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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Zbigniew T. Bryning, Campbell, CA (US);
Theresa B. Taylor, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zbigniew T. Bryning, Campbell, CA (US);
Theresa B. Taylor, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Biosystems, LLC, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 27/453 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for effecting the concentration of a polar analyte in an alternating electric field. In the method, a relative translation of the polar analyte and an alternating electric field along a translation path is effected. A portion of the polar analyte is then trapped and concentrated in a concentration zone formed by the intersection of the translation path and the alternating electric field. Also disclosed are various devices for carrying out the forgoing method.