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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Applicant:
GE Healthcare Uk Limited, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Inventors:
Michael Kenneth Kenrick, Cardiff, GB;
Geraint Seymour, Cardiff, GB;
Assignee:
GE Healthcare UK Limited, Little Chalfont, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1006 (2013.01); B01L 3/502 (2013.01); C12N 15/1017 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0631 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/049 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of nucleic acid collection and storage, and in particular to the collection and long-term storage of nuclei. The invention provides a device and method which can be used to capture and store nuclei at ambient temperatures allowing the subsequent isolation of nucleic acids by passive washing with a wash buffer. The present invention also provides a kit including the device of the invention suitable for carrying out the method of the invention.