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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Temple Douglas, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Philip Melvin Graybill, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Rafael Davalos, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); G01N 33/5008 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/069 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0883 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are aspects of a microfluidic separation and assay system that can include a microfluidic contactless dielectrophoretic (cDEP) device, a microfluidic concentrator, and a microfluidic assay chamber. In some aspects, microfluidic separation and assay system can be included on a single microfluidic chip. Also described herein are methods of using the microfluidic separation and assay system described herein.