| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus (2) for testing a liquid specimen, which apparatus (2) comprises a container (4) for the liquid specimen, a response chart (6) which is operable in response to contact with the liquid specimen, and reader means (8) for reading the response chart (6), and the apparatus (2) being such that: (i) the container (4) comprises a body portion (10), a lid (12), a test chamber (14) and openable means (16) which is adapted to be opened in order to allow some of the liquid specimen to pass from the body portion (10) into the test chamber (14); (ii) the response chart comprises response portions (18) which are contacted by the liquid specimen, which become differently coloured to indicate different characteristics present in the liquid specimen, and which are read at predetermined time intervals; (iii) the response chart (6) is inside the container (4); (iv) the reader means (8) is an optical-electronic reader means (8); the reader means (8) is separate from the container (4); and (vi) the reader means (8) comprises camera means (15) for viewing the response chart and producing view data.</p> |
