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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Thomas E. Wood, Stillwater, MN (US);
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Thomas E. Wood, Stillwater, 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 particulate concentration agent that comprises gamma-FeO(OH); (b) providing a fluid sample comprising at least one microorganism strain; and (c) contacting the concentration agent with the sample such that at least a portion of the concentration agent is dispersed in the sample and at least a portion of the at least one microorganism strain is bound to or captured by the concentration agent.