Microfluidic devices and methods for cell processing
US10232371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/086
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Microfluidic devices and methods that use cells such as cancer cells, stem cells, blood cells for preprocessing, sorting for various biodiagnostics or therapeutical applications are described. Microfluidics electrical sensing such as measurement of field potential or current and phenomena such as immiscible fluidics, inertial fluidics are used as the basis for cell and molecular processing (e.g., characterizing, sorting, isolation, processing, amplification.) of different particles, chemical compositions or biospecies (e.g., different cells, cells containing different substances, different particles, different biochemical compositions, proteins, enzymes etc.). Specifically, the present invention discloses a number of sorting schemes for stem cells, whole blood and circulating tumor cells, and extracting serum from whole blood.
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