Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Liquid to Liquid Biological Particle Concentrator with Disposable Fluid Path
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Application No.: US18222471Application Date: 2023-07-16
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Publication No.: US20230358643A1Publication Date: 2023-11-09
- Inventor: Andrew Edward Page , Zachary A. Packingham , David Scott Alburty , Alec D. Adolphson
- Applicant: INNOVAPREP LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO Drexel
- Assignee: INNOVAPREP LLC
- Current Assignee: INNOVAPREP LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Drexel
- Main IPC: G01N1/10
- IPC: G01N1/10 ; G01N1/34 ; G01N1/40 ; G01N1/14

Abstract:
Highly efficient and rapid filtration-based concentration devices, systems and methods are disclosed with sample fluidic lines and a filter packaged in a disposable tip which concentrate biological particles that are suspended in liquid from a dilute feed suspension. A sample concentrate or retentate suspension is retained while eliminating the separated fluid in a separate flow stream. The concentrate is then dispensed from the disposable tip in a set volume of elution fluid. Suspended biological particles include such materials as proteins/toxins, viruses, DNA, and/or bacteria in the size range of approximately 0.001 micron to 20 microns diameter. Concentration of these particles is advantageous for detection of target particles in a dilute suspension, because concentrating them into a small volume makes them easier to detect. A single-use pipette tip includes fluid ports for aspirating the sample and connecting to a concentrating unit.
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