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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Jane Emerson, Irvine, CA (US);
Srinivasa Raghavan, Silverspring, MD (US);
Kunshan Sun, Breenbelt, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jane Emerson, Irvine, CA (US);
Srinivasa Raghavan, Silverspring, MD (US);
Kunshan Sun, Breenbelt, MD (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 21/26 (2006.01); B01D 12/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50215 (2013.01); G01N 33/491 (2013.01); B01D 21/26 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1861 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01);
Abstract
Contemplated compositions and methods allow for in-situ formation of a rigid seal layer in a blood collection tube between a cell-depleted phase and a cell-enriched phase. Preferably, the seal layer is formed upon brief UV irradiation and comprises an acrylate, a methacrylate, an epoxy, a urethane, and/or a thiol-ene polymer.