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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Tofy Mussivand, Navan, CA;
Inventor:
Tofy Mussivand, Navan, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/02 (2013.01); G01N 1/405 (2013.01); G01N 2001/007 (2013.01); G01N 2001/028 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4094 (2013.01); G01N 2030/009 (2013.01); Y10S 435/97 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for rapidly collecting cells from a surface, such as a surface bearing fingerprints, for subsequent macromolecular analysis involves dispensing a predetermined amount of an aqueous solution onto the surface, and subjecting the aqueous solution to ultrasound waves to promote a detachment of the cells from the surface. Extraction of macromolecules such as DNA from the cells can be effected directly in the solution containing the collected cells by further subjecting the solution to ultrasound waves for a prescribed period of time to lyse the cells, and then extracting the DNA.