Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Urine preservative reagent for microfiltration
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Application No.: US14776194Application Date: 2014-03-13
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Publication No.: US10368541B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Peixuan Zhu , Daniel Adams , Cha-Mei Tang
- Applicant: Creatv MicroTech, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MD Potomac
- Assignee: CREATV MICROTECH, INC.
- Current Assignee: CREATV MICROTECH, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Potomac
- Agency: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/025728 WO 20140313
- International Announcement: WO2014/151437 WO 20140925
- Main IPC: A01N1/02
- IPC: A01N1/02 ; G01N33/493 ; G01N33/574

Abstract:
A preservative reagent for urine is disclosed that increases the stability of cells, such as tumor cells, in urine for a period of several weeks. The preservative reagent comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG), ethanol, paraformaldehyde (PFA), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and optionally pH stabilizing reagents.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160021872A1 URINE PRESERVATIVE REAGENT FOR MICROFILTRATION Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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