Patent Publication Number: US-11047798-B2

Title: Measurement method, measurement apparatus, and measurement system

Description:
This application is a 371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/027868 filed on Aug. 1, 2017, which claimed the priority of Japanese Application No. 2016-160753 filed on Aug. 18, 2016, both applications are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a measurement method, a measurement apparatus, and a measurement system for measuring a substance to be measured in a specimen containing blood. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In clinical examinations, if it is possible to quantitatively detect a fine amount of substance to be measured in a specimen such as protein or DNA at high sensitivity, it becomes possible to rapidly grasp a condition of a patient and treat. For example, in a case of measuring an antigen (substance to be measured) in the blood, whole blood collected from the patient or plasma or serum obtained by separating blood cell components from the whole blood may be used as the specimen. In addition, in order to grasp the condition of the patient, it is necessary to measure an amount (concentration) of the substance to be measured with respect to the plasma or serum. However, since a proportion of the plasma or serum to the whole blood varies from patient to patient, in a case where a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured is acquired by using the whole blood as the specimen, it is necessary to correct the measurement value according to a ratio of the plasma or serum to the whole blood. At that time, a hematocrit value may be used for correcting the measurement value. A method of determining the amount of the substance to be measured on the basis of the hematocrit value and the above-described measurement value is conventionally known (for example, refer to Patent Literature 1). 
     In the measurement method disclosed in Patent Literature 1, coloration reaction of the blood in the specimen and a dye is utilized. First, absorbance of the specimen is measured by first light having an absorption wavelength specific to hemoglobin and second light having an absorption wavelength specific to the dye. The hematocrit value is determined on the basis of the absorbance of the specimen with respect to the first light and the absorbance of the specimen with respect to the second light. The measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma or serum is determined on the basis of the determined hematocrit value and the absorbance of the specimen with respect to the second light. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: JP 2009-236487 A 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In the measurement method disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the absorbance is measured in a state in which the specimen is absorbed by test paper. Since a microstructure of each test paper differs, scattering of the light (first light and second light) by the test paper fluctuates and there is a case in which the absorbance cannot be measured with a high degree of accuracy. In addition, the first light and the second light are absorbed by the dye, sometimes making it impossible to measure the absorbance with a high degree of accuracy. Therefore, the measurement method disclosed in Patent Literature 1 has a problem that the hematocrit value cannot be determined with a high degree of accuracy. 
     From a viewpoint of determining the hematocrit value with a higher degree of accuracy, it is conceivable to increase an optical path length in the specimen by increasing a thickness of the test paper to increase the amount of light absorbed by the specimen. However, in this method, contribution of scattering by the test paper and absorption by the dye becomes large, so that it is difficult to improve the measurement accuracy of the hematocrit value. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a measurement method, a measurement apparatus, and a measurement system capable of highly accurately determining a hematocrit value and measuring an amount of a substance to be measured in a specimen containing blood with a high degree of accuracy. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to solve the above-described problem, a measurement method according to one embodiment of the present invention is a measurement method for measuring an amount of a specimen containing blood including a step of introducing the specimen containing the substance to be measured into a flow path of a measurement chip including the flow path which is a cavity for accommodating liquid and a reflecting unit for specularly reflecting light which passes through the flow path so as to pass through the flow path again and acquiring a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen, a step of detecting second light acquired when first light including light of a wavelength absorbed by a red blood cell passes through the specimen in the flow path, is reflected by the reflecting unit, and passes through the specimen in the flow path again in a state in which the specimen is present in the flow path, a step of determining a hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of a detection result of the second light, and a step of correcting the measurement value on the basis of the hematocrit value. 
     In order to solve the above-described problem, a measurement apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a measurement apparatus for measuring an amount of a substance to be measured in a specimen containing blood including a chip holder for holding a measurement chip including a flow path which is a cavity for accommodating liquid, and a reflecting unit for specularly reflecting light which passes through the flow path so as to pass through the flow path again, a measurement value acquiring unit for acquiring a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen in a state in which the substance to be measured in the specimen is present in the flow path of the measurement chip held by the chip holder, a light emitting unit for emitting first light including light of a wavelength absorbed by a red blood cell, a light detecting unit for detecting second light acquired when the first light passes through the specimen in the flow path, is reflected by the reflecting unit, and passes through the specimen in the flow path again when the light emitting unit emits the first light toward the reflecting unit in a state in which the specimen is present in the flow path, and a processing unit which determines a hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of a detection result of the second light by the light detecting unit and corrects the measurement value on the basis of the hematocrit value. 
     In order to solve the above-described problem, a measurement system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a measurement system for measuring an amount of a substance to be measured in a specimen containing blood, the measurement system including a measurement chip including a flow path which is a cavity for accommodating liquid, and a reflecting unit for specularly reflecting light which passes through the flow path so as to pass through the flow path again, a measurement value acquiring unit for acquiring a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen in a state in which the substance to be measured in the specimen is present in the flow path, a light emitting unit for emitting first light including light of a wavelength absorbed by a red blood cell, a light detecting unit for detecting second light acquired when the first light passes through the specimen in the flow path, is reflected by the reflecting unit, and passes through the specimen in the flow path again when the light emitting unit emits the first light toward the reflecting unit in a state in which the specimen is present in the flow path, and a processing unit which determines a hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of a detection result of the second light by the light detecting unit and corrects the measurement value on the basis of the hematocrit value. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present invention, the hematocrit value may be determined with a high degree of accuracy, and the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen containing blood may be measured with a high degree of accuracy. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a measurement system according to first to third embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a hematocrit value acquiring unit in the measurement system according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the measurement system according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating steps in a measuring step of an optical blank value illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the measurement system according to the second embodiment. 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are views for illustrating measurement of a height of a flow path in the measurement system according to the second embodiment and are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a configuration of a hematocrit value acquiring unit in the measurement system according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure of the measurement system according to the third embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a hematocrit value acquiring unit in a measurement system according to a variation 1. 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement value acquiring unit and a hematocrit value acquiring unit in a measurement system according to a variation 2. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     An embodiment of the present invention is hereinafter described in detail with reference to the drawings. Herein, as a representative example of a measurement apparatus and a measurement system according to the present invention, a measurement apparatus utilizing surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (hereinafter abbreviated as “SPFS”) and a measurement system are described. 
     First Embodiment 
     (Measurement System) 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a measurement system  1  according to a first embodiment. The measurement system  1  according to this embodiment includes a measurement chip  10  and an SPFS apparatus  100 . The measurement system  1  is a system for measuring an amount of a substance to be measured in a specimen containing blood. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the SPFS apparatus  100  includes an excitation light emitting unit (referred to as a “second light emitting unit” in claims)  110 , a signal detecting unit  120 , a liquid sending unit  130 , a transporting unit  140 , a light emitting unit  150 , a light detecting unit  160 , and a control processing unit (processing unit)  170 . In the first embodiment, the excitation light emitting unit  110  and the signal detecting unit  120  together form a measurement value acquiring unit for acquiring a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen. The light emitting unit  150  and the light detecting unit  160  form a hematocrit value acquiring unit for acquiring a hematocrit value of the specimen. 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the hematocrit value acquiring unit in the measurement system  1  according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a view as seen in a normal direction with respect to a plane perpendicular to a paper surface of  FIG. 1 . In  FIG. 1 , the light emitting unit  150  and the light detecting unit  160  are arranged along the paper surface for the sake of convenience, but the light emitting unit  150  and the light detecting unit  160  are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of  FIG. 1  as illustrated in  FIG. 2 . In  FIG. 2 , in order to illustrate an optical path in the measurement chip  10 , a cross-section of the measurement chip  10  is not hatched. Note that, in  FIG. 1 , an optical axis of light δ′ is indicated by a dotted line for illustrating that an optical axis of light δ 1  and the optical axis of the light δ′ are included within the plane perpendicular to the paper surface of  FIG. 1 . 
     The SPFS apparatus  100  is used in a state in which the measurement chip  10  is attached to a chip holder (holder)  142  of the transporting unit  140 . Therefore, the measurement chip  10  is described first, and then the SPFS apparatus  100  is described. 
     (Measurement Chip) 
     The measurement chip  10  includes a prism  20 , a metal film  30 , and a flow path lid  40 . In this embodiment, the flow path lid  40  of the measurement chip  10  is integrated with a liquid chip  50  to be described later. 
     The prism  20  includes an incident surface  21 , a film depositing surface  22 , and an emitting surface  23 . The incident surface  21  allows excitation light α (referred to as “eighth light” in claims) from the excitation light emitting unit  110  to enter the prism  20 . The metal film  30  is arranged on the film depositing surface  22 . The excitation light α entering the prism  20  is reflected by an interface (film depositing surface  22 ) between the prism  20  and the metal film  30  to become reflected light. The emitting surface  23  emits the reflected light out of the prism  20 . 
     A shape of the prism  20  is not especially limited. In this embodiment, the shape of the prism  20  is a columnar body having a trapezoid as a bottom surface. A surface corresponding to one bottom side of the trapezoid is the film depositing surface  22 , a surface corresponding to one leg is the incident surface  21 , and a surface corresponding to the other leg is the emitting surface  23 . The trapezoid as the bottom surface is preferably an isosceles trapezoid. As a result, the incident surface  21  and the emitting surface  23  become symmetrical, and an S wave component of the excitation light α is less likely to stay in the prism  20 . 
     The incident surface  21  is formed such that the excitation light α from the excitation light emitting unit  110  is not reflected by the incident surface  21  to return to the excitation light emitting unit  110 . In a case where a light source of the excitation light α is a laser diode (hereinafter also referred to as “LD”), when the excitation light α returns to the LD, an excited state of the LD is disturbed and a wavelength and an output of the excitation light α fluctuate. Therefore, an angle of the incident surface  21  is set such that the excitation light α is not incident on the incident surface  21  perpendicularly in a scanning range centered on an ideal resonance angle or enhancement angle. 
     Herein, the “resonance angle” means an incident angle when a light amount of the reflected light of the excitation light α emitted from the emitting surface  23  becomes minimum in a case of scanning the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30 . Also, the “enhancement angle” means the incident angle when a light amount of scattered light (hereinafter referred to as “plasmon scattered light”) γ having the same wavelength as the excitation light α emitted above the measurement chip  10  is maximum in a case of scanning the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30 . In this embodiment, an angle between the incident surface  21  and the film depositing surface  22  and an angle between the film depositing surface  22  and the emitting surface  23  are both approximately 80 degrees. 
     Note that the resonance angle (and the reinforcement angle in the close vicinity thereof) is roughly determined by a design of the measurement chip  10 . Design elements are a refractive index of the prism  20 , a refractive index of the metal film  30 , a thickness of the metal film  30 , an extinction coefficient of the metal film  30 , the wavelength of the excitation light α and the like. The resonance angle and the enhancement angle are shifted by the substance to be measured captured on the metal film  30 , but an amount thereof is less than several degrees. 
     The prism  20  is formed of a dielectric material transparent to the excitation light α. The prism  20  has a birefringence characteristic more than little. Examples of materials of the prism  20  include resin and glass. Examples of the resin forming the prism  20  include polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), and cycloolefin polymer. The material of the prism  20  is preferably resin having the refractive index of 1.4 to 1.6 and small birefringence. 
     Although it is described later in detail, in this embodiment, the metal film  30  provides a place where surface plasmon resonance occurs on a surface on the prism  20  side, and serves as a “reflecting unit” which reflects light which passes through a flow path  41  on a surface on the flow path  41  side. 
     The metal film  30  is arranged on the film depositing surface  22  of the prism  20 . As a result, the surface plasmon resonance (hereinafter abbreviated as “SPR”) occurs between photons of the excitation light α incident on the film depositing surface  22  under a total reflection condition and free electrons in the metal film  30 , and it is possible to generate localized field light (generally also referred to as “evanescent light” or “near field light”) on the surface of the metal film  30 . The localized field light reaches a distance approximately the wavelength of the excitation light α from the surface of the metal film  30 . The metal film  30  may be formed on an entire surface on the film depositing surface  22  or on a part of the film depositing surface  22 . In this embodiment, the metal film  30  is formed on the entire surface of the film depositing surface  22 . 
     The metal film  30  specularly reflects the light emitted from the light emitting unit  150  and passes through the flow path  41  so as to pass through the flow path  41  again. In this embodiment, the metal film  30  specularly reflects the first light δ 1  entering the measurement chip  10  at the flow path lid  40  toward the flow path lid  40 . Reflectivity of the metal film  30  is, for example, 40% to 98%. In addition, in a case where the metal film  30  is formed using silver, aluminum or the like as the material of the metal film  30 , the metal film  30  having high reflectivity may be acquired. In this case, the reflectivity of the metal film  30  is, for example, 85% to 98%. 
     On the metal film  30 , a capturing body for capturing the substance to be measured is immobilized. On the metal film  30 , a region in which the capturing body is immobilized is especially referred to as a “reaction field”. The capturing body may be immobilized on the entire surface of the metal film  30  or may be immobilized on a part of the surface. From a viewpoint of suppressing scattering of the first light δ 1  by the capturing body, the capturing body is preferably not immobilized in a region serving as the reflecting unit (region in which the first light δ 1  specularly reflects) of the metal film  30 . Also, the capturing body specifically binds to the substance to be measured. Therefore, the substance to be measured may be immobilized on the metal film  30  via the capturing body. 
     A type of the capturing body is not especially limited as long as this may capture the substance to be measured. For example, the capturing body is an antibody (primary antibody) capable of specifically binding to the substance to be measured, a fragment thereof, an enzyme capable of specifically binding to the substance to be measured or the like. 
     The material of the metal film  30  is not especially limited as long as this may cause the surface plasmon resonance and specularly reflect the light on the surface thereof. Examples of the material of the metal film  30  include gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and alloys thereof. In this embodiment, the metal film  30  is a gold thin film. Although the thickness of the metal film  30  is not especially limited, this is preferably in a range of 20 nm to 60 nm from a viewpoint of efficiently causing SPR. A method of forming the metal film  30  is not especially limited. Examples of the method of forming the metal film  30  include sputtering, vapor deposition, and plating. 
     The flow path lid  40  is arranged on the metal film  30 . In a case where the metal film  30  is formed only on a part of the film depositing surface  22  of the prism  20 , the flow path lid  40  may also be arranged on the film depositing surface  22 . In this embodiment, the flow path lid  40  is arranged on the metal film  30 . By arranging the flow path lid  40  on the metal film  30 , the flow path  41  which is a cavity for accommodating liquid is formed. In this embodiment, the flow path  41  includes a bottom surface, a top surface, and a pair of side surfaces connecting the bottom surface and the top surface. In this specification, a surface of the flow path  41  on the prism  20  side is referred to as the “bottom surface of the flow path  41 ”, and a surface of the flow path  41  opposed to the bottom surface of the flow path  41  is referred to as the “top surface of the flow path  41 ”. Also, an interval between the top surface of the flow path  41  and the bottom surface of the flow path  41  is set as a height h of the flow path  41 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the flow path lid  40  includes a frame body  42 , a liquid injecting unit covering film  43 , and a liquid storage unit covering film  44 . Two through holes are formed on the frame body  42 . A concave portion (flow path groove) is formed on a rear surface of the frame body  42 . The flow path lid  40  (frame body  42 ) is arranged on the metal film  30  (and the prism  20 ), and an opening of the concave portion is closed by the metal film  30 , so that the flow path  41  is formed. Furthermore, an opening of one of the through holes is closed by the liquid injecting unit covering film  43 , so that the liquid injecting unit  45  is formed, and an opening of the other through hole is closed by the liquid storage unit covering film  44 , so that the liquid storage unit  46  is formed. The liquid storage unit covering film  44  is provided with a vent hole  47 . 
     From a viewpoint of sufficiently securing the region where the localized field light reaches, it is preferable that the height h of the flow path  41  (depth of the flow path groove) is high to some extent. From a viewpoint of reducing an amount of impurities mixed in the flow path  41 , it is preferable that the height h of the flow path  41  (depth of the flow path groove) is low. From this viewpoint, the height h of the flow path  41  is preferably in a range of 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm. Both ends of the flow path  41  are connected to the liquid injecting unit  45  and the liquid storage unit  46  formed on the flow path lid  40  so as to communicate the inside and the outside of the flow path  41  (refer to  FIG. 2 ). 
     The frame body  42  is preferably formed of a material transparent to the light (fluorescence β and plasmon scattered light γ) emitted from an upper side of the metal film  30  and the first light δ 1  (and the light δ′ having the same wavelength as that of the first light δ 1  (to be described later)) emitted toward the metal film  30 . Examples of the material of the frame body  42  include glass and resin. Examples of the resin include polymethylmethacrylate resin (PMMA). Also, other portions of the frame body  42  may also be formed of an opaque material as long as this is transparent to the above-described light. The frame body  42  is joined to the metal film  30  or the prism  20  by, for example, bonding with a double-faced tape or an adhesive, laser welding, ultrasonic welding, crimping using a clamp member or the like. 
     The liquid injecting unit covering film  43  is a film in which a pipette chip  134  may be inserted capable of adhering closely to an outer periphery of the pipette chip  134  with no space when the pipette chip  134  is inserted. For example, the liquid injecting unit covering film  43  is a two-layer film of an elastic film and an adhesive film. The liquid injecting unit covering film  43  may also be provided with a fine through hole for inserting the pipette chip  134 . In this embodiment, a pipette chip insertion through hole  48  having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm is provided on the liquid injecting unit covering film  43 . 
     As described above, the liquid storage unit covering film  44  includes the vent holes  47 . A configuration of the liquid storage unit covering film  44  is not especially limited. For example, the liquid storage unit covering film  44  may be a two-layer film similar to the liquid injecting unit covering film  43  described above. 
     As described above, in this embodiment, the measurement chip  10  and the liquid chip  50  are integrated (refer to  FIG. 1 ). More specifically, the frame body  42  and the liquid chip  50  are integrated. The liquid chip  50  is a container for accommodating the liquid. The liquid chip  50  may also be used for accommodating a dispensed specimen or diluting the liquid to desired concentration. The liquid chip  50  includes a well for accommodating the liquid. An opening of the well may also be closed by a film or the like in a state of accommodating the liquid. The film closing the opening of the well may be removed by a user before use of the liquid chip  50 . Also, in a case where the pipette chip  134  may penetrate the film, the liquid chip  50  may also be used in a state in which the opening of the well is closed by the film. 
     Examples of the liquid accommodated in the liquid chip  50  include the specimen containing the blood, a labeling solution containing the capturing body labeled with a fluorescent substance, a washing solution (buffering solution), liquid transparent to the first light δ 1  (reference liquid to be described later, first liquid), a hemolytic agent, liquid containing a dye (second liquid to be described below), and diluted solutions thereof. 
     The measurement chip  10  and the liquid chip  50  are usually exchanged for each measurement. Also, the measurement chip  10  is preferably a structure a length of each piece of which is several millimeters to several centimeters, but this may also be a smaller structure or a larger structure not included in a category of “chip”. 
     (SPFS Apparatus) 
     Next, each component of the SPFS apparatus  100  is described. As described above, the SPFS apparatus  100  includes the excitation light emitting unit  110 , the signal detecting unit  120 , the liquid sending unit  130 , the transporting unit  140 , the light emitting unit  150 , the light detecting unit  160 , and the control processing unit (processing unit)  170 . 
     The excitation light emitting unit  110  emits the excitation light α (referred to as “eighth light” in claims). When detecting the fluorescence β, the excitation light emitting unit  110  emits a P wave to the metal film  30  toward the incident surface  21  so that the surface plasmon resonance occurs on the metal film  30 . Herein, the “excitation light” is light which directly or indirectly excites the fluorescent substance. For example, the excitation light α is the light which allows the localized field light which excites the fluorescent substance to be generated on the surface of the metal film  30  when this is applied to the metal film  30  at an angle at which the surface plasmon resonance occurs via the prism  20 . The excitation light emitting unit  110  includes a light source unit  111 , an angle adjusting mechanism  112 , and a light source control unit  113 . 
     The first light source unit  111  emits light collimated and having constant wavelength and light amount so that a shape of an irradiation spot on the rear surface of the metal film  30  is substantially circular. The first light source unit  111  includes, for example, a light source, a beam shaping optical system, an APC mechanism, and a temperature adjusting mechanism (none of them is illustrated). 
     A type of the light source is not especially limited, and is, for example, the laser diode (LD). Other examples of the light source include laser light sources such as light emitting diodes and mercury lamps. The wavelength of the excitation light α emitted from the light source is, for example, in a range of 400 nm to 1000 nm. In a case where the excitation light α emitted from the light source is not a beam, the excitation light α is converted into the beam by a lens, a mirror, a slit or the like. Also, in a case where the excitation light α emitted from the light source is not monochromatic light, the excitation light α is converted into the monochromatic light by a diffraction grating or the like. Furthermore, in a case where the excitation light α emitted from the light source is not linear polarization, the excitation light α is converted into linear polarization light by a polarizer or the like. 
     The beam shaping optical system includes, for example, a collimator, a band pass filter, a linear polarization filter, a half wavelength plate, a slit, a zoom means and the like. The beam shaping optical system may include all of them or a part of them. 
     The collimator collimates the excitation light α emitted from the light source. 
     The band pass filter converts the excitation light α emitted from the light source into narrow band light having only a central wavelength. This is because the excitation light α emitted from the light source has a slight wavelength distribution width. 
     The linear polarization filter makes the excitation light α emitted from the light source the linear polarization light. 
     The half wavelength plate adjusts a polarization direction of the light so that the P wave component is incident on the metal film  30 . 
     The slit and the zoom means adjust a beam diameter, a contour shape and the like of the excitation light α emitted from the light source so that the shape of the irradiation spot on the rear surface of the metal film  30  becomes a circle of a predetermined size. 
     The APC mechanism controls the light source so that an output of the light source is constant. More specifically, the APC mechanism detects an amount of light branched from the excitation light α with a photodiode not illustrated or the like. Then, the APC mechanism controls input energy by a recurrent circuit, thereby controlling the output of the light source to be constant. 
     The temperature adjusting mechanism is, for example, a heater, a Peltier element or the like. The wavelength and energy of the excitation light α emitted from the light source might fluctuate depending on the temperature. Therefore, by keeping the temperature of the light source constant by the temperature adjusting mechanism, the wavelength and energy of the excitation light α emitted from the light source are controlled to be constant. 
     The angle adjusting mechanism  112  adjusts the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30  (interface between the prism  20  and the metal film  30  (film depositing surface  22 )). In order to apply the light at a predetermined incident angle to a predetermined position of the metal film  30  via the prism  20 , the angle adjusting mechanism  112  relatively rotates the optical axis of the excitation light α emitted from the light source and the chip holder  142 . For example, the angle adjusting mechanism  112  rotates the light source unit  111  around an axis orthogonal to the optical axis of the excitation light α on the metal film  30  (axis perpendicular to the paper surface of  FIG. 1 ). At that time, a position of a rotational axis is set such that the position of the irradiation spot on the metal film  30  scarcely changes even if the incident angle is scanned. Especially, displacement of the irradiation position may be minimized by setting the position of the rotational center in the vicinity of an intersection (between the irradiation position on the film depositing surface  22  and the incident surface  21 ) of the optical axes of the excitation light α emitted from the two light sources at both ends of a scanning range of the incident angle. 
     As described above, the angle at which the light amount of the plasmon scattered light γ becomes maximum out of the incident angle of the excitation light α emitted from the light source to the metal film  30  is the enhancement angle. By setting the incident angle of the excitation light α emitted from the light source to the enhancement angle or the angle in the vicinity thereof, high-intensity fluorescence β and plasmon scattered light γ may be detected. Although a basic incident condition of the excitation light α emitted from the light source is determined by the material and shape of the prism  20 , the thickness of the metal film  30 , the refractive index of the liquid in the flow path  41  and the like, an optimal incident condition slightly fluctuates depending on the type and amount of the capturing body in the flow path  41 , a shape error of the prism  20  and the like. Therefore, it is preferable to acquire an optimum enhancement angle for each measurement. 
     The first light source control unit  113  controls various devices included in the first light source unit  111  to control the emission of the excitation light α from the first light source unit  111 . The first light source control unit  113  is formed of, for example, a well-known computer or microcomputer including an arithmetic device, a control device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device. 
     The signal detecting unit  120  detects a signal (for example, fluorescence β, reflected light or plasmon scattered light γ) generated in the measurement chip  10  when the excitation light emitting unit  110  applies the excitation light α to the metal film  30  at the incident angle at which the surface plasmon resonance occurs via the prism  20  in a state in which the substance to be measured in the specimen is present on the metal film  30 . The substance to be measured may be immobilized in the flow path  41  or not. In this embodiment, the signal detecting unit  120  detects the above-described signal in a state in which the substance to be measured contained in the specimen is immobilized on the metal film  30  and the specimen is not present in the flow path  41 . The signal detecting unit  120  outputs a signal indicating a detected signal amount (for example, the light amount of the fluorescence β, the light amount of the reflected light δ′ or the light amount of the plasmon scattered light γ) to the control processing unit  170 . The signal detecting unit  120  includes a light receiving optical system unit  121 , a position switching mechanism  122 , and a first sensor control unit  127 . 
     The light receiving optical system unit  121  is arranged on a normal line of the metal film  30  of the measurement chip  10 . The light receiving optical system unit  121  includes a first lens  123 , an optical filter  124 , a second lens  125 , and a first light receiving sensor  126 . 
     The position switching mechanism  122  switches a position of the optical filter  124  on the optical path or out of the optical path in the light receiving optical system unit  121 . Specifically, when the first light receiving sensor  126  detects the fluorescence β, the optical filter  124  is arranged on the optical path of the light receiving optical system unit  121 , and when the first light receiving sensor  126  detects the plasmon scattered light γ, the optical filter  124  is arranged outside the optical path of the light receiving optical system unit  121 . 
     The first lens  123  is, for example, a condensing lens, and condenses light (signal) emitted from the upper side of the metal film  30 . The second lens  125  is, for example, an image forming lens, and forms an image of the light condensed by the first lens  123  on a light receiving surface of the first light receiving sensor  126 . Between the two lenses, the light is a substantially parallel light flux. 
     The optical filter  124  is arranged between the first lens  123  and the second lens  125 . When detecting fluorescence, the optical filter  124  transmits only the fluorescent component out of the light incident on the optical filter  124  and removes the excitation light component (plasmon scattered light γ). As a result, it is possible to guide only the fluorescent component to the first light receiving sensor  126  and detect the fluorescence β with a high S/N ratio. Examples of types of the optical filter  124  include an excitation light reflecting filter, a short wavelength cutting filter, and a band pass filter. Examples of the optical filter  124  include a filter including a multilayer film which reflects a predetermined light component and a color glass filter which absorbs a predetermined light component. 
     The first light receiving sensor  126  detects the fluorescence β and the plasmon scattered light γ. The first light receiving sensor  126  has high sensitivity capable of detecting weak fluorescence β from a minute amount of substance to be measured. The first light receiving sensor  126  is, for example, a photomultiplier tube (PMT), an avalanche photodiode (APD), a silicon photodiode (SiPD) or the like. 
     The first sensor control unit  127  controls detection of an output value of the first light receiving sensor  126 , management of sensitivity of the first light receiving sensor  126  by the output value, change in the sensitivity of the first light receiving sensor  126  for acquiring an appropriate output value  126  and the like. The first sensor control unit  127  is formed of, for example, a well-known computer or microcomputer including an arithmetic device, a control device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device. 
     The liquid sending unit  130  supplies the liquid in the liquid chip  50  into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10  held by the chip holder  142 . Also, the liquid sending unit  130  removes liquid from the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10 . Furthermore, the liquid sending unit  130  dispenses and dilutes the liquid in the liquid chip  50 . The liquid sending unit  130  includes a pipette  131  and a pipette control unit  135 . 
     The pipette  131  includes a syringe pump  132 , a nozzle unit  133  connected to the syringe pump  132 , and a pipette chip  134  attached to a tip end of the nozzle unit  133 . Reciprocating motion of a plunger in the syringe pump  132  quantitatively sucks and discharges the liquid in the pipette chip  134 . 
     The pipette control unit  135  includes a driving device of the syringe pump  132  and a moving device of the nozzle unit  133 . The driving device of the syringe pump  132  is a device for reciprocating the plunger of the syringe pump  132  and includes, for example, a stepping motor. For example, the moving device of the nozzle unit  133  freely moves the nozzle unit  133  in a vertical direction. The moving device of the nozzle unit  133  is formed of, for example, a robot arm, a two-axis stage, or a vertically movable turntable. 
     The pipette control unit  135  drives the syringe pump  132  to suck various types of liquid from the liquid chip  50  into the pipette chip  134 . Then, the pipette control unit  135  moves the nozzle unit  133  to insert the pipette chip  134  into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10 , and drives the syringe pump  132  to inject the liquid in the pipette chip  134  into the flow path  41 . Also, after introducing the liquid, the pipette control unit  135  drives the syringe pump  132  to suck the liquid in the flow path  41  into the pipette chip  134 . By sequentially exchanging the liquid in the flow path  41  in this manner, the capturing body and the substance to be measured are allowed to react in the reaction field (primary reaction) and the substance to be measured and the capturing body labeled with the fluorescent substance are allowed to react (secondary reaction). Also, the liquid sending unit  130  sucks or discharges the liquid in the liquid chip  50  in the above-described manner, thereby dispensing or diluting the specimen. 
     The transporting unit  140  transports the measurement chip  10  to an installation position, a first measurement position for acquiring a measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen, a second measurement position for acquiring the hematocrit value, or a liquid sending position to immobilize. Herein, the “installation position” is a position for installing the measurement chip  10  in the SPFS apparatus  100 . The “first measurement position” is a position at which the signal emitted from the measurement chip  10  is detected by the signal detecting unit  120  when the excitation light emitting unit  110  emits the excitation light α toward the measurement chip  10 . The “second measurement position” is a position at which the light detecting unit  160  detects the light δ′ reflected within the measurement chip  10  when the light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  toward the metal film  30 . Furthermore, the “liquid sending position” is a position at which the liquid sending unit  130  supplies the liquid into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10  or removes the liquid in the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10 . 
     The transporting unit  140  includes a transporting stage  141  and the chip holder  142 . 
     The transporting stage  141  moves the chip holder  142  in one direction and in the opposite direction. The transporting stage  141  also has a shape which does not interfere with the optical paths of the light such as the excitation light α, the reflected light of the excitation light α, the fluorescence β, the plasmon scattered light γ, the first light δ 1 , and the reflected light δ′ of the first light δ 1 . The transporting stage  141  is driven by, for example, a stepping motor or the like. 
     The chip holder  142  is fixed to the transporting stage  141  and detachably holds the measurement chip  10 . The chip holder  142  has a shape capable of holding the measurement chip  10  which does not interfere with the optical path of the light such as the excitation light α, the reflected light of the excitation light α, the fluorescence β, the plasmon scattered light γ, the first light δ 1 , and the reflected light δ′ of the first light δ 1 . For example, the chip holder  142  is provided with an opening through which the above-described light passes. 
     The light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  including light of a wavelength absorbed by a red blood cell. In this embodiment, the light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  from the flow path  41  side toward the metal film  30 . It is preferable that the first light δ 1  contains light of a wavelength absorbed by hemoglobin contained in the red blood cell. The light emitting unit  150  includes a second light source unit  151  and a second light source control unit  152 . 
     The second light source unit  151  emits the first light δ 1  which is collimated and has constant wavelength and light amount toward the metal film  30 . The second light source unit  151  includes, for example, a light source, a collimator, an APC mechanism, and a temperature adjusting mechanism (none of them is illustrated). The collimator, the APC mechanism, and the temperature adjusting mechanism are similar to the collimator, the APC mechanism, and the temperature adjusting mechanism of the first light source unit  111 , so that the description thereof is omitted. From a viewpoint of suppressing variation in wavelength of the first light δ 1  due to temperature change of the light source, the second light source unit  151  preferably includes the temperature adjusting mechanism. 
     From a viewpoint of applying the first light δ 1  to an inside of an outer edge of the metal film  30  and suppressing reduction in energy efficiency due to irradiation of the first light δ 1  in a region other than the metal film  30 , the light source is preferably the laser light source. The laser light source may irradiate the metal film  30  with the first light δ 1  in a smaller irradiation spot as compared with that of a light source having low directivity such as an LED. The light source is, for example, a laser diode (LD). Other examples of the light source include laser light sources such as light emitting diodes and mercury lamps. The central wavelength of the first light δ 1  from the light emitting unit  150  is, for example, 500 to 650 nm. In a case where the first light δ 1  emitted from the light source is not a beam, the first light δ 1  is converted into a beam by a lens, a mirror, a slit or the like. 
     The second light source control unit  152  controls various devices included in the second light source unit  151  and controls emission of the first light δ 1  from the second light source unit  151 . The second light source control unit  152  is formed of, for example, a well-known computer or microcomputer including an arithmetic device, a control device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device. 
     The light detecting unit  160  detects the light δ′ acquired by the reflection of the first light δ 1  in the measurement chip  10 . For example, in a state in which the specimen is present in the flow path  41 , the light detecting unit  160  detects second light δ 2  acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the specimen in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through again the specimen in the flow path  41  when the light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  toward the metal film  30 . The light detecting unit  160  outputs a signal indicating a light amount of the detected light δ′. The light detecting unit  160  includes a second light receiving sensor  161  and a second sensor control unit  162 . 
     The second light receiving sensor  161  detects the light δ′ which is the first light δ 1  reflected within the measurement chip  10 . The second light receiving sensor  161  is, for example, a photomultiplier tube (PMT), an avalanche photodiode (APD), a silicon photodiode (SiPD) or the like. 
     The second sensor control unit  162  controls detection of an output value of the second light receiving sensor  161 , management of sensitivity of the second light receiving sensor  161  by the output value, change in the sensitivity of the second light receiving sensor  161  for acquiring an appropriate output value and the like. The second sensor control unit  162  is formed of, for example, a well-known computer or microcomputer including an arithmetic device, a control device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device. 
     As described above,  FIG. 2  is the schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the hematocrit value acquiring unit in the measurement system  1  according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a view as seen in a direction perpendicular to a plane (plane perpendicular to the paper surface of  FIG. 1 ) including the optical axis of the first light δ 1  and the optical axis of the reflected light δ′ by the measurement chip  10  of the first light δ 1 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the light emitting unit  150  (second light source unit  151 ) and the light detecting unit  160  (second light receiving sensor  161 ) are preferably arranged such that a plane including the optical axis of the first light δ 1  and the optical axis of the reflected light δ′ of the first light δ 1  is in a longitudinal direction of the flow path  41 . As a result, even if the position of the irradiation spot of the first light δ 1  is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the flow path  41 , it is possible to suppress the irradiation of the region other than the flow path  41  with the first light δ 1 . Also, in a case where the first light δ 1  is obliquely incident on the metal film  30  as compared with a case where the first light δ 1  is perpendicularly incident on the metal film  30 , the shape of the irradiation spot of the first light δ 1  on the metal film  30  extends in one direction. The direction in which the irradiation spot extends depending on the incident angle of the first light δ 1  with respect to the metal film  30  is preferably in the longitudinal direction of the flow path  41 . As a result, even if the position of the irradiation spot is displaced as compared with a case where the direction in which the irradiation spot extends is in a lateral direction of the flow path  41 , the first light δ 1  may be suppressed from being applied to the region other than the flow path  41  (metal film  30 ). Note that a cause of the positional displacement of the irradiation spot includes a positioning error of the chip holder  142  on the transporting stage  141 , an installation error of the measurement chip  10  with respect to the chip holder  142  and the like. 
     The control processing unit  170  controls the angle adjusting mechanism  112 , the first light source control unit  113 , the position switching mechanism  122 , the first sensor control unit  127 , the pipette control unit  135 , the transporting stage  141 , the second light source control unit  152 , and the second sensor control unit  162 . The control processing unit  170  also serves as a processing unit which processes detection results of the signal detecting unit  120  (first light receiving sensor  126 ) and the light detecting unit  160  (second light receiving sensor  161 ). In this embodiment, the control processing unit  170  determines the measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen on the basis of the detection result of the fluorescence β by the signal detecting unit  120 . In addition, the control processing unit  170  determines the hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of the detection result of the second light δ 2  by the light detecting unit  160 . Along with this, the control processing unit  170  corrects the above-described measurement value on the basis of the hematocrit value. As a result, the control processing unit  170  determines the amount (concentration) of the substance to be measured in plasma or serum. In addition, predetermined information (for example, various conversion coefficients and data regarding calibration curve) and the like used when processing the above-described detection results may also be recorded in the control processing unit  170  in advance. In this embodiment, a coefficient for converting a hematocrit related value (to be described later) to the hematocrit value is recorded in the control processing unit  170  in advance. The control processing unit  170  is formed of, for example, a well-known computer or microcomputer including an arithmetic device, a control device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device. 
     (Optical Path in SPFS Apparatus) 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the excitation light α enters the prism  20  from the incident surface  21 . The excitation light α entering the prism  20  is incident on the metal film  30  at a total reflection angle (angle at which SPR occurs). In this manner, the localized field light may be generated on the metal film  30  by irradiating the metal film  30  with the excitation light α at an angle at which the SPR occurs. By this localized field light, the fluorescent substance which labels the substance to be measured present on the metal film  30  is excited and the fluorescence β is released. The SPFS apparatus  100  detects the light amount (intensity) of the fluorescence β emitted from the fluorescent substance. Note that although not especially illustrated, the reflected light of the excitation light α on the metal film  30  is emitted out of the prism  20  from the emitting surface  23 . 
     Also, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the first light δ 1  enters the flow path  41  (measurement chip  10 ) via the frame body  42  of the flow path lid  40 . The first light δ 1  is reflected within the measurement chip  10  to become the light δ′. The light δ′ is emitted out of the flow path  41  (measurement chip  10 ) via the frame body  42  of the flow path lid  40 . The SPFS apparatus  100  detects the light amount (intensity) of the light δ′ emitted from the measurement chip  10 . 
     In this specification, the reflected light δ′ of the first light δ 1  in the measurement chip  10  is assigned with different reference signs in accordance with a type of the liquid present in the flow path  41  or a reflection position in the measurement chip  10 . When the specimen is present in the flow path  41 , the first light δ 1  passes through the specimen in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the specimen in the flow path  41  again to become the second light δ 2 . In a case where the flow path  41  is filled with the reference liquid transparent to the first light δ 1 , the first light δ 1  passes through the reference liquid in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through reference liquid in the flow path  41  again to become seventh light δ 7 . 
     (Operation Procedure of Measurement System) 
     Next, an operation procedure (measurement method according to the first embodiment) of the measurement system  1  according to the first embodiment is described.  FIG. 3  is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation procedure of the measurement system  1 .  FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating steps in a measuring step (step S 113 ) of an optical blank value illustrated in  FIG. 3 . In this embodiment, a fluorescence value which is the light amount of the fluorescence β is measured as the measurement value indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen. 
     First, measurement is prepared (step S 110 ). Specifically, the measurement chip  10  is installed in the chip holder  142  arranged at the installation position of the SPFS apparatus  100 . In a case where a stored reagent is present on the metal film  30  of the measurement chip  10 , the stored reagent is removed by washing the metal film  30  so that the capturing body may appropriately capture the substance to be measured. 
     Then, the specimen is dispensed and diluted (step S 111 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to divide the specimen in the liquid chip  50  into a first specimen for measuring the measurement value (fluorescence value) and a second specimen for measuring the hematocrit value. The first specimen and the second specimen are accommodated in empty wells of the liquid chip  50 . At step S 111 , the first specimen is further diluted from a viewpoint of measurement accuracy and measurement sensitivity. Unless the first specimen is diluted, an amount of absorption (nonspecific adsorption) of impurities in the specimen to the capturing body increases and noise increases, and as a result, the measurement accuracy might be deteriorated. In addition, in a case where the amount of the substance to be measured is too large as compared with the amount of the capturing body, the amount of the substance to be measured which may be captured by the capturing body is saturated, and it becomes impossible to specify concentration of a highly concentrated specimen. As a diluent, for example, physiological saline may be used. The first specimen is, for example, diluted 2 to 50 times. 
     Next, the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30  (film depositing surface  22 ) is set to the enhancement angle (step S 112 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the installation position to the liquid sending position. The control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to provide the reference liquid (to be described later) transparent to the excitation light α in the liquid chip  50  into the flow path  41 . The control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the liquid sending position to the first measurement position. The control processing unit  170  controls the position switching mechanism  122  to move the optical filter  124  out of the optical path of the light receiving optical system unit  121 . The control processing unit  170  controls the first light source control unit  113 , the angle adjusting unit  112 , and the first sensor control unit  127  so as to apply the excitation light α from the first light source unit  111  to a predetermined position of the metal film  30  while scanning the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30  and detects the plasmon scattered light γ by the first light receiving sensor  126 . As a result, the control processing unit  170  acquires data including a relationship between the incident angle of the excitation light α and the light amount of the plasmon scattered light γ. The acquired data is stored in the control processing unit  170 . Then, the control processing unit  170  analyzes the data and determines the enhancement angle which is the incident angle at which the light amount of the plasmon scattered light γ becomes the maximum. Finally, the control processing unit  170  controls the angle adjusting unit  112  to set the incident angle of the excitation light α with respect to the metal film  30  (film depositing surface  22 ) to the determined enhancement angle. 
     Note that the enhancement angle is determined by the material and shape of the prism  20 , the thickness of the metal film  30 , the refractive index of the liquid in the flow path  41  and the like, but this slightly fluctuates by various causes such as the type and amount of the capturing body in the flow path  41 , the shape error of the prism  20  and the like. Therefore, it is preferable to determine the enhancement angle each time the measurement is performed. The enhancement angle is determined on the order of approximately 0.1 degrees. 
     Next, the optical blank value is measured (step S 113 ). In this embodiment, the optical blank value includes a first blank value used to determine the fluorescence value (measurement value) and a second blank value used to determine the hematocrit value. Herein, the “first blank value” means a light amount of background light emitted above the measurement chip  10  in a state in which the reference liquid is present in the flow path  41 . Also, the “second blank value” means a light amount of the seventh light δ 7  acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the reference liquid in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the reference liquid in the flow path  41  again when the light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  toward the metal film  30  in the state in which the reference liquid is present in the flow path  41 . 
     In this embodiment, the reference liquid is transparent to the excitation light α and the first light δ 1 . Note that a refractive index of the reference liquid is preferably the same as or equivalent to the refractive index of the specimen. As a result, it is possible to make the reflectivity of the first light δ 1  on a bottom surface of the flow path groove (concave portion) of the frame body  42  (top surface of the flow path  41 ) the same or equivalent and to make the reflectivity of the light δ on the surface of the metal film  30  the same or equivalent between a case where the reference liquid is present in the flow path  41  and a case where the specimen is present in the flow path  41 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , at step S 113 , the first blank value is first measured (step S 1131 ). The control processing unit  170  controls the position switching mechanism  122  to move the optical filter  124  on the optical path of the light receiving optical system unit  121 . Next, the control processing unit  170  controls the first light source control unit  113  to emit the excitation light α from the first light source unit  111  toward the metal film  30  (film depositing surface  22 ). At the same time, the control processing unit  170  controls the first sensor control unit  127  to detect a light amount of light having substantially the same wavelength as that of the fluorescence β by the first light receiving sensor  126 . As a result, the first light receiving sensor  126  may measure the light amount (first blank value) of light which becomes noise in the measurement of the fluorescence value (step S 116 ). The first blank value is transmitted to the control processing unit  170  and recorded. 
     Then, the second blank value is measured (step S 1132 ). The control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the first measurement position to the second measurement position. Then, the control processing unit  170  controls the second light source control unit  152  to allow the second light source unit  151  to apply the first light δ 1  to the metal film  30 . At the same time, the control processing unit  170  controls the second sensor control unit  162  to detect the seventh light δ 7  reflected by the metal film  30  by the second light receiving sensor  161 . As a result, the second light receiving sensor  161  may measure a light amount (second blank value) of light which becomes noise in the measurement of the hematocrit value. The second blank value is transmitted to the control processing unit  170  and recorded. Note that the second blank value may also be recorded as an absorbance OD 1  of the reference liquid represented by following equation (1). 
     
       
         
           
             
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     [In equation (1) above, OD 1  represents the absorbance of the reference liquid, I 0  represents the light amount of the first light δ 1 , and I 1  represents the light amount of the seventh light δ 7 .] 
     Next, the substance to be measured in the specimen and the capturing body on the metal film  30  are allowed to react with each other (primary reaction; step S 114 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the second measurement position to the liquid sending position. Thereafter, the control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to discharge the reference liquid in the flow path  41  and provides the first specimen diluted at step S 111  into the flow path  41 . As a result, in a case where the substance to be measured is present in the specimen, at least a part of the substance to be measured is captured by the capturing body on the metal film  30 . Note that the first specimen is not hemolyzed. Thereafter, the interior of the flow path  41  is washed with the buffering solution or the like to remove the substance not captured by the capturing body. Note that examples of the substance to be measured include troponin, myoglobin, and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB). 
     Subsequently, the substance to be measured captured by the capturing body on the reflecting film  30  is labeled with the fluorescent substance (secondary reaction; step S 115 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to provide the fluorescent labeling solution in the liquid chip  50  into the flow path  41 . As a result, the substance to be measured may be labeled with the fluorescent substance. The fluorescent labeling solution is, for example, the buffering solution containing an antibody (secondary antibody) labeled with the fluorescent substance. Thereafter, the interior of the flow path  41  is washed with the buffering solution or the like to remove a free fluorescent substance and the like. 
     Next, the fluorescence β released from the fluorescent substance labeling the substance to be measured in the reaction field is detected and the fluorescence value is measured (step S 116 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to provide the buffering solution for measurement in the liquid chip  50  into the flow path  41 . The control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the liquid sending position to the first measurement position. Thereafter, the control processing unit  170  controls the first light source control unit  113  to apply the excitation light α from the first light source unit  111  of the excitation light emitting unit  110  to the rear surface of the metal film  30  corresponding to the region in which the capturing body is immobilized via the prism  20  at the incident angle at which the surface plasmon resonance occurs in a state in which the substance to be measured contained in the specimen is immobilized and the specimen is not present. At the same time, the control processing unit  170  controls the first sensor control unit  127  to detect the fluorescence β (signal) generated in the measurement chip  10  by the first light receiving sensor  126 . As a result, the first light receiving sensor  126  acquires the fluorescence value (measurement value) which is the light amount of the fluorescence β. The fluorescence value is transmitted to the control processing unit  170  and recorded. Note that, in this specification, the “state in which no specimen is present” means a state in which operation of removing the specimen from the flow path  41  is performed. That is, it suffices that there is substantially no specimen in the flow path  41 , and a small amount of specimen which cannot be removed may be left in the flow path  41 . 
     Next, blood in the second specimen dispensed at step S 111  is hemolyzed and diluted (step S 117 ). The control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to provide a hemolytic agent accommodated in another liquid chip  50  into the second specimen accommodated in the liquid chip  50 . As a result, the blood in the second specimen may be hemolyzed and diluted. At that time, the second specimen is diluted, for example, 1 to 20 times. At that time, when a dilution ratio of the second specimen is one, this means that the second specimen is not diluted. The larger the dilution ratio, the smaller the amount of light absorbed by the specimen. Therefore, when the dilution ratio is too large, sufficient measurement resolution cannot be acquired. 
     Next, the hematocrit related value is acquired (step S 118 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the first measurement position to the liquid sending position. The control processing unit  170  controls the pipette control unit  135  to provide the specimen in the state in which the blood is hemolyzed in the liquid chip  50  into the flow path  41 . Next, the control processing unit  170  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the liquid sending position to the second measurement position. Next, in the state in which the specimen is present in the flow path  41 , the control processing unit  170  controls the second light source control unit  152  of the light emitting unit  150  to allow the second light source unit  151  to apply the first light δ 1  to the metal film  30 . At the same time, the control processing unit  170  controls the second sensor control unit  162  to detect the second light δ 2  which passes through the specimen in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the specimen in the flow path  41  again by the second light receiving sensor  161 . As a result, the second light receiving sensor  161  measures the light amount of the second light δ 2 . The measurement value is transmitted to the control processing unit  170  and recorded. Note that the light amount of the second light δ 2  may also be recorded as an absorbance OD 2  of the specimen represented by following equation (2). 
     
       
         
           
             
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     [In equation (2) described above, OD 2  represents the absorbance of the specimen, I 0  represents the light amount of the first light δ 1 , and I 2  represents the light amount of the second light δ 2 .] 
     The absorbance OD 2  of the specimen includes a signal component caused by the absorption of the light by the specimen and the noise component (second blank value) caused by other factors. Therefore, the control processing unit  170  may calculate the signal component by subtracting the noise component (second blank value) acquired at step S 1132  from the absorbance OD 2  of the specimen acquired at step S 118 . The control processing unit  170  calculates a hematocrit related value Hct′ represented by equation (3) below on the basis of the measurement value (light amount of the second light δ 2  or the absorbance OD 2  of the specimen) acquired at step S 118  and the measurement value acquired at step S 1132  (light amount of the seventh light δ 7  or the absorbance OD 1  of the reference liquid). 
     
       
         
           
             
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     [In equation (3) described above, Hct′ represents the hematocrit related value, I 1  represents the light amount of the seventh light α 7 , and I 2  represents the light amount of the second light δ 2 .] 
     Note that the absorbance of the specimen (hemoglobin) varies according to the wavelength of the first light δ 1 . From a viewpoint of stabilizing the wavelength of the first light δ 1  and measuring the absorbance with a high degree of accuracy, it is preferable to adjust the temperature of the light source of the light emitting unit  150  to be kept constant. 
     Next, the hematocrit value is determined (step S 119 ). The control processing unit  170  determines the hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of the detection result of the second light δ 2  by the light detecting unit  160 . In this embodiment, the control processing unit  170  calculates a hematocrit value Hct by multiplying the hematocrit related value acquired at step S 118  by a correction coefficient recorded in the control processing unit  170  in advance. 
     Note that, as described above, the absorbance varies according to the wavelength of the first light δ 1  emitted from the light emitting unit  150 . Therefore, from a viewpoint of acquiring a more accurate hematocrit value, it is preferable to correct the hematocrit value on the basis of the wavelength of the first light δ 1 . Consider, for example, a case where the hematocrit value is calculated with a reference value of the wavelength of the first light δ 1  set to 520 nm. In this case, when the wavelength of the second light δ 2  detected by the light detecting unit  160  is 530 nm, the hematocrit value Hct may be corrected so as to be the value when the wavelength of the first light δ 1  is 520 nm in consideration of a shift amount of an absorption rate (absorption amount) of the red blood cell corresponding to a shift amount (10 nm) between the measurement value and the reference value. 
     Finally, the measurement value is corrected on the basis of the hematocrit value (step S 120 ). The fluorescence value contains the fluorescent component (signal component) derived from the fluorescent substance which labels the substance to be measured and the noise component (first blank value) caused by the factors other than the fluorescent substance. Therefore, the control processing unit  170  may calculate the measurement value (signal component) indicating the amount of the substance to be measured in the specimen by subtracting the first blank value acquired at step S 1131  from the fluorescence value acquired at step S 116 . Furthermore, the control processing unit  170  converts the calculated measurement value into the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma by multiplying the calculated measurement value by a conversion coefficient c expressed by following equation (4). 
     
       
         
           
             
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     [In equation (4) described above, Hct represents the hematocrit value (0 to 100%), and df represents the dilution ratio of the diluent.] 
     By the above-described procedure, the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined. 
     Note that, from a viewpoint of measuring the hematocrit value with a high degree of accuracy, the measurement of the second blank value (step S 1132 ) may also be performed after the measurement of the fluorescence value (step S 116 ). This may shorten a time interval between the measurement of the second blank value (step S 1132 ) and the acquisition of the hematocrit related value (step S 118 ), thereby making an effect of variation in power of the light source of the light emitting unit  150 , variation in wavelength of the first light δ 1  caused by change in temperature of the light emitting unit  150  and the like small. Furthermore, it is also conceivable that a scattering state of the first light δ 1  on the surface of the metal film  30  changes due to the primary reaction and the secondary reaction, but by measuring the second blank value (step S 1132 ) and acquiring the hematocrit related value (step S 118 ) after the first reaction and the second reaction, there is no effect of the change in the scattering state described above. From this viewpoint, it is preferable to measure the second blank value (step S 1132 ) after the measurement of the fluorescence value (step S 116 ). 
     Also, a mode in which the step of setting the incident angle to the enhancement angle (step S 112 ), the step of measuring the optical blank value (step S 113 ), and the step of performing the primary reaction (step S 114 ) are performed in this order is described. However, the measurement method and the measurement apparatus according to the present invention are not limited to this order. For example, the incident angle may be set to the enhancement angle after the primary reaction is performed, or the primary reaction may be performed after measuring the optical blank value. 
     Also, after the step of performing the primary reaction (step S 114 ), the step of performing the secondary reaction (step S 115 ) is performed (two-step method). However, a timing of labeling the substance to be measured with the fluorescent substance is not especially limited. For example, before introducing a specimen solution into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10 , the labeling solution may be added to the specimen solution to label the substance to be measured with the fluorescent substance in advance. Alternatively, the specimen solution and the labeling solution may also be simultaneously injected into the flow path of the measurement chip  10 . In the former case, the substance to be measured labeled with the fluorescent substance is captured by the capturing body by injecting the specimen solution into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10 . In the latter case, the substance to be measured is labeled with the fluorescent substance and the substance to be measured is captured by the capturing body. In either case, both the primary reaction and the secondary reaction may be completed by introducing the specimen solution into the flow path  41  of the measurement chip  10  (one-step method). 
     (Effect) 
     In this embodiment, the flow path  41  for accommodating the liquid is a cavity. Therefore, in the measurement method according to this embodiment, light scattering by test paper does not occur as in the conventional measurement method in which optical measurement is performed in a state in which the specimen is absorbed by the test paper. Also, in the measurement method according to this embodiment, light absorption by a dye does not occur as in the conventional measurement method using a coloring reaction with the dye. As a result, in the measurement method of this embodiment, the hematocrit value of the specimen may be measured with a high degree accuracy, and the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined with a high degree of accuracy. 
     Also, in the measurement method according to this embodiment, the light which becomes the second light δ 2  is allowed to reciprocate within the flow path  41  by the metal film  30 . This makes it possible to increase the optical path length of the light which becomes the second light δ 2  in the flow path  41  as compared with a case where the reflection by the metal film  30  is not utilized. As a result, it is possible to measure the hematocrit value with a high degree of accuracy by increasing the amount of light absorbed by the specimen. As a result, the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined with a high degree of accuracy. In addition, although the optical path length of the light in the specimen fluctuates due to scattering by the test paper in the conventional measurement method, the flow path  41  has a shape of a constant cavity, so that the optical path length of the light in the specimen is stabilized in the measurement method according to this embodiment. From this point of view as well, the hematocrit value may be measured with a high degree of accuracy, and the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined with a high degree of accuracy. 
     Also, in the measurement method according to this embodiment, the measurement value (fluorescence value) indicating the amount of the substance to be measured contained in the specimen is acquired by using the SPFS. When the excitation light α is applied to the metal film  30  so as to generate the SPR, the localized field light only reaches a region apart from the surface of the metal film  30  by approximately the wavelength of the excitation light α. That is, from a viewpoint of measuring the fluorescence value, necessity of increasing the height of the flow path  41  beyond the region is small. On the other hand, by increasing the height of the flow path  41 , the amount of impurities which might be mixed into the flow path  41  increases, so that the measurement accuracy of the fluorescence value might be reduced. From such a viewpoint, the height of the flow path  41  is preferably low. However, when the height of the flow path  41  is low, the optical path length of the light in the flow path  41  also becomes short, so that the amount of light absorbed by the specimen decreases, and it is conceivable that the hematocrit value cannot be measured with a high degree of accuracy. Therefore, from a viewpoint of measuring the hematocrit value with a high degree of accuracy while sufficiently securing the amount of light absorbed by the specimen, the height of the flow path  41  is preferably high. Regarding this point, in the measurement method according to this embodiment, although the height of the flow path  41  is low, the optical path length of the light in the specimen is increased by providing the metal film  30 . Therefore, it is possible to secure the amount of light absorbed by the specimen while suppressing the amount of impurities which might be mixed in the flow path  41 . As a result, both the fluorescence value and the hematocrit value may be measured with a high degree of accuracy. 
     In the measurement method according to this embodiment, the second blank value may be measured at step S 1132 , and the effect of the noise component may be removed (step S 118 ). Therefore, it is possible to measure the hematocrit value with a higher degree of accuracy. 
     Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the second blank value is measured (step S 1132 ) before the primary reaction (step S 114 ). Therefore, even if the washing in the flow path  41  after the primary reaction is not sufficient and the blood remains in the flow path  41 , the measurement of the second blank value is not affected by residual blood, so that the hematocrit value may be measured with a high degree of accuracy. From this point of view, it is preferable to measure the second blank value (step S 1132 ) before the primary reaction (step S 114 ). 
     Furthermore, in this embodiment, the hematocrit value is determined on the basis of the detection result of the second light δ 2  which passes through the specimen in a state in which the blood is hemolyzed. Hemolysis of blood makes it possible to reduce the effect of light scattering due to the red blood cell. As a result, the hematocrit value may be measured with a higher degree of accuracy, and the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined with a higher degree of accuracy. On the other hand, the first specimen used for measuring the fluorescence value does not cause hemolysis of the blood. As a result, it is possible to prevent protease (proteolytic enzyme) in the red blood cell from flowing out of the red blood cell by hemolysis to decompose the substance to be measured, and the fluorescence value may be measured with a higher degree of accuracy. 
     Second Embodiment 
     In a second embodiment, a hematocrit value is corrected on the basis of a height of a flow path. Since a configuration of a measurement system and a measurement apparatus according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the measurement system and measurement apparatus according to the first embodiment except a light detecting unit, the same reference sign is assigned to the same component and the description thereof is omitted. 
     (Measurement System and SPFS Apparatus) 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system  2  according to the second embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the measurement system  2  includes a measurement chip  10  and an SPFS apparatus  200 . The SPFS apparatus  200  includes an excitation light emitting unit  110 , a signal detecting unit  120 , a liquid sending unit  130 , a transporting unit  140 , a light emitting unit  150 , a light detecting unit  260 , and a control processing unit (processing unit)  270 . In the second embodiment, the light emitting unit  150  and the light detecting unit  260  form a hematocrit value acquiring unit for acquiring a hematocrit value of a specimen. 
     The light detecting unit  260  detects light δ′ which is reflected light of first light δ 1  in the measurement chip  10 . The light detecting unit  260  outputs a signal indicating a light amount of the detected light δ′. The light detecting unit  260  includes a second light receiving sensor  261  and a second sensor control unit  162 . 
     The second light receiving sensor  261  is an array sensor for receiving the light δ′ which is the reflected light of the first light δ 1  in the measurement chip  10 . An example of a type of the second light receiving sensor  261  is a one-dimensional imaging element (line sensor) or a two-dimensional imaging element (image sensor). Examples of the second light receiving sensor  261  include a charge coupled device (CCD) and a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor device (CMOS). 
     The control processing unit  270  is similar to the control processing unit  170  according to the first embodiment except that control for measuring the height of a flow path  41  is added, so that the description thereof is omitted. 
     (Operation Procedure of Measurement System) 
     Next, an operation procedure (measurement method according to the second embodiment) of the measurement system  2  according to the second embodiment is described.  FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation procedure of the measurement system  2 . 
     In a manner similar to the measurement method according to the first embodiment, steps from preparing measurement (step S 110 ) to dispensing and diluting the specimen (step S 111 ) are performed. 
     Next, the height of the flow path  41  is measured (step S 200 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  270  controls a transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from an installation position to a second measurement position. Thereafter, the control processing unit  270  controls a second light source control unit  152  to allow a second light source unit  151  to emit the first light δ 1  toward a metal film  30 . At the same time, the control processing unit  270  controls the second sensor control unit  162  to detect third light δ 3  acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the flow path  41  again, fourth light δ 4  acquired when the first light δ 1  is reflected by a surface opposed to the metal film  30  of the flow path  41  (top surface of the flow path  41 ), and ninth light δ 9  acquired when the first light δ 1  is reflected by a top surface of a frame body  42  by the second light receiving sensor (array sensor)  261  in a distinguishing manner in a first state in which the flow path  41  is a cavity. A detection result of the third light δ 3  and a detection result of the fourth light δ 4  are transmitted to the control processing unit  270  and recorded. 
     Next, the control processing unit  270  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the second measurement position to a liquid sending position. The control processing unit  270  controls a pipette control unit  135  to provide first liquid transparent to the first light δ 1  accommodated in a liquid chip  50 . A refractive index of the first liquid is larger than a refractive index of air (1.0) and preferably closer to a refractive index (1.5) of a flow path lid  40  (frame body  42 ). The control processing unit  270  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the liquid sending position to the second measurement position again. Next, the control processing unit  270  allows the second light source unit  151  to apply the first light δ 1  to the metal film  30 . At the same time, the control processing unit  270  controls the second sensor control unit  162  to detect fifth light δ 5  acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the first liquid in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the first liquid in the flow path  41  again and ninth light δ 9  acquired when the first light δ 1  is reflected by the top surface of the frame body  42  in a second state in which the flow path  41  is filled with the first liquid by the second light receiving sensor (array sensor)  261 . A detection result of the fifth light δ 5  is transmitted to the control processing unit  270  and recorded. 
       FIGS. 6A and 6B  are views for illustrating measurement of the height of the flow path  41  and are schematic diagrams illustrating a configuration of the hematocrit value acquiring unit in the measurement system  2  according to the second embodiment. In  FIGS. 6A and 6B , in order to illustrate an optical path in the measurement chip  10 , a cross-section of the measurement chip  10  is not hatched. Note that  FIG. 6A  illustrates a state (first state) in which the flow path  41  is the cavity, and  FIG. 6B  illustrates a state (second state) in which the flow path  41  is filled with the first liquid. 
     First, the detection of the third light δ 3 , the fourth light δ 4 , and the ninth light δ 9  in the first state is described. As illustrated in  FIG. 6A , the first light δ 1  emitted from the second light source unit  151  is reflected not only by a surface of the metal film  30  (bottom surface of the flow path  41 ) but also by the top surface of the frame body  42  and a bottom surface of a concave portion of the frame body  42  (top surface of the flow path  41 ). The light δ′ (third light δ 3 , fourth light δ 4 , and ninth light δ 9 ) reflected at different positions reaches different positions of the second light receiving sensor  261 . The ninth light δ 9 , the fourth light δ 4 , and the third light δ 3  reach a light receiving surface of the second light receiving sensor  261  (array sensor) at a position away from the light emitting unit  150  in this order. In this manner, the second light receiving sensor  261  may measure light amounts of the light of different reflection positions in the measurement chip  10  in a distinguishing manner. 
     Next, the detection of the fifth light δ 5  and the ninth light δ 9  in the second state is described. As illustrated in  FIG. 6B , the first light δ 1  emitted from the second light source unit  151  is reflected not only by the surface of the metal film  30  (bottom surface of the flow path  41 ) but also by the top surface of the frame body  42 . In the second state, as compared with the case of the first state, the light is not reflected by the bottom surface of the concave portion of the frame body  42  (top surface of the flow path  41 ). This is because the flow path  41  is filled with the first liquid having the refractive index equivalent to the refractive index of the frame body  42 . 
     Then, the height of the flow path  41  is determined on the basis of the detection results of the third light δ 3 , the fourth light δ 4 , and the ninth light δ 9  in the first state and the detection results of the fifth light δ 5  and the ninth light δ 9  in the second state. For example, suppose that data illustrated in following table 1 is acquired on the basis of the detection result in the first state and the detection result in the second state. Table 1 illustrates a reflection position number, reflectivity at each reflection position, a difference between the result in the first state and the result acquired in the second state (reflectivity). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     In the first state and the second state, the reflectivity at a reflection position 1 was the same, which was 4%. Also, the reflectivity at a reflection position 3 was the same in the first state and the second state, which was 60%. On the other hand, the reflectivity at a reflection position 2 in the first state and the reflectivity at the reflection position 2 in the second state were different from each other. 
     The reflectivity at the bottom surface of the flow path  41  is larger than the reflectivity at a position other than the bottom surface of the flow path  41 . That is, the reflection position 3 of larger reflectivity may be determined to be the bottom surface of the flow path  41 . In this manner, the position of the bottom surface of the flow path  41  might be detected with a high degree of accuracy. 
     On the other hand, the reflectivity at the top surface of the flow path  41  and the reflectivity at the top surface of the frame body  42  are comparable with each other and small. Therefore, the position of the top surface of the flow path  41  and the position of the top surface of the frame body  42  are less easily detected with a high degree of accuracy. Therefore, the control processing unit  270  acquires a difference between the detection result in the first state and the detection result in the second state, thereby extracting only a peak of the fourth light δ 4  reflected at the reflection position 2 to determine the reflection position 2. As described above, the reflection position 2 at which the reflectivity changes between the first state and the second state may be determined as the top surface of the flow path  41 . 
     Once the reflection position 2 is determined, the remaining reflection position 1 may also be determined. The reflection position 1 at which the reflectivity does not change between the first state and the second state may be determined to be the top surface of the frame body  42 . 
     Therefore, the control processing unit  270  may determine the height of the flow path  41  on the basis of the position of the bottom surface of the flow path  41  and the position of the top surface of the flow path  41 . 
     Then, in a manner similar to the measurement method according to the first embodiment, steps from setting an incident angle to an enhancement angle (step S 112 ) to acquiring a hematocrit related value (step S 118 ) are performed. 
     Next, the hematocrit value is determined (step S 219 ). The control processing unit  270  determines the hematocrit value of the specimen on the basis of the detection result of the second light δ 2  by a light detecting unit  160 . In this embodiment, the control processing unit  270  calculates the hematocrit value by multiplying the hematocrit related value acquired at step S 118  by a correction coefficient recorded in the control processing unit  270  in advance. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the hematocrit value is corrected on the basis of the height of the flow path  41  measured at step S 200 . Consider, for example, a case where the hematocrit value is calculated with a reference value of the height of the flow path  41  set to 100 μm. In this case, when a measurement value of the height of the flow path  41  is 110 μm, the hematocrit value may be corrected so as to be a value when the height of the flow path  41  is 100 μm in consideration of a shift amount (10 μm) between the measurement value and the reference value, that is a change amount of an absorption rate (absorption amount) of the specimen corresponding to the shift amount of the height of the flow path  41 . 
     Finally, the measurement value is corrected on the basis of the hematocrit value in a manner similar to that of the correction of the measurement value in the first embodiment (step S 120 ). In the second embodiment, the control processing unit  270  uses the corrected hematocrit value acquired at step S 219  as the hematocrit value. 
     By the above-described procedure, an amount (concentration) of a substance to be measured in plasma may be determined. 
     (Effect) 
     In the second embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, the hematocrit value may be measured with a higher degree of accuracy and the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined with a higher degree of accuracy. In the second embodiment, by correcting the hematocrit value on the basis of the height of the flow path  41 , it is possible to eliminate an effect of a dimensional error when manufacturing the measurement chip  10 . As a result, dimensional accuracy required for the measurement chip  10  may be reduced. 
     Third Embodiment 
     In a third embodiment also, a hematocrit value is corrected on the basis of a height of a flow path. Since a measurement system and a measurement apparatus according to the third embodiment are the same as the measurement system and measurement apparatus according to the first embodiment except an operation procedure of the measurement apparatus (measurement method), the same reference sign is assigned to the same component and the description thereof is omitted. 
     (Measurement System and SPFS Apparatus) 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system  3  according to the third embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the measurement system  3  includes a measurement chip  10  and an SPFS apparatus  300 . The SPFS apparatus  300  includes an excitation light emitting unit  110 , a signal detecting unit  120 , a liquid sending unit  130 , a transporting unit  140 , a light emitting unit  150 , a light detecting unit  160 , and a control processing unit (processing unit)  370 . 
     The control processing unit  370  is similar to the control processing unit  170  according to the first embodiment except that control for measuring a height of a flow path  41  is added, so that the description thereof is omitted. Note that, in the control processing unit  370 , data regarding a calibration curve for determining the height of the flow path  41  is recorded on the basis of a detection result of sixth light δ 6  to be described later. 
     (Operation Procedure of SPFS Apparatus) 
     An operation procedure of the measurement system  3  according to the third embodiment (measurement method according to the third embodiment) is described.  FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation procedure of the measurement system  3 . 
     In a manner similar to the measurement method according to the first embodiment, steps from preparing measurement (step S 110 ) to acquiring a hematocrit related value (step S 118 ) are performed. 
     Next, the height of the flow path  41  is measured (step S 300 ). Specifically, the control processing unit  370  controls a transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from a second measurement position to a liquid sending position. Thereafter, the control processing unit  370  controls a pipette control unit  135  to discharge liquid in the flow path  41  and provides second liquid containing a dye which absorbs light of at least a partial wavelength of first light δ 1  accommodated in a liquid chip  50 . The control processing unit  370  controls the transporting stage  141  to move the measurement chip  10  from the liquid sending position to the second measurement position again. Next, the control processing unit  370  allows a second light source unit  151  to apply the first light δ 1  to the metal film  30 . At the same time, the control processing unit  370  controls a second sensor control unit  162  to detect the sixth light δ 6  acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the second liquid in the flow path  41 , is reflected by the metal film  30 , and passes through the second liquid in the flow path  41  again by a second light receiving sensor  161  in a state in which the flow path  41  is filled with the second liquid. A detection result of the sixth light δ 6  is transmitted to the control processing unit  370  and recorded. 
     The control processing unit  370  determines the height of the flow path  41  on the basis of the detection result of the sixth light δ 6  by the light detecting unit  160 . An optical path length of the sixth light δ 6  in the second liquid changes depending on the height of the flow path  41 . An absorption amount by the dye of the sixth light δ 6  in the second liquid changes depending on the optical path length of the sixth light δ 6  in the second liquid. Therefore, the height of the flow path  41  may be determined on the basis of a light amount of the sixth light δ 6 . For example, the control processing unit  370  determines the height of the flow path  41  on the basis of the calibration curve prepared in advance and the detection result (light amount) of the sixth light δ 6 . 
     Next, the hematocrit value is determined (step S 319 ). The control processing unit  370  determines the hematocrit value of a specimen on the basis of the detection result of the light detecting unit  160 . In this embodiment, the control processing unit  370  calculates the hematocrit value by multiplying the hematocrit related value acquired at step S 118  by a correction coefficient recorded in the control processing unit  370  in advance. Furthermore, in the third embodiment, the hematocrit value is corrected on the basis of the height of the flow path  41  measured at step S 300 . Consider, for example, a case where the hematocrit value is calculated with a reference value of the height of the flow path  41  set to 100 μnm. In this case, when the measurement value of the height of the flow path  41  is 110 μm, the hematocrit value may be corrected so as to be a value when the height of the flow path  41  is 100 μm in consideration of a shift amount (10 μm) between the measurement value and the reference value, that is a change amount of an absorption rate (absorption amount) of the specimen corresponding to the shift amount of the height of the flow path  41 . 
     Finally, the measurement value is corrected on the basis of the hematocrit value in a manner similar to that of the correction of the measurement value in the first embodiment (step S 120 ). In the third embodiment, the control processing unit  370  uses the corrected hematocrit value acquired at step S 319  as the hematocrit value. 
     By the above-described procedure, the amount of the substance to be measured in the plasma may be determined. 
     (Effect) 
     In the third embodiment, an effect similar to that of the second embodiment may be acquired. 
     [Variation] 
     (Variation 1) 
     In the above-described first to third embodiment, the mode in which the first light δ 1  is specularly reflected and the surface plasmon resonance occurs on the metal film  30  which is the metal film is described, but the present invention is not limited to this mode.  FIG. 8  is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a hematocrit value acquiring unit in a measurement system according to a variation 1. In  FIG. 8 , in order to illustrate an optical path in a measurement chip  10 ′, a cross-section of the measurement chip  10 ′ is not hatched. As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , a reflecting unit  30 ′ for specularly reflecting first light δ 1  and a metal film  30  on which surface plasmon occurs may be separately formed. Note that a prism  20  of the measurement chip  10 ′ according to the variation 1 is formed of a dielectric material transparent to excitation light α and the first light δ 1  (and light δ′ having the same wavelength as that of the first light δ 1 ). 
     In the measurement chip  10 ′ according to the variation 1, the reflecting unit  30 ′ is arranged so as to be opposed to the prism  20  across a flow path  41 , and the metal film  30  is arranged on the prism  20 . In the variation 1, the reflecting unit  30 ′ is arranged on a bottom surface of a concave portion of a frame body  42  (top surface of the flow path  41 ). 
     A material of the reflecting unit  30 ′ is not especially limited as long as this is metal capable of specularly reflecting light on a surface thereof. Examples of the material of the reflecting unit  30 ′ include gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and alloys thereof. In the variation 1, the reflective unit  30 ′ is a gold thin film. Although a thickness of the reflecting unit  30 ′ is not especially limited, this is preferably within a range of 20 nm to 10 μm. A method of forming the reflecting unit  30 ′ is not especially limited. Examples of the method of forming the reflecting unit  30 ′ include sputtering, vapor deposition, and plating. 
     In the variation 1, a light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  from a side of the prism  20  toward the reflecting unit  30 ′. When the light emitting unit  150  emits the first light δ 1  from the prism  20  side toward the reflecting unit  30 ′, a light detecting unit  160  detects light acquired when the first light δ 1  passes through the flow path  41 , is reflected by the reflecting unit  30 ′, and passes through the flow path  41  again. 
     (Variation 2) 
     In the first to third embodiments described above, the mode in which the measurement value acquiring unit and the hematocrit value measuring unit are separated is described, but the present invention is not limited to this mode.  FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement value acquiring unit and a hematocrit value acquiring unit in a measurement system according to a variation 2. As illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the measurement value acquiring unit and the hematocrit value acquiring unit may be integrally configured. An SPFS apparatus according to the variation 2 may have another optical element as necessary. The SPFS apparatus according to the variation 2 includes a mirror  153  for reflecting first light δ 1  from a second light source unit  151 . 
     In the SPFS apparatus according to the variation 2, optical lenses (first lens  123  and second lens  125 ) for condensing a signal of a signal detecting unit  120  also serves as optical lenses for guiding the first light δ 1  to a metal film  30  and guiding reflected light δ′ (for example, second light δ 2 ) of the first light δ 1  in a measurement chip  10  to a light receiving element. The light receiving element (first light receiving sensor  126 ) for detecting the signal also serves as a second light receiving sensor  161  for receiving the reflected light δ′ (for example, the second light δ 2 ) of the first light δ 1  in the measurement chip  10 . In this manner, it is preferable that the measurement value acquiring unit and the hematocrit value measuring unit are integrally configured from a viewpoint of reducing a cost of the measurement apparatus and miniaturizing the measurement apparatus. In addition, since movement between a first measurement position and a second measurement position becomes unnecessary, measurement time may be shortened. Note that in the variation 2, an optical filter  124  may be transparent to the light δ′ or not transparent to the light δ′. In a case where the optical filter  124  is not transparent to the light δ′, the optical filter  124  is retracted out of an optical path when detecting the light δ′. 
     Also, the configurations of the measurement apparatuses  200  and  300  according to the above-described second and third embodiments are not limited to the above-described modes. Although a case of using the light receiving sensor the same as the second light receiving sensor  161  or  261  which receives the second light δ 2  as the light receiving sensor for receiving the light (third light δ 3 , fourth light δ 4 , sixth light δ 6 , and ninth light δ 9 ) for measuring the height of the flow path  41  is described in the measurement apparatuses  200  and  300  according to the second and third embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited to this mode. The light receiving sensor for receiving the light for measuring the height of the flow path  41  described above and the second light receiving sensor for receiving the second light δ 2  may be different from each other. From a viewpoint of avoiding an increase in size of the measurement apparatus, the light receiving sensor for receiving the light for measuring the height of the flow path  41  described above and the light receiving sensor for receiving the second light δ 2  are preferably the same. 
     Also, in the second and third embodiments described above, the same light source unit (second light source unit  151 ) is used when measuring the height of the flow path  41  and measuring the hematocrit value, but the light source unit to be used may be different. 
     Also, in a case of measuring the height of the flow path  41 , it is not necessary to use the hematocrit value measuring unit of the measurement apparatuses  200  and  300 . For example, another optical apparatus such as a laser displacement meter may be prepared. 
     In addition, although the mode of measuring the height of the flow path  41  is described in the above-described second and third embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this mode. Information regarding the height of the flow path  41  may be measured in advance at the time of manufacturing the measurement chip. The information regarding the height of the flow path  41  may be recorded in advance in the control processing units  270  and  370  or may be attached to the measurement chip as an identifier such as a barcode. As a result, when measuring the amount of the substance to be measured, it is not necessary to measure the height of the flow path  41 , so that the measurement time (diagnosis time) of the substance to be measured may be shortened. 
     Also, in the second and third embodiments described above, the mode in which the hematocrit value is corrected on the basis of the height of the flow path  41  is described; however, it is also possible to correct the hematocrit value on the basis of the optical path length in the flow path  41  of the light which becomes the second light δ 2  in place of the height of the flow path  41 . 
     Furthermore, although the mode in which the SPSF method is used and the fluorescence value of the fluorescence β from the fluorescent substance is measured as the measurement value is described in the above-described first to third embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, it is also possible to measure the light amount of the reflected light of the excitation light α as the measurement value by utilizing an SPR method. Alternatively, in the present invention, the measurement value may be acquired by using an ELISA method, an RIfS method, a QCM method or the like. 
     The present application claims priority based on JP 2016-160753 A filed on Aug. 18, 2016. The contents described in the specification and drawings of the application are entirely incorporated herein by reference. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The measurement method, measurement apparatus, and measurement system of the substance to be measured according to the present invention may detect the substance to be measured with high reliability, so that they are useful for examining diseases, for example. 
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               1 ,  2 ,  3  Measurement system 
               10 ,  10 ′ Measurement chip 
               20  Prism 
               21  Incident surface 
               22  Film depositing surface 
               23  Emitting surface 
               30  Metal film 
               30 ′ Reflecting unit 
               40  Flow path lid 
               41  Flow path 
               42  Frame body 
               43  Liquid injecting unit covering film 
               44  Liquid storage unit covering film 
               45  Liquid injecting unit 
               46  Liquid storage unit 
               47  Vent hole 
               48  Pipette chip through hole 
               50  Liquid chip 
               100 ,  200 ,  300  SPFS apparatus 
               110  Excitation light emitting unit (second light emitting unit) 
               111  First light source unit 
               112  Angle adjusting mechanism 
               113  First light source control unit 
               120  Signal detecting unit 
               121  Light receiving optical system unit 
               122  Position switching mechanism 
               123  First lens 
               124  Optical filter 
               125  Second lens 
               126  First light receiving sensor 
               127  First sensor control unit 
               130  Liquid sending unit 
               131  Pipette 
               132  Syringe pump 
               133  Nozzle unit 
               134  Pipette chip 
               135  Pipette control unit 
               140  Transporting unit 
               141  Transporting stage 
               142  Chip holder 
               150  Light emitting unit 
               151  Second light source unit 
               152  Second light source control unit 
               153  Mirror 
               160 ,  260  Light detecting unit 
               161 ,  261  Second light receiving sensor 
               162  Second sensor control unit 
               170 ,  270 ,  370  Control processing unit 
             α Excitation light (eighth light) 
             β Fluorescence 
             γ Plasmon scattered light 
             δ 1  First light 
             δ′ Reflected light of first light in measurement chip 
             δ 2  Second light 
             δ 3  Third light 
             δ 4  Fourth light 
             δ 5  Fifth light 
             δ 7  Seventh light 
             δ 9  Ninth light