CHEMICAL TESTING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING URIC ACID OR OTHER OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL

摘要

A test system and method is described for determining if a material (e.g. uric acid) oxidizable by iodine is present in an aqueous fluid in an amount equal to or greater than a predetermined amount and which includes a dry solid iodine indicator and a dry solid means for rapidly generating iodine in situ upon activation thereof to color said indicator, said system preferably being in test strip form. As another feature of this invention there is provided a solid source of basic anions capable upon activation of neutralizing excess protons remaining after generating iodine in situ to permit rapid oxidation of the material oxidizable by said iodine without substantially interfering with the rapid generation of said iodine.