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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
David M. Kelso, Evanston, IL (US);
Robert Elghanian, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); G01N 33/487 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for specimen preparation by employing a combination of capillary and centrifugal forces. For example, provided herein are devices, systems, and methods that collect a sample by capillary force, separate components of the collected sample by centrifugal force, and isolate one or more of the separated components by further capillary force.