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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Aditya Rajagopal, Irvine, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mladen Barbic, Sterling, VA (US);
Inventors:
Aditya Rajagopal, Irvine, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Mladen Barbic, Sterling, VA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and arrangements to lyse a biological sample are described. The arrangements comprise a lysis tube containing the sample, one or more electromagnets generating a magnetic field, and one or more permanent magnets inside the lysis tube. The permanent magnets move and lyse the sample when a magnetic field is generated by the electromagnets.