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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amy E. Herr, Oakland, CA (US);
Todd Duncombe, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/453 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/44704 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are devices that include a support, a free-standing polymeric separation medium associated with the support and configured to separate a sample along a directional axis, and a sample-loading element associated with the polymeric separation medium. Systems that include the devices, as well as methods of using the devices, are also provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure find use in a variety of different applications, including detecting whether an analyte is present in a fluid sample.