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An Improved Technique for Spot Testing, using a ‘Cellophone’ Membrane

Nature volume 181, page 124 (1958)Cite this article

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IF the coloured compound in a spot test is allowed to form within a ‘Cellophane’ membrane instead of on filter paper, the colour can be seen much more clearly, and colour comparison is greatly facilitated. The procedure is described below for the formation of salicyloylhydrazones by aldehydes and ketones1, but is of general application.

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  1. Camber, B., Nature, 174, 1107 (1954).

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CAMBER, B. An Improved Technique for Spot Testing, using a ‘Cellophone’ Membrane. Nature 181, 124 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181124a0

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