摘要 |
The concentration of single or multiple blood plasma components is measured by means of a disposable stick 63 having one or more reactive areas for plasma components 31, 91 covered by a semipermeable membrane which is permeable by blood plasma or serum components 90 and impermeable by blood cellular and particulate matter. A second overlay 21 may be arranged over the semipermeable membrane 13 over the reactive areas 31, 91 to receive a blood sample 89 and meter and distribute this sample 89 uniformly to the semipermeable membrane 13 which in turn passes the plasma components 90 uniformly to the reactive areas 31, 91. The overlays 13, 21 are subsequently separable from the reactive areas 31, 91 to remove the cellular components and particulate matter and expose the reactive areas 31, 91 for inspection by, for example, colour comparison to standardized charts. <IMAGE> |