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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Thomas E. Wood, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/24 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); C12N 11/14 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/14 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); C12N 1/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 11/14 (2013.01); B01J 20/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/06 (2013.01); B01J 20/14 (2013.01); B01J 20/3234 (2013.01); B01J 20/3236 (2013.01); C12N 1/02 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); C12Q 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A concentration agent for capture of microorganisms, including diatomaceous earth bearing, on at least a portion of its surface, a surface treatment comprising a surface modifier comprising titanium dioxide, fine-nanoscale gold or platinum, or a combination thereof, and methods for making the concentration agent.