Fluid separator for point of care molecular diagnostics

US10690653B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · US

Inventors

• Changchun Liu · Sunnyvale, US
• Haim H. Bau · Swarthmore, US
• Michael G. Mauk · Wilmington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2001/4088
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides devices and methods using separating a fluid—e.g., plasma or serum—from whole blood. In some embodiments, the devices and methods use hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surfaces to encourage whole blood to contact a selective membrane that extracts the desired fluid component from the blood.