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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2006
Applicant:
Celine HU, Tiburon, CA (US);
Inventor:
Celine Hu, Tiburon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Headway Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 27/453 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for concentrating samples for application to microfluidic devices are disclosed. The methods involve electrophoresing charged molecules from a high volume sample into a smaller volume. The analyte of interest can be a charged molecule or can be modified to be charged using, for example, one or more ionic moieties.