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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Applicants:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Apic Corporation, Culver City, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Emil P. Kartalov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Woodstock, VT (US);
Koichi Sayano, Montebello, CA (US);
Assignees:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
APIC CORPORATION, Culver City, CA (US);
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); A61M 1/3496 (2013.01); A61M 1/3633 (2013.01); A61M 1/3472 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/087 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); Y10T 436/25125 (2015.01); Y10T 436/25375 (2015.01);
Abstract
A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided.