TWM656458U - Litter structure capable of analyzing urine compounds - Google Patents

Abstract

The creation discloses a combination of padding structure that can be used to analyze urine composition. The exterior appearance of padding structure is square or lumpy which has different sizes and it is distinctive. The padding consists of multi-layer structures. The outermost layer consists of compact fiber which has excellent absorbency that can block precipitate of urine enter the padding. Furthermore, the core of padding consists of wood pulp which has absorbent structure and it can premix and complex in the padding with analytical reagents and nanomaterials, making padding has the ability to detect urine composition.

Description

Pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components

This invention discloses a pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components. The pad structure has a square or roll-shaped appearance, with different sizes and is recognizable. The pad is composed of a multi-layer structure. The outermost layer is composed of dense fibers, which has good water absorption and can prevent sediment in urine from entering the pad. The core of the pad has a layer of wood pulp, which has a water-absorbent structure and can be pre-mixed with analytical reagents or nanomaterials and compounded in the pad, so that the pad has the function of detecting urine components.

Bedding, also known as bedding material, refers to the supplies that can be laid under the breeding environment when raising animals. The main purpose is to create an environment similar to the original living environment of these animals. Appropriate bedding can also maintain the environmental temperature and reduce the generation of odor.

There are several occasions and animals where bedding is commonly used: 1. It is used as a bottom layer in laboratory animal rooms to raise experimental animals. These experimental animals include mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, etc.; 2. It is used when raising small animals at home, such as cat litter for cats, sawdust for hamsters and guinea pigs, bedding for rabbits, etc.

There are several common types of bedding materials: cat litter (which can be divided into tofu litter, mineral litter, paper litter, crystal litter, etc.), paper cotton bedding (paper scraps, paper strips), plant residues (wood chips, corn husks, rice), forage grass, etc.

The current mat materials are mainly focused on improving water absorption, deodorization, and coagulation. For example, cat litter was mainly mineral sand in the early days, and then came to bean curd litter with low dust that can be poured directly into the toilet, crystal litter that does not coagulate but has water absorption, and paper litter that emphasizes environmental protection. This makes the cat litter market more diverse, which is also related to the large number of cats raised.

The development of bedding for small animals other than cats was relatively late. In the early days, it was mainly used in laboratory animal rooms. With the increase in the number of animals raised, bedding for small animals has only gradually been sold and improved in the consumer market in recent years.

Currently, disease detection in the pet market is mainly based on blood testing, which requires veterinarians to perform and analyze the test using instruments in a veterinary hospital. There is a lack of products and technologies that can be used as a simple first-line screening in the market. If there is such a product, it can not only be used as a first-line screening, but also as a reference for subsequent disease recovery observation.

There are obvious differences in the way specimens are obtained from human medicine. For example, due to the non-compliance of pets, it is difficult for pet owners such as cats, mice, and rabbits to obtain urine from animals for further testing. Therefore, urine testing currently requires sending the animal to a veterinary hospital for urine squeezing or for a veterinarian to directly collect urine from the bladder.

As mentioned above, the purpose of this invention is to provide a pad material structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components, which can be directly added to the original pad material, or directly replace the original pad material for use; the pad material proposed in this patent can detect the target factor in urine, and the detection component contained therein changes with it, and finally presents abnormalities in the form of color, fluorescence, etc.

This creation is a combination of cushion structures that can be used to analyze urine components. The cushion structure has a square or ball-shaped design with different sizes, which is recognizable when mixed with sand currently on the market. The cushion is composed of multiple layers, the outermost layer is composed of dense fibers, and contains a water-absorbent wood pulp as the core to absorb urine that penetrates the outer layer.

In the embodiment of the pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components, the outer layer is mainly composed of dense fibers and adhesives, which can maintain the shape of the pad of the invention and have a filtering function, and can prevent possible sediments in urine from affecting the detection results. Specific embodiments include but are not limited to paper fibers, long-fiber pulp, short-fiber pulp, recycled pulp, pea fiber, soybean fiber, starch, glass fiber, polyester fiber, etc. The adhesive includes guar gum, gum arabic, starch, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, carbomer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, chitosan, pectin, cyclodextrin, etc.

In the embodiment of the pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components, the center is the core layer, which is the main function area of the invention. It can be mixed or grafted with reagents or technologies with detection functions to produce color changes or fluorescence for the feeder to judge whether it is abnormal. Specific embodiments of fibers include but are not limited to paper fibers, long-fiber pulp, short-fiber pulp, recycled pulp, pea fibers, soybean fibers, starch, glass fibers, polyester fibers, etc.; components with detection functions include but are not limited to small molecule compounds, antibodies, nanoparticles, dyes, proteins, enzymes, ionic compounds, polymers, deoxyribonucleic acids, metal particles, etc.

In the embodiment of the pad structure combination of the present invention that can be used to analyze urine components, the pad is square or roll-shaped.

The present invention is a pad material structure combination embodiment that can be used to analyze urine components, including the aforementioned double-layer structure of the outer layer and the core layer, with a structural diameter of about 0.1 to 5 cm and a width of 0.1 to 3 cm.

1: Pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components

11: Outer layer

12: Core layer

[Figure 1] Cross-sectional view of a pad structure assembly that can be used to analyze urine components

The following provides an illustrative description of the implementation of this creation, but this is not the only form of implementation of this creation. The following provides specific implementation examples for the content of this creation, which can still achieve equal implementation effects according to different requirements.

Please refer to the description of Figure 1, combined with the detailed description supplement and specific implementation examples below for description.

Specific embodiment 1 is a pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components. As shown in Figure 1, the core layer 12 includes fibers impregnated with an alkaline copper-containing reagent, wherein the fibers are short fiber pulp, and the alkaline copper-containing reagent includes potassium hydroxide, preferably 0.1-1%, copper sulfate, preferably 0.1-1%, and potassium sodium tartrate, preferably 0.05-0.5%, which are dissolved in water and fully mixed with the pulp.

In the specific embodiment 1 of the pad material structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components of the present invention, the outer layer 11 is wrapped around the outer periphery of the core layer 12, and the outer layer includes a mixture of pea fiber and short fiber pulp.

In the specific embodiment 1 of the pad material structure combination of the present invention that can be used to analyze urine components, the outer layer 11 can serve as a barrier to isolate impurities in urine, reducing the possibility of impurity sediments entering the core layer 12 and causing interference.

In the specific embodiment 1 of the pad structure combination of the invention that can be used to analyze urine components, the outer layer of the formula pulp is evenly applied on the board during production, and then dried at high temperature for several seconds in a drying box; the core layer of the formula pulp is applied after cooling to room temperature, and dried at 80°C for 1-3 minutes, preferably 1 minute until it is dry and does not flow, and finally the pulp is applied again and dried at high temperature for several seconds, and cut into squares after drying and forming.

In the specific embodiment 1, the pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components is dripped with phosphate buffer and protein simulated sample, the protein content is 1mg/mL, and placed at room temperature for 3 minutes. The color change can be observed with the naked eye. The protein group is purple and the control group is blue. The corresponding absorbance peak is analyzed using a spectrophotometer, and the details are recorded as follows:

Embodiment 2 is a pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components. As shown in FIG1 , the core layer 12 includes fibers impregnated with a bromophenol blue reagent, wherein the fibers are short-fiber pulp, and the bromophenol blue reagent includes citric acid, preferably 0.1-5%, bromophenol blue, preferably 0.1-1%, and hydrochloric acid, preferably 0.01-0.1%, which are dissolved in water and granulated together with the pulp.

In the specific embodiment 2 of the pad material structure combination that can be used for analyzing urine components of the present invention, the core layer is first granulated into granules during production, and then quickly dried at 80°C for 1 minute. Further, these core layer granules are added to the granulator and mixed with the outer layer pulp for granulation. The outer layer pulp is preferably a mixture of long fiber pulp and pea fiber. After granulation, it is dried at high temperature in a drying box for several seconds to obtain the pad material structure combination that can be used for analyzing urine components of the present invention.

In the specific embodiment 2, the pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components is dripped with phosphate buffer and protein simulated sample, the protein content is 1mg/mL, and placed at room temperature for 3 minutes. The color change can be observed with the naked eye. The protein group is blue and the control group is light yellow. The corresponding absorbance peak is analyzed using a spectrophotometer, and the details are recorded as follows:

The embodiments described above are only the preferred embodiments of this invention. Any use of the technical features of this invention still falls within the scope of this invention.

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Claims (6)

A pad material structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components, which includes from the inside out: a core layer, which is the main structure for carrying the test reagent; an outer layer, which is coated outside the core layer, can filter and block impurities in urine, and has the function of forming and stabilizing the structure. The pad material structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components as described in claim 1 has two structures: square and roll-shaped. The structure diameter is approximately 0.1 to 5 cm and the width is between 0.1 and 3 cm. A pad structure combination that can be used to analyze urine components as described in claim 1, wherein the core layer includes one or more fibers, such as paper fiber, long fiber pulp, short fiber pulp, recycled pulp, pea fiber, soybean fiber, starch, glass fiber, polyester fiber, etc., and is mixed with one or more test reagent solutions including small molecule compounds, antibodies, nanoparticles, dyes, proteins, enzymes, ionic compounds, polymers, deoxyribonucleic acid, metal particles, etc. As described in claim 1, the pad structure combination can be used to analyze urine components, wherein the outer layer is coated outside the core layer, can filter and block impurities in urine, and has the function of forming and stabilizing the structure, including one or a mixture of multiple paper fibers, long-fiber pulp, short-fiber pulp, recycled pulp, pea fiber, soybean fiber, starch, glass fiber, polyester fiber, etc. The pad structure combination that can be used for analyzing urine components as described in claim 1 can be used as a pad alone or mixed with existing pads. As described in claim 1, the pad structure combination can be used to analyze urine components, and this invention is specifically used for small animals and pets.