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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Andrew W. Rabins, St. Paul, MN (US);
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Andrew W. Rabins, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A process for capturing or concentrating microorganisms for detection or assay comprises (a) providing a concentration device comprising a sintered porous polymer matrix comprising at least one concentration agent that comprises an amorphous metal silicate and that has a surface composition having a metal atom to silicon atom ratio of less than or equal to 0.5, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); (b) providing a sample comprising at least one microorganism strain; and (c) contacting the concentration device with the sample such that at least a portion of the at least one microorganism strain is bound to or captured by the concentration device.