Patent ID: 9557287
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A cartridge for processing a fluid, comprising: a) a pre-treatment fluidic system that comprises an inlet via which the fluid can be supplied and at least one primary detection chamber in which said fluid can be measured; b) a post-treatment fluidic system that comprises at least one secondary detection chamber in which fluid can be measured; and c) a fluid-treatment element that is permeable to at least a part of the fluid and that couples the post-treatment fluidic system to the pre-treatment fluidic system, wherein the at least a part of the said fluid that passes through the fluid-treatment element comprises post-treated fluid, and wherein a measurement of said fluid in the at least one primary detection chamber and a measurement of the post-treated fluid in the at least one secondary detection chamber can occur simultaneously for at least a part of a respective measurement duration.