Fluidics platform and method for sample preparation
US9372135B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/44
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein are fluidics platforms and related methods for performing integrated sample collection and solid-phase extraction of a target component of the sample all in one tube. The fluidics platform comprises a pump, particles for solid-phase extraction and a particle-holding means. The method comprises contacting the sample with one or more reagents in a pump, coupling a particle-holding means to the pump and expelling the waste out of the pump while the particle-holding means retains the particles inside the pump. The fluidics platform and methods herein described allow solid-phase extraction without pipetting and centrifugation.
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