Method for the separation and sorting of different biological objects utilizing differences in their viscoelastic properties
US7695966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/016
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for separating a multitude of biological objects by the type of the object. The method utilizes the differences in the viscoelastic properties for the different types of objects. As an example but not limited to: the method can be applied to most tumor cells that might be present in a sample of blood, allowing the tumor cells to be separated from the majority of the normal blood cells.
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