| abstract |
Process for the detection of erythrocyte agglutinates, allowing in a single step the separation of agglutinates from free red blood cells and the detection of said agglutinates. After incubation, the reaction mixture, placed in an open tube, is subjected to percolation on an inert phase by forcing the flow of the mobile phase, the inert phase consisting of microspheres of a chemically inert polymer, with a diameter of between 0, 25 and 0.40 mum and the tube being fitted at its lower end with a filter having an average mesh size of 20 to 50 mum, the flow of the mobile phase being forced by means of an absorbent made of a material cellulosic with high water retention capacity, placed in contact with the filter, or by means of a device making it possible to create a vacuum in a chamber placed in contact with the filter. |