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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Anson Hatch, Tracy, CA (US);
Anup K. Singh, Danville, CA (US);
Amy E. Herr, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel J. Throckmorton, Tracy, CA (US);
Anson Hatch, Tracy, CA (US);
Anup K. Singh, Danville, CA (US);
Amy E. Herr, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel J. Throckmorton, Tracy, CA (US);
Sandia Corporation, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for preconcentrating and separating analytes such as proteins and polynucleotides in microchannels. As disclosed, at least one size-exclusion polymeric element is adjacent to processing area or an assay area in a microchannel which may be porous polymeric element. The size-exclusion polymeric element may be used to manipulate, e.g. concentrate, analytes in a sample prior to assaying in the assay area.