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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Siyang Zheng, Pasadena, CA (US);
Richard Cote, Miami, FL (US);
Henry Lin, San Marino, CA (US);
BO LU, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yu-chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);
Siyang Zheng, Pasadena, CA (US);
Richard Cote, Miami, FL (US);
Henry Lin, San Marino, CA (US);
Bo Lu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yu-Chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A microfiltration apparatus and method for separating cells, such as circulating tumor cells, from a sample using a microfiltration device having a top porous membrane and a bottom porous membrane. The porous membranes are formed from parylene and assembled using microfabrication techniques. The porous membranes are arranged so that the pores in the top membrane are offset from the pores in the bottom membrane.