APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING PLASMA FROM TOTAL BLOOD AND USAGE THEREOF

摘要

PURPOSE: To separate especially, red blood cells from blood plasma by containing glass fibers coated with polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl alcohol/ polyvinyl acetate in a fiber-containing layer containing a red blood cell aggluti nating material. CONSTITUTION: A moving bed 2 which moves a sample to a testing area 8 from a sample applying area and plasma singly separating area 7 is fixed to inactive carrier foil 5 and the layer 2 uses a glass fiber pad. The glass fiber pad is coated with polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate. A plasma separating layer 3 partially covers the moving layer 2 and a protective layer 4 is formed on the separating layer 3 and prevents the layer 3 from being damaged while the sample is applied. The layers 4 and 3 are fixed to the foil 5. Carrier foil 1 containing a reagent required for measurement is stuck to one side of the layer 2. The sample for analyzing blood for components is applied to the layer 4. The blood infiltrates into the layer 3 and the layer 3 holds agglutinated red blood cells.