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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Taehyun Park, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Daniel Sang-won Park, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Sudheer D Rani, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Michael C Murphy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Dimitris E Nikitopoulos, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Taehyun Park, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Daniel Sang-Won Park, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Sudheer D Rani, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Michael C Murphy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Dimitris E Nikitopoulos, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
A device and methods are provided for efficient and quick capture of target cells through a main microchannel having capture elements immobilized thereon and manipulating a velocity profile of a sample as it passes through the main microchannel. The cell capture device may have a main microchannel with a depth slightly larger than the diameter of the target cells and a plurality of side microchannels. The side microchannels may have a depth smaller than the diameter of the target cells. The device and methods may be used for early cancer detection.