Bilirubin test kit
AssigneeMiles Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsPatricia A. Rupchock, Arthur C. Skjold
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Abstract
A test kit for the determination of bilirubin in a test sample is disclosed. It comprises a reagent capable of producing a color change or other detectable response in the presence of bilirubin, and a test mat comprising finely divided silica gel. The kit is utilized by wetting the test mat with a portion of a liquid test sample suspected of containing bilirubin, contacting the wetted mat with the reagent, causing the reagent to at least partially wet the mat and observing the appearance of a color change or other detectable response.
Claims11
In a test kit for determining the presence of bilirubin in a test sample, wherein the kit comprises a reagent capable of producing a detectable response in the presence of bilirubin, and a test mat capable of absorbing at least a portion of the test sample,
- the improvement wherein said test mat comprises finely divided silica gel.
A method for determining the presence of bilirubin in a test sample comprising the steps of wetting a discrete point of a test mat comprising finely divided silica gel with a portion of the test sample, placing onto the wetted portion of the mat a reagent capable of producing a detectable response in the presence of bilirubin and causing the reagent to at least partially dissolve in a solvent and wet the test mat, and observing the appearance of the detectable response.
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