Abstract: An electrophoresis system for removing or reducing concentration of a metabolic component from blood or plasma of a subject is provided. A method for removing or reducing concentration or amount of a metabolic component in blood or plasma of a subject is also provided. The system and method include use of a set of ion permeable barriers and the application of an electrical potential across these barriers to selectively remove metabolic components from blood or plasma.

Abstract: A method of treating blood or plasma of a subject to remove metabolic contaminants by electrophoresis. Blood or plasma from the subject is placed in a first solvent stream, the first solvent stream being separated form a second solvent stream by an electrophoretic membrane. Applying an electric potential between the two solvent streams causes movement of metabolic contaminants from the blood or plasma through the membrane into the second solvent stream while cellular and biomolecular components of the blood or plasma are substantially retained in the first sample stream, or if entering the membrane, being substantially prevented from entering the second solvent stream.

Abstract: An electrophoresis system for removing or reducing concentration of a metabolic component from blood or plasma of a subject, the system comprising: (a) a first ion-permeable barrier having a defined pore size and pore size distribution disposed in an electric field area; (b) a second ion-permeable barrier having a defined pore size and pore size distribution disposed between a cathode zone and the first barrier so as to define a treatment chamber therebetween; (c) means adapted for cooling blood or plasma from the subject; (d) means adapted to provide dialysate to the cathode zone and an anode zone; and (e) means adapted to provide blood or plasma from the subject to the treatment chamber; wherein, upon application of the electric potential, a metabolic component from the blood or plasma moves through at least one barrier into at least one of the cathode or anode zones.

Abstract: The claims describe methods and apparatus for obtaining a target component from a milk source using a membrane-based electrophoresis separation system. They may also be used in conjunction with or as a substitute for one or more steps in a conventional purification scheme for obtaining target component from a milk source.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electrophoresis apparatus comprising: an inner electrode positioned in an inner electrolyte zone; a substantially non-planar outer electrode positioned in an outer electrolyte zone, wherein the electrodes are positioned so as to be adapted to generate a radial electric field in an electric field area therebetween upon application of an electric potential between the inner and outer electrodes; first and second substantially non-planar membranes disposed in the electric field area and forming a first interstitial volume; means adapted to communicate fluids to the inner electrolyte zone, the outer electrolyte zone, and the first interstitial volume; means adapted to provide a sample constituent to the first interstitial volume; and means adapted to apply an electric potential across at least the electric field area wherein upon application of the electric potential at least one component in the sample constituent is caused to move through at least one membrane to an adjac

Abstract: An electrophoresis apparatus comprising: a first electrode in a first electrode zone; a second electrode in a second electrode zone, the first electrode disposed relative to the second electrode so as to be adapted to generate an electric field in an electric field area therebetween upon application of an electric potential between the first and second electrodes; a first membrane disposed in the electric field area; a second membrane disposed between the first electrode zone and the first membrane so as to define a first interstitial volume therebetween; wherein at least one membrane being a barrier capable of controlling substantial bulk movement of liquid under the influence of an electric field; means adapted to provide fluids to the electrode zone and the interstitial volume, wherein one of the fluids contains a sample constituent, and wherein upon application of the electric potential, liquid is caused to move from the sample constituent through at least one membrane to an adjacent electrode zone and at