Abstract: A device for extraction or isolation of an analyte, such as a nucleic acid, a protein, or a cell, from a sample, and in particular from a biological sample, is described. Methods of using the device are also described. Further processes, such as amplification of the isolated analyte, may also be carried out within the device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 7, 2013
Publication date:
November 14, 2013
Applicants:
Northwestern University, Northwestern Global Health Foundation, Quidel Corporation
Inventors:
Abhishek K. Agarwal, Renana Ashkenazi, Mark J. Fisher, Paul J. Gleason, Jacqueline R. Groves, Henry H. Hsu, David M. Kelso, Sally M. McFall, Mark E. Mossberg, Zaheer Parpia, Kunal Sur, Tom Westberg