Patent ID: 6607701
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B01F,B01L,B29C,G01N

Abstract:
A method for continuous production of disposable capillary plastic microcuvettes comprising the steps of:providing a first sheet and a second sheet; providing a plurality of depressions having a predetermined depth at a predetermined place in at least one of the sheets; placing the sheets in a superimposed relationship; joining the first sheet and the second sheet for obtaining a body member including at least one capillary cavity having a predetermined volume, the inner walls of the cavity being defined by at least one of said plurality of depressions and a predetermined area of the opposite sheet, the distance between these inner walls defining a predetermined optical path length; cutting out or punching a plurality of microcuvettes from the body member, each microcuvette including at least one cavity and having a predetermined size and configuration, such that at least one cavity of each microcuvette is communicating with the exterior atmosphere of the microcuvette through a capillary sample inlet opening; wherein said plurality of depressions correspond in number at least to the number of said plurality of microcuvettes cut or punched from the body member.