Patent ID: 8692988

Claim:
A micro cuvette assembly ( 1 ) for examining biological samples, comprising: a first partial plate ( 2 ), which comprises one or multiple first cuvette surfaces ( 3 ), each first cuvette surface ( 3 ) being plane; and a second partial plate ( 4 ), which is arrangeable opposite to the first partial plate ( 2 ) and which comprises one or multiple second cuvette surfaces ( 5 ), each second cuvette surface ( 5 ) being plane, wherein in an active position of the micro cuvette assembly ( 1 ) the second cuvette surfaces ( 5 ) are arranged plane-parallel in register with respect to the first cuvette surfaces ( 3 ) and spaced apart from the first cuvette surfaces ( 3 ) by a defined distance ( 6 ), whereby in the active position of the micro cuvette assembly ( 1 ) one or multiple micro cuvettes ( 7 ) are formed, wherein the first and the second partial plates ( 2 , 4 ) comprise a first surface ( 16 ) and a second surface ( 19 ), openings ( 9 , 11 ) arranged in register with the first and second cuvette surfaces ( 3 , 5 ) and first and second transparent bodies ( 10 , 12 ), wherein the first and second transparent bodies entirely provide said first and second cuvette surfaces ( 3 , 5 ), wherein the first and the second partial plates ( 2 , 4 ) are completely penetrated by the openings ( 9 , 11 ), wherein the first and second transparent bodies ( 10 , 12 ) are manufactured from a different material than the partial plates ( 2 , 4 ) and span the openings ( 9 , 11 ) on the side of the first surface ( 16 ) of the partial plates ( 2 , 4 ) but not on the side of the second surface ( 19 ), wherein the first and the second cuvette surfaces ( 3 , 5 ) of a micro cuvette ( 7 ) in the active position of the micro cuvette assembly ( 1 ) are configured to be wetted by a liquid volume ( 8 ) which has previously been applied onto one of the first and second cuvette surfaces ( 3 , 5 ) so that this liquid volume ( 8 ) is held between said first and second cuvette surfaces ( 3 , 5 ) of this micro cuvette ( 7 ), and wherein each micro cuvette ( 7 ) is free of surfaces which contact the liquid volume ( 8 ) over the defined distance ( 6 ).