solid surface into direct contact with a ruler or a partitioning tool. With the apparatus and method, a solid surface can be prevented from being contaminated during partitioning process, accuracy of sampling operation can be increased, partitioning operation can be continuously performed in a simple manner, and cost of sampling operation can be reduced.