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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Siyang Zheng, State College, PA (US);
Mauricio Terrones, State College, PA (US);
Yin-Ting Yeh, State College, PA (US);
Yi Tang, State College, PA (US);
Huaguang Lu, State College, PA (US);
Nestor Perea Lopez, State College, PA (US);
Yiqiu Xia, State College, PA (US);
THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides enrichment platform devices for size-based capture of particles in solution. The enrichment platform device is useful for label-free capture of any particle. The invention relates to enrichment platform devices using nanowires and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. The invention provides methods for making the enrichment platform devices. The invention provides methods for using the enrichment platform devices for filtering particles, capturing particles, concentrating particles, and releasing viable particles.