Patent ID: 7169353
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A test card comprising at least one planar surface wherein at least two compartments are made and defined by a partition comprising a film, the compartments creating a space which makes it possible to displace at least two liquid samples independently of one another, the compartments comprising at least two different types of grooves: at least one deep groove capable of partitioning samples from one another, the depth and the width of the deep groove in relation to the partition being such that capillary action of a sample is not enabled, and at least two shallow grooves, each of the shallow grooves being capable of receiving one of the samples, respectively, the depth of shallow grooves in relation to the partition being such that capillary action of the sample is enabled, each shallow groove being adjacent to the deep groove, along the entire length of said deep groove, wherein said test card is adapted for analysis of chemical, biochemical or biological analytes.