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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
James E. Aysta, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventors:
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Manjiri T. Kshirsagar, Woodbury, MN (US);
James E. Aysta, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/502 (2013.01); G01N 33/5005 (2013.01); B01L 3/5029 (2013.01); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/046 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0672 (2013.01); B01L 2300/087 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0644 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0683 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods to concentrate cells onto microparticles, to concentrate the microparticles, and to detect the cells. The present invention also includes unitary sample preparation and detection devices to be used in accordance with the methods.