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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Stephen Mikolajczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Tony Pircher, San Diego, CA (US);
Pavel Tsinberg, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Farideh Z. Bischoff, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Stephen Mikolajczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Tony Pircher, San Diego, CA (US);
Pavel Tsinberg, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Farideh Z. Bischoff, Sugar Land, TX (US);
BIOCEPT, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for isolating target biomolecules or cells from samples, particularly biological samples. In particular, the device comprises a loading mixture, which contains the biological sample and a first binding entity that specifically binds to the target biomolecule or target cell; and a micro-channel coated with a second binding entity that binds directly or indirectly to the first binding entity. Methods of capturing, detecting, and/or evaluating target biomolecules or target cells (e.g. cancer cells) in biological samples are also disclosed.