Test tape cassette and analytical test tape therefor

摘要

The invention relates to an analytical test tape (20), particularly for use in a test tape cassette (14), with a carrier tape that can be wound onto a spool and a plurality of test elements (24) distributed on the carrier tape in the longitudinal direction of the tape, said elements comprising a spreading fabric (30) for applying a body fluid and a reagent layer (36) thereunder for detecting an analyte in the body fluid, wherein the spreading fabric (30) is formed from fabric threads (44,46) crossed in a lattice shape. The invention proposes that the rigidity of the spreading fabric (30) is modified in certain areas.