Abstract: An apparatus for separating blood is provided with a closed end and a thixotropic gel-like sealant with a specific gravity intermediate between the gravities of serum and clot phases. A cavity is formed on the upper surface of said sealant. The sealant consists essentially of an .alpha.-olefin-dimaleate copolymer having a viscosity from 10,000 to 120,000 c.p. (25.degree. C.), to which a viscosity-specific gravity adjusting agent is added to adjust the specific gravity to 1.035-1.055. The cavity is formed in such a size that diameter of the upper surface is from 0.15 to 0.7 times the inner diameter of the apparatus and its depth is from 0.13 to 0.65 times the thickness of said sealant.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating blood is provided with a closed end and a thixotropic gel-like sealant with a specific gravity intermediate between the gravities of serum and clot phases. A cavity is formed on the upper surface of said sealant. The sealant consists essentially of an .alpha.-olefin-dimaleate copolymer having a viscosity from 10,000 to 120,000 c.p. (25.degree. C.), to which a viscosity-specific gravity adjusting agent is added to adjust the specific gravity to 1.035-1.055. The cavity is formed in such a size that diameter of the upper surface is from 0.15 to 0.7 times the inner diameter of the apparatus and its depth is from 0.13 to 0.65 times the thickness of said sealant.

Abstract: A liquid separating agent used for fractionating a liquid such as blood that contains more than one component of different specific gravities, by separating a specific component from other components by means of the specific gravity difference is characterized by consisting of as the main component an .alpha.-olefin-dialkylmaleate copolymer having a viscosity between 10,000 and 80,000 cp (at 25.degree. C.); a viscosity and specific gravity adjusting agent such as silica or clay; and wax, a surfactant and so on as required.

Abstract: A syringe includes an outer cylinder, a gasket having at least one part which slidably contacts the inner wall of the cylinder and being made of an elastomer material including a block copolymer having styrene units at both terminal ends, and means for sliding the gasket inside the cylinder. The slidably contacting part is compressed inside the cylinder at a compressiblity C (%) of a predetermined range selected according to a particular inner diameter of the cylinder. The product of the total contact area S (mm.sup.2) at the compressibility C (%) of the contacting part with the inner wall of the cylinder with the compressibility C (%) is about 350 to about 900.

Abstract: This invention provides a liquid separating composition containing as a base material a liquid polymer of hydrocarbon or derivatives thereof having a viscosity ranging from 100 to 20,000 CP at 20.degree. C., suitable amounts of additives for adjusting the specific gravity and viscosity of the composition and a netword former for imparting a thixotropic property to the composition. This invention also provides an apparatus for applying a liquid separating composition, comprising a vessel filled with a liquid separating composition, and a cannula fixed to the vessel, for piercing into a rubber cap of a liquid container.The liquid separating composition is transferred to the liquid container by centrifuging the apparatus connected to the liquid container.

Abstract: This invention provides a liquid separating composition containing as a base material a liquid polymer of hydrocarbon or derivatives thereof having a viscosity ranging from 100 to 20,000 CP at 20.degree. C., suitable amounts of additives for adjusting the specific gravity and viscosity of the composition and a network former for imparting a thixotropic property to the composition. This invention also provides an apparatus for applying a liquid separating composition, comprising a vessel filled with a liquid separating composition, and a cannula fixed to the vessel, for piercing into a rubber cap of a liquid container.The liquid separating composition is transferred to the liquid container by centrifuging the apparatus connected to the liquid container.