Patent ID: 7781185

Claim:
A method for quantification of biological material in a liquefied sample, comprising the steps of: a) providing a device having a reaction chamber enclosing a volume therein, said reaction chamber having an upper opening through which a liquefied sample can be poured and a plurality of discrete non-permeable compartments, each of said compartments having an upper rim and being configured and dimensioned to hold separate aliquots of a liquefied sample therein; a diverter defining an upper surface having an edge portion disposed in direct contact with the upper rims of the plurality of compartments, the diverter disposed in fluid communication with the upper opening; and a gasket lid removably secured to the top of said device, said gasket lid being configured and dimensioned for sealing the upper rim of each compartment to prevent liquid communication between said compartments; b) pouring a liquefied sample through the upper opening of to said device such that the liquefied sample is diverted to fill each of the compartments; c) securing the gasket lid on top of said device thereby sealing said compartments; and d) detecting the presence or absence of said biological material in each of said compartment.