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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Kristy Leigh Kounovsky-Shafer, Kearney, NE (US);
Cody Dean Masters, Kearney, NE (US);
Jocelyn Dolphin, Blair, NE (US);
April Vonderfecht, Deshler, NE (US);
NUtech Ventures, Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to mesofluidic devices and methods for eluting and concentrating a plurality of nucleic acid molecules. The mesofluidic device includes a device frame having a bottom surface upon which is defined a first reservoir and the second reservoir. The first reservoir includes a first electrode, and the second reservoir includes a second electrode. The first and second electrodes are configured for electrical connection. The mesofluidic device includes an elongated channel extending between the first reservoir and the second reservoir. The mesofluidic device includes a first slot having a first slot width. The first slot is configured to receive an insert. The first slot intersects the elongated channel. The mesofluidic device includes a second slot having a second slot width. The second slot is configured to receive a separation material having a first porosity. The second slot intersects the elongated channel.