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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Christopher John Stanley, Cambridge, GB;
Stuart Mark Wilson, London, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher John Stanley, Cambridge, GB;
Stuart Mark Wilson, London, GB;
Assignee:
Microsens Medtech Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Micro-organisms, including fungi, viruses and bacteria such asand/or fragments of micro-organisms such as cell wall components present in an aqueous liquid are captured to a solid surface by adding to the liquid a sufficient quantity of a water soluble polymer in the presence of the solid surface to displace the micro-organisms and/or fragments from the liquid to the solid surface. The surface may be provided by a bead. The water soluble polymer may be polyethyleneglycol or polyvinylpyrrolidone.