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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Colin D. Ager, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew N. Dames, Cambridge, GB;
Duncan R. Purvis, Royston, GB;
Nicholas A. Safford, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Scientific Generics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 7/00 ;
Abstract
Particles are separated according to their dielectrophoretic characteristics and electrorotation characteristics by the use of a travelling wave separation in which they flow from a departure point at an inlet (,) towards at least two destinations at outlets (,) and are deflected toward one or other outlet according to their characteristics by a travelling wave field set up on an array of electrodes, each electrode running generally in the direction of flow.