US4448889A
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Fluid analysis
Assignee: Fisher Scientific Co LLC
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Filing: 1982-06-18
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Granted: 1984-05-15
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Expires: 2002-06-18
Abstract
Abstract In a method for colorimetric determination of calcium, the sample to be analyzed is mixed with a dye reagent of pH value at which that reagent does not produce a predetermined change when complexed with calcium ions; a first colorimetric measurement is made on the mixture of the sample and dye reagent; a second reagent is added to the mixture of the sample and dye reagent to shift the pH and activate the dye reagent producing the predetermined change; and then a second colorimetric measurement is made on the resulting mixture, the difference between the two colorimetric measurements being a measure of calcium in the sample.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce P. Neri
- 👤 Stanley M. Liffmann
- 👤 Carolyn Bergkuist
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/84; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for determination of calcium in a fluid sample comprising the steps of providing a first reagent that contains a dye which interacts with calcium ions and, when mixed with said sample at a first pH value, provides a first colorimetrically detectable value that is not a function of an interaction between calcium ions in said sample and said dye, and when mixed with said sample at a second pH value provides a second colorimetrically detectable value, said second colorimetrically detectable value being different from said first colorimetrically detectable value and being a function of an interaction between calcium ions in said sample and said dye, mixing said sample with said first reagent such that the resulting mixture has said first pH value, performing a first colorimetric measurement on said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, adding a second reagent to said mixture of said first reagent and said sample to shift the pH of the resulting mixture from said first pH value to said second pH value, performing a second colorimetric measurement on the resulting mixture, and determining the difference between said first and second colorimetric measurements, said difference being a measure of calcium in said sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for determination of calcium in a fluid sample comprising the steps of providing a first reagent that contains a dye which interacts with calcium ions and, when mixed with said sample at a first pH value, provides a first colorimetrically detectable value that is not a function of an interaction between calcium ions in said sample and said dye, and when mixed with said sample at a second pH value provides a second colorimetrically detectable value, said second colorimetrically detectable value being different from said first colorimetrically detectable value and being a function of an interaction between calcium ions in said sample and said dye, mixing said sample with said first reagent such that the resulting mixture has said first pH value, performing a first colorimetric measurement on said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, adding a second reagent to said mixture of said first reagent and said sample to shift the pH of the resulting mixture from said first pH value to said second pH value, performing a second colorimetric measurement on the resulting mixture, and determining the difference between said first and second colorimetric measurements, said difference being a measure of calcium in said sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said dye is selected from the group consisting of sodium alizarin sulfonate, methylthymolblue, and cresolphthalein complexone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first reagent includes a magnesium chelating agent in an amount effective to inhibit interference by magnesium in said first and second colorimetric measurements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said magnesium chelating agent is 8-hydroxyquinoline.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of mixing a non-ionic surfactant with said sample and first reagent in an amount effective to decrease the turbidity of said sample reagent mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said surfactant contains less than five parts per million calcium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the concentration of said surfactant in said mixture of said first reagent and said sample is in the range of about 0.05-5 volume percent of said first reagent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first pH value is less than 3.0 and said second pH value is greater than 9.8.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said second reagent contains an amphiprotic buffer that has a pK in the range of about 9-11.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said buffer is 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a predetermined quantity of said sample is mixed with a predetermined quantity of said first reagent, and then mixed with a predetermined quantity of said second reagent, said predetermined quantities of said first and second reagent being substantially equal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said predetermined quantity of said sample is less than 0.1 milliliter and the said predetermined quantities of said first and second reagents are each less than fifty times the said predetermined quantity of said sample.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said fluid is human blood serum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said first pH value is about 1.5 and said second pH value is about 10.35.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
111 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said first reagent consists essentially of an aqueous solution of O-cresolphthalein complexone, 8-hydroxyquinoline, a surfactant containing less than five parts per million calcium, and an acid, said first reagent having a pH value of about 1.5; and said second reagent consists essentially of an aqueous solution of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and an acid, said second reagent having a pH value of about 10.5, the amount of said surfactant in said first reagent being proportioned to the amount of the 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol in the second reagent to adjust the turbidity compensation in said first colorimetric measurement to approximately the excess absorbance due to turbidity in said second colorimetric measurement.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
97 words
The method of claim 15 wherein a predetermined quantity of said sample is mixed with a predetermined quantity of said first reagent, and after said first colorimetric measurement is performed on said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, a predetermined quantity of said second reagent is added to said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, said predetermined quantities of said first and second reagent being substantially equal and each being less than fifty times the said predetermined quantity of said sample, and said predetermined quantity of said sample being less than fifty microliters.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of either claim 1 or 16 wherein said first and second colorimetric measurements are performed at the same wavelength.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
97 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a predetermined quantity of said sample is mixed with a predetermined quantity of said first reagent, and after said first colorimetric measurement is performed on said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, a predetermined quantity of said second reagent is added to said mixture of said first reagent and said sample, said predetermined quantities of said first and second reagent being substantially equal and each being less than fifty times the said predetermined quantity of said sample, and said predetermined quantity of said sample being less than fifty microliters.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said fluid is human blood serum, said first reagent includes a surfactant in an amount effective to decrease the turbidity of said sample-reagent mixture, said first pH value is about 1.5 and said second pH value is about 10.35.
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