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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Fluid-screen, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Inventors:
Monika Weber, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Slawomir Antoszczyk, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Weber, Dorchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Fluid-Screen, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/06 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 23/16 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); C12Q 1/06 (2013.01); C12Q 1/24 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01); B01L 2400/082 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for detecting, quantifying, enriching, and/or separating bacterial species in fluid sample are provided. The fluid sample is provided as input to a microfluidic passage of a microfluidic device, wherein the microfluidic device comprises at least one electrode disposed adjacent to the microfluidic passage. The at least one electrode is activated to capture bacteria in the sample using dielectrophoresis, wherein the capture efficiency of bacteria is at least 99%.