| abstract |
A biological material measuring instrument is disclosed. The biological material measuring instrument comprises: a rotating body including one or more cartridge holders having cuvettes in which a reagent and an analyte in a sample react; and a main body including at least a pair of light-emitting parts and light-receiving parts for optically measuring the analyte in the sample, wherein the rotating body further includes: a light-emitting optical waveguide for guiding the light of the light-emitting parts to a light-irradiated surface, which is one surface, of the cuvette, excluding a sample inflow surface into which the sample flows and a centrifugal force-applied surface to which centrifugal force is applied by the rotation of the rotating body such that particle components in the sample are separated from the sample, and adsorbed thereto or precipitated thereon; and a light-receiving optical waveguide for guiding, to the light-receiving parts, the light penetrating a light-receiving measurement surface, which is one surface excluding the sample inflow surface and the centrifugal force-applied surface. |