Cell lysis device and methods of lysing cells or viruses
US8986986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M47/06
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of lysing at least one of a cell and a virus, the method including: contacting a sample, which includes at least one of a cell and a virus, with a plurality of beads which are disposed in a first chamber to obtain a combination of the sample and the beads; and agitating the combination of the sample and the beads to lyse the at least one of the cell and the virus, wherein in the first chamber a liquid volume fraction is 0.6 or less, and wherein the liquid volume fraction is a value obtained by dividing a liquid volume of the first chamber by a pure void volume equivalent to a sum of the liquid volume of the first chamber and a void volume of the first chamber.
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