# US 5,350,675 A · Multilayer analytical element for determination of total cholesterol in blood

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- Number: US 5,350,675 A
- Document ID: US5350675A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/942,099
- Filed: 1992-09-08
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1989-01-06
- Assignees: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yoshihiko Makino; Kaoru Terashima
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5350675A

## CPC

- B01L 3/5023: {with a sample being transported to, and subsequently stored in an absorbent for analysis}
- C12Q 1/60: involving cholesterol
- G01N 33/525: {Multi-layer analytical elements}
- B01L 2200/16: Reagents, handling or storing thereof
- B01L 2300/0887: Laminated structure
- B01L 2400/0406: capillary forces
- G01N 35/00029: {provided with flat sample substrates, e.g. slides (G01N35/028 takes precedence)}
- Y10T 436/25: including sample preparation
- Y10T 436/25125: Digestion or removing interfering materials
- Y10T 436/25375: Liberation or purification of sample or separation of material from a sample [e.g., filtering, centrifuging, etc.]
- B01L: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- C12Q: MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS (immunoassay G01N33/53); COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
- G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

In a dry type analytical element having at least one water-permeable layer including a porous spreading layer and at least one water-permeable layer, containing an enzyme having cholesterol esterase activity, the improvement which comprises containing a condensate of poly(ethylene oxide) monoalkylphenyl ether and formaldehyde at least in the water-permeable layer containing the enzyme or another water-permeable layer. In the analytical element of the invention, hemolysis does not occur and bound cholesterol is sufficiently decomposed to free cholesterol.

## Claims

### Claim 1

In a dry type integral multilayer analytical element for the quantitative analysis of total cholesterol having at least one hydrophilic polymer layer, one porous reagent layer and one blood cell-separating composite layer for separating blood cells from blood, laminated in this order onto a light-transmissive support, said blood cell-separating composite layer containing a porous spreading layer and containing at least one enzyme having cholesterol esterase activity, cholesterol oxidase and one reagent composition producing a detectable optical change in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, the improvement which comprises said porous reagent layer containing the at least one enzyme having cholesterol esterase activity or the cholesterol oxidase and wherein a part of the at least one hydrophilic layer, the porous reagent layer or the blood cell-separating composite layer contains a condensate represented by the general formula (I): ##STR2## wherein m is an integral number of 2 to 4, n is an integral number of not more than 20, and R is an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The analytical element of claim 1 wherein R is p-nonyl, n is 10, and m is 2.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The analytical element of claim 1 wherein R is p-nonyl, n is 10, and m is 3.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The analytical element of claim 1 wherein the porous spreading layer is a part of the blood cell-separating composite layer and is positioned on the side of the blood cell-separating composite layer opposite to the support.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The analytical element of claim 1 wherein said blood cell-separating composite layer consists essentially of a fibrous porous layer disposed on the side of the blood cell-separating composite layer opposite to the support and a nonfibrous porous layer laminated to each other with an adhesive film which is discontinuous so as to pass a liquid uniformly.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The analytical element of claim 5 wherein both of said nonfibrous porous layer and porous reagent layer are blushed polymer layers.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The analytical element of claim 6 wherein each blushed polymer layer has a glossy face disposed such that each glossy face faces the support.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The analytical element of claim 1 wherein at least one of the porous reagent layer or the blood cell-separating composite layer contains the condensate represented by the general formula (I) ##STR3## wherein m is an integral number of 2 to 4, n is an integral number of not more than 20, and R is an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The analytical element of claim 8 wherein both of the porous reagent layer and the blood cell-separating composite layer contain the condensate represented by the general formula (I) ##STR4## wherein m is an integral number of 2 to 4, n is an integral number of not more than 20, and R is an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms.