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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventors:
Seungpyo Hong, Naperville, IL (US);
Ja Hye Myung, Daejeon, KR;
David Eddington, Wheaton, IL (US);
Cari Launiere, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of capturing a Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) from a sample includes introducing a sample into a microfluidic device having a cell capture surface and a flow modification surface under conditions that allow a CTC to bind to a cell rolling-inducing agent and a capturing agent disposed on the cell capture surface. The flow modification surface induces a rotational flow within the sample as it flows through the microfluidic device.