Patents by Inventor Hui Min Tay

Hui Min Tay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Leukocyte and microparticles fractionation using microfluidics
    Patent number: 10894255
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for separating blood cells comprising the steps of: (a) lysing red blood cells of a blood sample and diluting said sample; (b) providing a microfluidic device comprising a spiral-shaped flow channel having at least a first end and a second end, wherein said flow channel has two inlet ports at or near said first end and at least two outlet ports at or near said second end, wherein one of the two inlet ports is located at the inner wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and the other inlet port is located at the outer wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and at least one of the outlet ports is connected to a container allowing the storage of blood cells; (c) introducing the sample of step (a) into the inlet port located at the outer wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and introducing a sheath fluid into the inlet port located at the inner wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel; (d) driving said sample and the sheath fluid through the spiral-shaped flow channel; and (e) re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Han Wei Hou, Bernhard Otto Boehm, Hui Min Tay, Say Chye Joachim Loo
  • LEUKOCYTE AND MICROPARTICLES FRACTIONATION USING MICROFLUIDICS
    Publication number: 20180185846
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for separating blood cells comprising the steps of: (a) lysing red blood cells of a blood sample and diluting said sample; (b) providing a microfluidic device comprising a spiral-shaped flow channel having at least a first end and a second end, wherein said flow channel has two inlet ports at or near said first end and at least two outlet ports at or near said second end, wherein one of the two inlet ports is located at the inner wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and the other inlet port is located at the outer wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and at least one of the outlet ports is connected to a container allowing the storage of blood cells; (c) introducing the sample of step (a) into the inlet port located at the outer wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel and introducing a sheath fluid into the inlet port located at the inner wall of the spiral-shaped flow channel; (d) driving said sample and the sheath fluid through the spiral-shaped flow channel; and (e) re
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Han Wei Hou, Bernhard Otto Boehm, Hui Min Tay, Say Chye Joachim Loo