Patent ID: 9068976
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. An in vitro method for determining the presence and/or activity of biological material in a liquid sample, comprising the steps of: (i) filtering a liquid sample through an enclosed filter apparatus capable of trapping said biological material in said filter apparatus, whereby said biological material present in said liquid sample is retained in said filter apparatus; (ii) administering a reaction fluid into and/or through said filter apparatus, said reaction fluid comprising: (iii) incubating said filter apparatus, said biological material retained and said reaction fluid in a measurement apparatus; (iv) performing one or more measurements by optical means of said indicator means and/or said biological material concurrent with incubation of said biological material in said filter apparatus using said measurement apparatus; and (v) performing analysis of said measurements of the said indictor means and/or said biological material to determine activity of the said biological material,