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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dong-Hun Lee, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Alfred M. Prince, Pound Ridge, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York Blood Center, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for purifying of a nucleic acid from a biological sample. The method involves contacting a biological sample containing a nucleic acid with a hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane which contains pores having an average diameter less than about 0.45 &mgr;m and recovering the nucleic acid. The method can further include adding silica beads to the biological sample prior to the contacting step.