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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Michael Peter Macdonald, St Andrews, GB;
Kishan Dholakia, St Andrews, GB;
Steven Leonard Neale, St Andrews, GB;
Gabriel Cooper Spalding, Bloomington, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Peter MacDonald, St Andrews, GB;
Kishan Dholakia, St Andrews, GB;
Steven Leonard Neale, St Andrews, GB;
Gabriel Cooper Spalding, Bloomington, IL (US);
Assignee:
The University Court of the University of St Andrews, St Andrews, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0454 (2013.01); G01N 15/1434 (2013.01); G01N 2015/145 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fractionation system comprising means for forming a three dimensional optical lattice that is operable to separate particles that have different physical characteristics. Preferably, the wells of the optical lattice are interlinked. For example, the wells may be linked in such a manner as to provide deflection greater than or equal to 15 degrees.