CA2537091A1 - Sampling device with capillary action - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for receiving a sample of liquid, such as a sample of bodily liquid which is to be subjected to further analysis. The device comprises a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface. A
sample-receiving chamber is located in the body and has an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body. A conduit is located in the body, extends from the outlet end of the chamber, and is arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
sample-receiving chamber is located in the body and has an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body. A conduit is located in the body, extends from the outlet end of the chamber, and is arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
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SAMPLING DEVICE WITH CAPILLARY ACTION
The present invention relates to a device for receiving a sample of liquid, and in particular, but not exclusively, to a device for receiving a sample of bodily liquid such as blood so that it can be subjected to an assay.
Known fluid sample-receiving devices used for blood glucose monitoring take up finger stick blood very rapidly. This is not a problem, as the measurement undertaken does not require actively moving or capillary-driven blood.
However, there exists a problem with the application of finger prick blood onto diagnostic devices for use where the sample is required to be actively moved or capillary driven along the device.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a device for receiving a sample of liquid, comprising:
a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface;
a sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
The present invention allows a user to deposit a liquid sample into or onto the device at the sample-receiving chamber. The user can remove the source of the sample (e.g.
finger) and the device ensures that the liquid is supplied down the conduit, for example to allow an assay to be performed at another area of the device. This is important for diagnostic devices for blood samples where the assay result is not produced instantly, for example immunoassays requiring immunobinding of reagents to occur or biological enzyme reactions which link the measurement of blood clotting time. It is also important for devices where diagnosis or assay has to be carried out remote from the sample-receiving chamber. A further advantage is that the sample-receiving chamber acts as a liquid reservoir which is thereafter able to supply the rest of the device with sufficient liquid even in the absence of the user maintaining contact with the device and removes the need for the user to maintain constant contact with the device during the filling process. This is especially advantageous for older people who might find it difficult to maintain constant contact with a device which may be of small dimensions. Furthermore it reduces the possibility of device malfunction as removal of the liquid source at any time during filling may result in underfilling or the introduction of air bubbles.
The chamber is useful for devices which have a filling time greater than the time taken for the user to merely present the source of liquid to the device and to then remove it, for example a filling time of one second or more.
The device of the present invention may be a device for use in chemical (especially biochemical or clinical) test procedures, often known as a capillary fill test device.
Capillary fill test devices are generally used in combination with a second device, typically an electronic instrument designed to detect the existence, or the extent of, a predetermined interaction of the liquid sample, or one or more analytes in the liquid sample, with one or more other components of the device. Such components may be an electrode structure and/or one or more fluid-interactive or analyte-reactive compositions. The electronic instrument may be used to assess the sample liquid in the device, most typically by photometric or electrometric techniques after a predetermined sample reaction period. Capillary fill devices are often designed to be positioned in the electronic instrument before the device is loaded with the fluid sample. When the capillary fill device is properly positioned in the instrument, the sample-receiving chamber is external to the instrument and accessible to the user, and the area of the device where analysis takes place is located in electrical or phototransmissive/photoreflective communication with a sensor element capable of detecting and reporting a condition or change of condition of the liquid after or during a predetermined time period. A volume of test liquid is delivered to the sample-receiving chamber to be drawn by capillary action (and possibly other forces) into and through the conduit and~into the area of the device where analysis takesplace.
The instrument can be equipped with sensors to detect the flow of the test liquid through the conduit; optionally the instrument can be designed to use such detected flow to initiate a test sequence. In some liquid testing applications, for example, in certain instruments designed for use with capillary fill devices for determining coagulation characteristics of blood, the rate of flow of the liquid through the capillary flow conduit is sensed and used as a parameter in the test sequence. In such testing applications, the conduit serves additionally to provide means for measuring flow characteristics, i.e., viscosity, of the test liquid as it is delivered to the test area.
The body of the device may be a generally rectilinear strip, as is conventional for capillary test devices. Such strips may have end walls, side walls and/or top and bottom surfaces or parts thereof which are not parallel to each other.
Alternatively, it may be cylindrical, wedge-shaped, disc-shaped, or any other convenient shape, provided that it has major and minor surfaces into which the inlet end of the sample-receiving chamber opens.
The inlet end of the sample-receiving chamber opens into the major and minor external surfaces of the body. The major and minor surfaces may be generally perpendicular to each another, and the minor surface may have a significantly smaller surface area than the major surface. The minor surface may be an end or side wall and the major surface may be a top surface (when the body is a rectilinear strip or wedge- or disc-shaped for example). In such instances, the sides of the device cannot be considered to be major surfaces. In one embodiment, the minor surface is an end wall and the major surface is an outer surface (when the body is cylindrical for example). Regardless of the shape of the body, the opening of the inlet end is preferably continuous in the major and minor surfaces.
The portion of the sample-receiving chamber which opens into the minor surface may be less than the portion which opens into the major surface. For example, the area of the chamber opening onto the major surface may be 1.3 to 3 times, in one embodiment 1.6 times, the area of the chamber opening into the minor surface.
The present invention relates to a device for receiving a sample of liquid, and in particular, but not exclusively, to a device for receiving a sample of bodily liquid such as blood so that it can be subjected to an assay.
Known fluid sample-receiving devices used for blood glucose monitoring take up finger stick blood very rapidly. This is not a problem, as the measurement undertaken does not require actively moving or capillary-driven blood.
However, there exists a problem with the application of finger prick blood onto diagnostic devices for use where the sample is required to be actively moved or capillary driven along the device.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a device for receiving a sample of liquid, comprising:
a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface;
a sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
The present invention allows a user to deposit a liquid sample into or onto the device at the sample-receiving chamber. The user can remove the source of the sample (e.g.
finger) and the device ensures that the liquid is supplied down the conduit, for example to allow an assay to be performed at another area of the device. This is important for diagnostic devices for blood samples where the assay result is not produced instantly, for example immunoassays requiring immunobinding of reagents to occur or biological enzyme reactions which link the measurement of blood clotting time. It is also important for devices where diagnosis or assay has to be carried out remote from the sample-receiving chamber. A further advantage is that the sample-receiving chamber acts as a liquid reservoir which is thereafter able to supply the rest of the device with sufficient liquid even in the absence of the user maintaining contact with the device and removes the need for the user to maintain constant contact with the device during the filling process. This is especially advantageous for older people who might find it difficult to maintain constant contact with a device which may be of small dimensions. Furthermore it reduces the possibility of device malfunction as removal of the liquid source at any time during filling may result in underfilling or the introduction of air bubbles.
The chamber is useful for devices which have a filling time greater than the time taken for the user to merely present the source of liquid to the device and to then remove it, for example a filling time of one second or more.
The device of the present invention may be a device for use in chemical (especially biochemical or clinical) test procedures, often known as a capillary fill test device.
Capillary fill test devices are generally used in combination with a second device, typically an electronic instrument designed to detect the existence, or the extent of, a predetermined interaction of the liquid sample, or one or more analytes in the liquid sample, with one or more other components of the device. Such components may be an electrode structure and/or one or more fluid-interactive or analyte-reactive compositions. The electronic instrument may be used to assess the sample liquid in the device, most typically by photometric or electrometric techniques after a predetermined sample reaction period. Capillary fill devices are often designed to be positioned in the electronic instrument before the device is loaded with the fluid sample. When the capillary fill device is properly positioned in the instrument, the sample-receiving chamber is external to the instrument and accessible to the user, and the area of the device where analysis takes place is located in electrical or phototransmissive/photoreflective communication with a sensor element capable of detecting and reporting a condition or change of condition of the liquid after or during a predetermined time period. A volume of test liquid is delivered to the sample-receiving chamber to be drawn by capillary action (and possibly other forces) into and through the conduit and~into the area of the device where analysis takesplace.
The instrument can be equipped with sensors to detect the flow of the test liquid through the conduit; optionally the instrument can be designed to use such detected flow to initiate a test sequence. In some liquid testing applications, for example, in certain instruments designed for use with capillary fill devices for determining coagulation characteristics of blood, the rate of flow of the liquid through the capillary flow conduit is sensed and used as a parameter in the test sequence. In such testing applications, the conduit serves additionally to provide means for measuring flow characteristics, i.e., viscosity, of the test liquid as it is delivered to the test area.
The body of the device may be a generally rectilinear strip, as is conventional for capillary test devices. Such strips may have end walls, side walls and/or top and bottom surfaces or parts thereof which are not parallel to each other.
Alternatively, it may be cylindrical, wedge-shaped, disc-shaped, or any other convenient shape, provided that it has major and minor surfaces into which the inlet end of the sample-receiving chamber opens.
The inlet end of the sample-receiving chamber opens into the major and minor external surfaces of the body. The major and minor surfaces may be generally perpendicular to each another, and the minor surface may have a significantly smaller surface area than the major surface. The minor surface may be an end or side wall and the major surface may be a top surface (when the body is a rectilinear strip or wedge- or disc-shaped for example). In such instances, the sides of the device cannot be considered to be major surfaces. In one embodiment, the minor surface is an end wall and the major surface is an outer surface (when the body is cylindrical for example). Regardless of the shape of the body, the opening of the inlet end is preferably continuous in the major and minor surfaces.
The portion of the sample-receiving chamber which opens into the minor surface may be less than the portion which opens into the major surface. For example, the area of the chamber opening onto the major surface may be 1.3 to 3 times, in one embodiment 1.6 times, the area of the chamber opening into the minor surface.
The sample-receiving chamber may taper from the inlet end to the outlet end, and may be generally V- or U-shaped. For example, the width of the inlet end may be approximately 10-15 times the width of the outlet end, and may be 0.5-1.5 times the length of the sample-receiving portion.
The conduit is arranged so as to allow the liquid sample to move by capillary action, although other forces can act on the liquid such as hydrostatic pressure and/or positive displacement to cause it to move along the conduit. For example, when viewed in section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the maximum dimension of the conduit may be less than 0.5, 0.4 or 0.3 mm. In one embodiment, the maximum dimension is in the range of from 0.25 to 0.3 mm and may be about 0.28 mm. The conduit may have a Reynolds number less than about 200, this number being calculated according to the formula:
Re = pyd where Re = Reynolds number, p = Fluid density, Y= Fluid velocity, d = length scale r~ = dynamic viscosity. A Reynolds number of 200 or less will cause the conduit (which may be considered to be a microstructure or microchannel) to be filled passively by surface tension (capillarity) alone.
At least the sample-receiving chamber and the conduit are conveniently coated with a hydrophilic coating, which may be on any or all of the walls thereof. The coating may provide a contact angle of 90° or less, 30° or less, or 20° or less. The contact angle may be in the range of from 5 to 15° and may be 11°. It may provide a contact angle of 110° provided that it is applied only on one wall. The contact angle may be determined as described at page 46 of "Fundamental and Applications of Microfluidics", Nguyen & Werely, Artech House, 30 Sept 2002, ISBN 1580533434.
The liquid to be sampled can be any liquid. In a preferred embodiment, the liquid is a bodily liquid, such as whole blood, plasma, interstitial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, serum, saliva, tears and sweat.
The conduit is arranged so as to allow the liquid sample to move by capillary action, although other forces can act on the liquid such as hydrostatic pressure and/or positive displacement to cause it to move along the conduit. For example, when viewed in section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the maximum dimension of the conduit may be less than 0.5, 0.4 or 0.3 mm. In one embodiment, the maximum dimension is in the range of from 0.25 to 0.3 mm and may be about 0.28 mm. The conduit may have a Reynolds number less than about 200, this number being calculated according to the formula:
Re = pyd where Re = Reynolds number, p = Fluid density, Y= Fluid velocity, d = length scale r~ = dynamic viscosity. A Reynolds number of 200 or less will cause the conduit (which may be considered to be a microstructure or microchannel) to be filled passively by surface tension (capillarity) alone.
At least the sample-receiving chamber and the conduit are conveniently coated with a hydrophilic coating, which may be on any or all of the walls thereof. The coating may provide a contact angle of 90° or less, 30° or less, or 20° or less. The contact angle may be in the range of from 5 to 15° and may be 11°. It may provide a contact angle of 110° provided that it is applied only on one wall. The contact angle may be determined as described at page 46 of "Fundamental and Applications of Microfluidics", Nguyen & Werely, Artech House, 30 Sept 2002, ISBN 1580533434.
The liquid to be sampled can be any liquid. In a preferred embodiment, the liquid is a bodily liquid, such as whole blood, plasma, interstitial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, serum, saliva, tears and sweat.
5 In a second aspect, the present invention provides a device for receiving a sample of liquid, comprising:
a body having at least an end wall;
a generally V-shaped sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the end wall of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
The devices of the present invention may be used to receive blood which is subjected to the measurement of blood coagulation and/or other haemostasis measurements, such as prothrombin times. They may also be used in to receive bodily liquids which are subjected to immunoassays, hormone measurements, detection of cardiology markers, detection of cancer markers, detection of infectious disease agents, etc.
These tests may be carried out in an assay chamber of the device.
Preferred features of each aspect of the invention are as for each of the other aspects mutatis mutandi,r.
The invention will be described further with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a partial isometric view of one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a plan view of the device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a section along the line X-X in Figure 2;
a body having at least an end wall;
a generally V-shaped sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the end wall of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
The devices of the present invention may be used to receive blood which is subjected to the measurement of blood coagulation and/or other haemostasis measurements, such as prothrombin times. They may also be used in to receive bodily liquids which are subjected to immunoassays, hormone measurements, detection of cardiology markers, detection of cancer markers, detection of infectious disease agents, etc.
These tests may be carried out in an assay chamber of the device.
Preferred features of each aspect of the invention are as for each of the other aspects mutatis mutandi,r.
The invention will be described further with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a partial isometric view of one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a plan view of the device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a section along the line X-X in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is an isometric view of a section along the line X-X in Figure 2;
Figures Sa and b are plan views of two alternative embodiments of the invention;
S Figure 6 is a graph plotting fill time against the volume of whole blood added to a device in accordance with the present invention;.
Figure 7 is a partial isometric view of the front end of another embodiment of the invention; .
Figure 8 is a plan view of the device of Figure 7; and Figure 9 is a section along line X-X in Figure 8.
Referring to Figures 1-4, a device 1 is partially shown. Device 1 has a top (major) surface 2, and an end (minor) surface 3 and respective side surfaces 4. The bottom surface of the device cannot be seen. Device 1 tapers towards end surface 3.
In some embodiments, device 1 does not have this taper and, in others, it has a hammerhead shape. A sample-receiving chamber 5 is recessed in the device 1 such that it opens into top surface 2 and end surface 3. In an alternative embodiment, sample-receiving chamber S opens into top surface 2 and a side surface 4.
The sample receiving chamber 5 has an inlet end, and an outlet end which opens into a conduit 6. The inlet end is substantially larger than the outlet end such that the chamber 5 tapers towards to the outlet end in a V-shape. Alternative generally V- or U-shaped chambers are shown in Figures Sa and b. In one embodiment, sample receiving chamber 5 tapers such that the dimension A decreases in value from the inlet end to the outlet end. In general, the sample chamber may be of any shape and dimensions so long as a liquid sample is able to pass from the inlet end to the outlet end by capillary action. In order to speed the passage of fluid within the chamber, the shape and dimensions of the chamber may be chosen such that the capillarity at the outlet end is greater than the capillarity at the inlet end.
Figures Sa and b are plan views of two alternative embodiments of the invention;
S Figure 6 is a graph plotting fill time against the volume of whole blood added to a device in accordance with the present invention;.
Figure 7 is a partial isometric view of the front end of another embodiment of the invention; .
Figure 8 is a plan view of the device of Figure 7; and Figure 9 is a section along line X-X in Figure 8.
Referring to Figures 1-4, a device 1 is partially shown. Device 1 has a top (major) surface 2, and an end (minor) surface 3 and respective side surfaces 4. The bottom surface of the device cannot be seen. Device 1 tapers towards end surface 3.
In some embodiments, device 1 does not have this taper and, in others, it has a hammerhead shape. A sample-receiving chamber 5 is recessed in the device 1 such that it opens into top surface 2 and end surface 3. In an alternative embodiment, sample-receiving chamber S opens into top surface 2 and a side surface 4.
The sample receiving chamber 5 has an inlet end, and an outlet end which opens into a conduit 6. The inlet end is substantially larger than the outlet end such that the chamber 5 tapers towards to the outlet end in a V-shape. Alternative generally V- or U-shaped chambers are shown in Figures Sa and b. In one embodiment, sample receiving chamber 5 tapers such that the dimension A decreases in value from the inlet end to the outlet end. In general, the sample chamber may be of any shape and dimensions so long as a liquid sample is able to pass from the inlet end to the outlet end by capillary action. In order to speed the passage of fluid within the chamber, the shape and dimensions of the chamber may be chosen such that the capillarity at the outlet end is greater than the capillarity at the inlet end.
As shown in the Figures, conduit 6 is a channel recessed into the top surface 2.
Although not shown, conduit 6 is closed by means of a laminar layer laid onto top surface 2. The layer may overlay all or a part of the sample-receiving chamber 5, although it is not preferred if it overlays all of sample-receiving chamber 5 because the additional friction provided by the layer over the chamber 5 reduces the speed at which liquid can travel down conduit 6. Partial overlay of the sample-receiving chamber 5 may be advantageous to break the surface tension of the sample as it is applied to the sample receiving chamber and aid entry of the sample into conduit 6.
Partial overlay also allows for the addition of a sample volume that is larger than could be added to sample receiving chamber that is overlayed. The other end of conduit 6 leads to an area of the device where an analysis or assay of the liquid can be carried out (not shown).
In one embodiment, dimension A is 0.9 mm, B is 2.5 mm, C is 0.2 mm, D is 3 mm and E is 0.2 mm.
Devices of the invention can be prepared using a variety of techniques known in the art. For example, injection moulding or microinjection moulding using suitable moulds can be used. Alternatively, embossing techniques where the structure is pressed into a material and techniques using silicon etching andlor photolithography can also be used.
As yet a further alternative, the device may be made by laminating two or more layers. Referring to Figure 7, such a device may comprise three layers. A base layer 7 forms the bottom surface of the chamber 5 and channel 6. A middle layer 8 has cuts therethrough to form the walls of the chamber 5 and channel 6. A top layer 9 forms the top surface of the channel 6. In the illustrated embodiment, top layer 9 partially overlays the sample receiving chamber 5 that is formed by the cut sides of layer 8 and the top surface of base layer 7. A plan view of Figure 7 is shown in Figure 8 and a section along line X-X of Figure 8 is shown in Figure 9.
In one embodiment, dimension A is 0.275 mm, B is 3 mm, C is 0.3 mm, D is 2.5 mm, Eis0.175mmandFis2mm.
A laminated device in accordance with the present invention may be made as described in UK Patent Application No. 0327094.9, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
Example Polystyrene devices were injection moulded with a sample-receiving chamber as shown in Figures 1-4. These devices were then treated with plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition to coat the surface with a hydrophilic molecular layer such that the contact angle following treatment was approximately 11 °.
Techniques for doing this are well known to those skilled in the art. The devices were then laminated with a hydrophilic laminate (contact angle 11 °) such that the laminate covered the conduit 6, but not the sample-receiving chamber 5.
Various volumes of fresh whole blood were pippetted onto the sample-receiving chamber 5 (blood from a finger prick source can also be applied directly to the sample-receiving chamber). The time taken for the blood to travel down the conduit 6 to a fixed point was determined. These fill times plotted against the volume of whole blood added to the device are shown in Figure 6.
It can be seen that volumes of 5 p,1 or less result in fill times of greater than about 20 seconds, and volumes of 7 ~.1 or more have little effect on fill time.
Although not shown, conduit 6 is closed by means of a laminar layer laid onto top surface 2. The layer may overlay all or a part of the sample-receiving chamber 5, although it is not preferred if it overlays all of sample-receiving chamber 5 because the additional friction provided by the layer over the chamber 5 reduces the speed at which liquid can travel down conduit 6. Partial overlay of the sample-receiving chamber 5 may be advantageous to break the surface tension of the sample as it is applied to the sample receiving chamber and aid entry of the sample into conduit 6.
Partial overlay also allows for the addition of a sample volume that is larger than could be added to sample receiving chamber that is overlayed. The other end of conduit 6 leads to an area of the device where an analysis or assay of the liquid can be carried out (not shown).
In one embodiment, dimension A is 0.9 mm, B is 2.5 mm, C is 0.2 mm, D is 3 mm and E is 0.2 mm.
Devices of the invention can be prepared using a variety of techniques known in the art. For example, injection moulding or microinjection moulding using suitable moulds can be used. Alternatively, embossing techniques where the structure is pressed into a material and techniques using silicon etching andlor photolithography can also be used.
As yet a further alternative, the device may be made by laminating two or more layers. Referring to Figure 7, such a device may comprise three layers. A base layer 7 forms the bottom surface of the chamber 5 and channel 6. A middle layer 8 has cuts therethrough to form the walls of the chamber 5 and channel 6. A top layer 9 forms the top surface of the channel 6. In the illustrated embodiment, top layer 9 partially overlays the sample receiving chamber 5 that is formed by the cut sides of layer 8 and the top surface of base layer 7. A plan view of Figure 7 is shown in Figure 8 and a section along line X-X of Figure 8 is shown in Figure 9.
In one embodiment, dimension A is 0.275 mm, B is 3 mm, C is 0.3 mm, D is 2.5 mm, Eis0.175mmandFis2mm.
A laminated device in accordance with the present invention may be made as described in UK Patent Application No. 0327094.9, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
Example Polystyrene devices were injection moulded with a sample-receiving chamber as shown in Figures 1-4. These devices were then treated with plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition to coat the surface with a hydrophilic molecular layer such that the contact angle following treatment was approximately 11 °.
Techniques for doing this are well known to those skilled in the art. The devices were then laminated with a hydrophilic laminate (contact angle 11 °) such that the laminate covered the conduit 6, but not the sample-receiving chamber 5.
Various volumes of fresh whole blood were pippetted onto the sample-receiving chamber 5 (blood from a finger prick source can also be applied directly to the sample-receiving chamber). The time taken for the blood to travel down the conduit 6 to a fixed point was determined. These fill times plotted against the volume of whole blood added to the device are shown in Figure 6.
It can be seen that volumes of 5 p,1 or less result in fill times of greater than about 20 seconds, and volumes of 7 ~.1 or more have little effect on fill time.
Claims (10)
1. A device for receiving a sample of liquid, comprising:
a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface;
a sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface;
a sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening of the inlet end of the sample-receiving chamber is continuous in the major and minor surfaces.
3. A device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the body is a generally rectilinear strip, or is wedge- or disc-shaped.
4. A device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the minor surface is an end or side wall of the body and the major surface is a top surface of the body.
5. A device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the body is generally cylindrical.
6. A device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the minor surface is an end wall and the major surface is an outer surface of the cylinder.
7. A device as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the sample-receiving chamber tapers from the inlet end to the outlet end.
8. A device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sample-receiving chamber is generally V- or U-shaped.
9. A device for receiving a sample of liquid, comprising:
10 a body having at least an end wall;
a generally V-shaped sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the end wall of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
a generally V-shaped sample-receiving chamber located in the body and having an inlet end which opens into the end wall of the body; and a conduit located in the body and extending from the outlet end of the chamber, the conduit being arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.
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