IP Library Granted Patent US 7,947,224
Granted Patent B2
US 7,947,224 · App. 11/889,106 · Granted May 24, 2011

Device for calibrating a microorganism quantifying apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,947,224
App. No.
11/889,106
Granted
May 24, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microorganism-collecting chip, for efficiently collecting microorganisms from a test sample and accurately detecting and quantifying the collected microorganisms, comprises a filter for removing contaminants and a filter for trapping microorganisms. A microorganism-collecting kit comprises the foregoing microorganism-collecting chip and a suction filtration unit, which may be a negative pressure tube provided at an opening with a rubber stopper. The microorganism-collecting chip has a liquid specimen injection container for injecting a liquid specimen and a hollow needle capable of penetrating the rubber stopper mounted at the opening of the negative pressure tube. The liquid specimen injected into the liquid specimen injection container is suction-filtered with a pressure of the negative pressure tube. Contaminants are removed with the filter for removing contaminants, and microorganisms are trapped on a filter for collecting microorganisms. The microorganisms trapped on the filter for collecting microorganisms are then detected and quantified by using a unit including the filter for collecting microorganisms.

Claims (5)

1. A device for calibrating a microorganism-quantifying apparatus for use in detecting microorganisms by analyzing light from fluorescence of the microorganisms, the device comprising:

a base material on which surface polymeric fluorescent grains are fixed;

a thin film containing at least one metallic component selected from the group consisting of gold, copper, platinum and palladium, for reducing spectral reflectance to excitation light of a wavelength of from 300 to 550 nm, wherein the film thickness of the thin film is from 10 to 1,000 nm, formed covering the base material and the polymeric fluorescent grains wherein the fluorescent grains are between the base material and the thin film; and

wherein the device is constructed such that excitation light from the microorganism-quantifying apparatus first enters through the thin film.

2. The device for calibrating a microorganism-quantifying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base material is darkened.