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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Sugarman, Los Altos, CA (US);
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for separating components having different densities from a biological sample droplet. Methods according to certain embodiments include contacting a surface of a support with a biological sample droplet that includes components of different densities; subjecting the biological sample droplet to a gravitational force to produce two or more regions in the biological sample droplet on the support surface, where each region in the biological sample droplet includes a component from the biological sample droplet having a different density; separating the biological sample droplet into two or more product droplets, wherein each product droplet includes a different region of the biological sample droplet; and collecting the one or more product droplets. Systems for practicing the subject methods are also described. Computer systems and kits are also provided.