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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Alexander Leshansky, Haifa, IL;
Avishay Bransky, Tivon, IL;
Korin Natanel, Beer-sheva, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a method of focusing particles. The method includes: providing a suspension of the particles in a suspending medium; and flowing the suspension along a channel, such that the flowing suspension occupies a certain volume that has at least one cross-sectional dimension smaller than 100 μm. The suspending medium has such viscoelastic properties, that flowing the suspension in the channel directs at least some of the particles towards a focus region, enclosed in said certain volume.