| CPC G01N 1/4077 (2013.01) [B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); G01N 21/07 (2013.01); G01N 21/658 (2013.01); G01N 33/491 (2013.01); G01N 35/00069 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2300/087 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00158 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00495 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |

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1. A sample holder, comprising:
a sensing chamber, the sensing chamber having a sample receiving portion and a sensing portion; and
a substrate positioned in the sensing chamber, the substrate including a sample reception area and a sensing area the sample reception area in the sample receiving portion of the sensing chamber, the sensing area in the sensing portion of the sensing chamber, the substrate including a portion configured to transfer a liquid part of a sample from the sample reception area to the sensing area by first capillary forces,
wherein the sensing chamber has an end and a single opening, the single opening in the end,
wherein the sample holder further includes a first conduit connected to the single opening in the sample receiving portion,
wherein the sensing portion is positioned closer to a predetermined axis than the sample receiving portion,
wherein the end is a farthest end from the predetermined axis, and
wherein the first conduit extends from the single opening to a position closer to the predetermined axis than the sample receiving portion.
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