| CPC C12M 23/28 (2013.01) [C12M 23/26 (2013.01); C12M 23/34 (2013.01); C12M 29/18 (2013.01); C12M 33/00 (2013.01); C12M 41/36 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A consumable container for filling with a fluid in a bioprocessing process is provided, the consumable container comprising:
one or more sealable portions, such that one or more samples of the fluid may be taken by sealing one or more of said one or more sealable portions;
wherein at least one of the one or more sealable portions comprises an analytics region;
wherein the analytics region contains one or more of lyophilised reagents and dyes;
wherein the one or more sealable portions respectively comprise a sample region having an input end for receiving fluid and an output end, the sample region being connectable to the analytics region; and
a seal between the sample region and the analytics region prior to removal of the respective sealable portion such that the lyophilised reagents are prevented from coming into contact with the fluid.
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