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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Monolythix, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Keith A. Oberg, Valencia, CA (US);
Mark D. Dobbs, Camarillo, CA (US);
Ekaterina Tkatchouk, Camarillo, CA (US);
Scott P. Layne, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Milton Lee, Camarillo, CA (US);
Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Monolythix, Inc., Camarillo, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a monolith for processing fluid samples, and methods of making and using the monolith. The monolith can contain certain monomers or combinations of monomers that can be polymerized to give a polymeric monolith that can efficiently self-wick fluid. The self-wicking polymeric monolith can be used as a convenient tool for point of care/on site diagnostics and analytics. The monolith is easily stored and transported, comparatively cost-efficient to make, permits good detection of analyte molecules and is readily functionalizable by impregnation of and/or covalently grafting additional chemical moieties to either the whole monolith or in zones.