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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Applicants:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jane F. Emerson, Irvine, CA (US);
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50215 (2013.01); G01N 33/491 (2013.01); B01D 21/262 (2013.01); B01D 2221/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/06 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sample collection tubes and methods of producing the same are provided. Contemplated collection tubes comprise a tube having a separator substance disposed therein. In some aspects, the separator substance preferably maintains a predetermined flowability during irradiation or heat sterilization, and can subsequently polymerize upon exposure to a UV light or other suitable source.