Provided are a plasma or serum separator and a plasma or serum sampling
method capable of isolating plasma or serum with good efficiency from a
small amount of blood without using a centrifuge and without causing
leakage of a blood cell component or hemolysis, and in addition, capable
of isolating and collecting plasma or serum from a whole blood test
sample in a short time with simplicity in a blood test in the scene of
medical care requiring an instant treatment any time such as an emergency
test, home-use test or the like. The plasma or serum separator for
isolating plasma or serum from whole blood comprises: a blood separation
member, a holding member covering and holding the blood separation
member; a blood introducing portion formed in a portion of the holding
member covering a proximal end portion of the blood separation member;
and a plasma or serum sampling aperture formed in a portion of the
holding member covering a distal end portion of the blood separation
member, wherein the whole blood is introduced into the blood separation
member through the blood introducing portion, the introduced whole blood
is separated such that the plasma or serum is located in the distal end
portion of the blood separation member, while blood cells are located in
the proximal end portion of the blood separation member; thereby enabling
the plasma or serum located in the distal end portion of the blood
separation member to be sampled through the plasma or serum sampling
aperture.