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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yann Astier, Irvington, NY (US);
David Esteban, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Judson R. Holt, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Henry K. Utomo, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); A61L 2/02 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/405 (2013.01); A61L 2/02 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); C09D 5/1681 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for isolating a microbe or a virion includes a semiconductor substrate; and a trench formed in the semiconductor substrate and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate to a region within the semiconductor substrate; wherein the trench has dimensions such that the microbe or the virion is trapped within the trench.