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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicants:
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rustem F. Ismagilov, Altadena, CA (US);
Qichao Pan, Chicago, IL (US);
Stefano Begolo, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/75 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0605 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0678 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/065 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0644 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01); Y10T 436/143333 (2015.01); Y10T 436/2525 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to fluidic devices for preparing, processing, storing, preserving, and/or analyzing samples. In particular, the devices and related systems and methods allow for preservation or storage of samples (e.g., biospecimen samples) by using one or more of a bridge, a membrane, and/or a desiccant.