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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Creatv Microtech, Inc., Potomac, MD (US);
Olga Makarova, Naperville, IL (US);
Cha-Mei Tang, Potomac, MD (US);
Peixuan Zhu, Derwood, MD (US);
Shuhong Li, North Potomac, MD (US);
Daniel Adams, Kensington, MD (US);
Platte T. Amstutz, Vienna, VA (US);
CREATV MICROTECH, INC., Potomac, MD (US);
Abstract
A microfilter having a hydrophilic surface and suited for size-based capture and analysis of cells, such as circulating cancer cells, from whole blood and other human fluids is disclosed. The filter material is photo-definable, allowing the formation of precision pores by UV lithography. Exemplary embodiments provide a device that combines a microfilter with 3D nanotopography in culture scaffolds that mimic the 3D in vivo environment to better facilitate growth of captured cells.