Abstract: Method for isolating microorganism from a sample likely contaminated by microorganism, including: (a) device for isolating microorganisms including a bottom waterproof layer, a nutritional layer, which is placed on the bottom layer and includes a dehydrated culture medium, an isolation layer which is pervious to elements included in the nutritional layer and is capable of retaining the bacteria on the surface and covering all or part of the nutritional layer, and a top protective layer; (b) depositing a volume of the sample on the isolation layer; (c) isolating the microorganisms by impoverishing or layering the sample using an isolating device; (d) incubating the device for an amount of time at a temperature to enable growth of microorganisms, method including at least one step of rehydrating the culture medium using a volume of liquid before or with step b) and/or c) and/or d), before or simultaneously with step b) and/or c).

Abstract: Method for isolating microorganism from a sample likely contaminated by microorganism, including: (a) device for isolating microorganisms including a bottom waterproof layer, a nutritional layer, which is placed on the bottom layer and includes a dehydrated culture medium, an isolation layer which is pervious to elements included in the nutritional layer and is capable of retaining the bacteria on the surface and covering all or part of the nutritional layer, and a top protective layer; (b) depositing a volume of the sample on the isolation layer; (c) isolating the microorganisms by impoverishing or layering the sample using an isolating device; (d) incubating the device for an amount of time at a temperature to enable growth of microorganisms, method including at least one step of rehydrating the culture medium using a volume of liquid before or with step b) and/or c) and/or d), before or simultaneously with step b) and/or c).

Abstract: Method for isolating microorganism from a sample likely contaminated by microorganism, including: (a) device for isolating microorganisms including a bottom waterproof layer, a nutritional layer, which is placed on the bottom layer and includes a dehydrated culture medium, an isolation layer which is pervious to elements included in the nutritional layer and is capable of retaining the bacteria on the surface and covering all or part of the nutritional layer, and a top protective layer; (b) depositing a volume of the sample on the isolation layer; (c) isolating the microorganisms by impoverishing or layering the sample using an isolating device; (d) incubating the device for an amount of time at a temperature to enable growth of microorganisms, method including at least one step of rehydrating the culture medium using a volume of liquid before or with step b) and/or c) and/or d), before or simultaneously with step b) and/or c).

Abstract: Method for isolating microorganism from a sample likely contaminated by microorganism, including: (a) device for isolating microorganisms including a bottom waterproof layer, a nutritional layer, which is placed on the bottom layer and includes a dehydrated culture medium, an isolation layer which is pervious to elements included in the nutritional layer and is capable of retaining the bacteria on the surface and covering all or part of the nutritional layer, and a top protective layer; (b) depositing a volume of the sample on the isolation layer; (c) isolating the microorganisms by impoverishing or layering the sample using an isolating device; (d) incubating the device for an amount of time at a temperature to enable growth of microorganisms, method including at least one step of rehydrating the culture medium using a volume of liquid before or with step b) and/or c) and/or d), before or simultaneously with step b) and/or c).

Abstract: A reaction card (1) having a body, a front surface (62) and a rear surface (63) defined by an edge (68), at least one inlet (2, 3, 4 and/or 5) and at least one outlet (7and/or 8), connected by a network of channels (64) constituting at least one reaction path for at least one fluid which is directed via valves (11to 36 and/or 61); each valve includes a flexible film (67) which can be deformed to allow fluid passage, the film being fixed on the card's rear surface at a peripheral indentation of an assembly of channels associated with the valve; the card includes channels flush with at least one of its surfaces, the channels being of two different cross-sections, a small cross-section serving as a reaction compartment; each front or rear surface is delimited by at least one film (48, 49, 65, 66 and/or 67).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatic pipetting of a liquid specimen, essentially comprising: a) at least one means for sampling-dispensing the liquid specimen; b) at least one compartment for receiving the liquid specimen, intended to receive all or part of the liquid specimen sampled by said sampling-dispensing means; c) at least one data acquisition means; d) at least one data processing means integrated within said pipetting device and/or delocalized, able to process the data acquired by the data acquisition means; e) at least one means for communication between the pipetting device and a data retrieval device, said communication means being able to transfer the data between said data acquisition means and said data processing means, when the latter is delocalized; and f) at least one power supply means; the data acquisition means being a means for identifying the liquid specimen and/or the container or containers intended to receive all or part of said liquid specimen.

Abstract: The invention concerns a reaction card (1) consisting of a body, having a front surface (62) and a rear surface (63) defined by an edge (68), at least one input (2, 3, 4 and/or 5) and at least one output (7 and/or 8), connected one (2, 3, 4 and/or 5) to the other (7 and/or 8) through a network of channels (64) constituting at least one reaction path for at least one fluid, the fluid or fluids being directed inside the card (1) via valves (11 to 36 and/or 61); each valve (11 to 35 or 61) consists of a flexible film (67), which can be deformed to allow a fluid to pass through, the film (67) being fixed on the rear surface (63) of said card (1) at the peripheral indentation of the assembly of channels associated with the valve (11 to 35 or 61); the card (1) features channels (64) flush with at least one of its surfaces (62 and/or 63), the channels (64) being of two different cross-sections, a small cross-section serving as a reaction compartment; each front (62) or rear (63) is delimited by at least one film (48

Abstract: A method for automatically determining the quantity of a soluble component in a powdery product is disclosed comprising providing a sample receiving container, weighing the sample receiving container, computing the weight of a predetermined quantity of solvent for the soluble component and introducing that predetermined quantity of solvent to the sample receiving container, introducing a predetermined quantity of the powdery product into the sample receiving container including the computed weight of solvent, weighing the solvent containing container with the predetermined quantity of powdery product and solvent therein, computing the weight of the predetermined quantity of powdery product, computing the weight ratio of the predetermined quantity of powdery product to the predetermined quantity of solvent, agitating the predetermined quantity of powdery product and solvent within the sample receiving container so as to create a solution thereof, determining an electrical characteristic of the solution, and co