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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2015
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Changchun Liu, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Haim H. Bau, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Michael G. Mauk, Greelville, DE (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/49 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/491 (2013.01); B01D 63/088 (2013.01); B01D 2313/025 (2013.01); B01D 2313/14 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0605 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); B01L 2300/165 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0463 (2013.01); G01N 33/00 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4088 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides devices and methods using separating a fluid—e.g., plasma or serum—from whole blood. In some embodiments, the devices and methods use hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surfaces to encourage whole blood to contact a selective membrane that extracts the desired fluid component from the blood.