MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR EXAMINING ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY UNDER TEST

• Main Author: TAKUBO TAKESHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 10.08.2023
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING

To provide a measurement device and a measurement method, which involve use of an inexpensive and compact device and an inexpensive reagent, and enable qualitative measurement (detection) and quantitative measurement of a target substance with sufficient sensitivity.SOLUTION: A measurement device 1 provided herein is for examining an antigen or antibody under test for qualitative measurement (detection) or qualitative measurement of a target substance 10 using immunochromatography, and is provided with an electrode unit 6 in a determination unit and configured to measure impedance variation of a sample using the electrode unit 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】装置が安価で小型であり、試薬も安価であるとともに、十分な感度で対象物質の定性測定（検出）および定量測定が可能な測定装置および測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】測定装置１が、免疫クロマトグラフィーを用いて対象物質10の定性測定（検出）または定量測定を行う被験抗原または被験抗体の検査のための測定装置であって、判定部に電極部６を設け、電極部６で試料のインピーダンスの変化を測定する構成とした。【選択図】図１