University of Utah Research Foundation

Christopher J Lambert

Bruce Kent Gale

Himanshu Jayant Sant

Raheel Samuel

Dhruv Patel

Briana Freshner

Michael Beeman

Joshua L Bonkowsky

Tak Chi Arlen Chung

Ugochukwu Chinedu Nze

Sample preparation can include obtaining a sample in the form of a liquid mixture and forcing the liquid mixture through a cavitation chamber at an optimal pressure for separating pathogens from particles in the mixture without fragmenting at least 30% of the pathogens. Apparatuses used for sample preparation methods can include a fluid circuit, a cavitation chamber incorporated into the fluid circuit and having a channel with first, second, and third cross-sectional areas, the second cross-sectional area being downstream of and smaller than the first cross-sectional with respect to fluid flow through the fluid circuit and the third cross-sectional area being larger than and downstream of the second cross-sectional area with respect to fluid flow through the fluid circuit. The apparatus can include a pump in fluid communication with the cavitation chamber and a pressure sensor positioned upstream of the cavitation chamber.

Hydrodynamic cavitation

A device for rapid non-destructive genetic material collection can include a multi-reservoir array () and a movement mechanism. The multi-reservoir array () can include multiple reservoirs (). A plurality of the multiple reservoirs () can include an abrasive surface () capable of retaining a source of genetic material in a liquid carrier. The abrasive surface () has a roughness. The movement mechanism can be operable to move the multi-reservoir array () in an oscillating motion sufficient to create relative movement between the abrasive surface () and the source of the genetic material in order to remove a portion of genetic material from the source of the genetic material without destroying the source of the genetic material or the portion of the genetic material that is removed.

Rapid non-destructive genetic material collection

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Christopher J Lambert