WO2004061413A3 - Method and apparatus for separation of particles in a microfluidic device - Google Patents

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WO2004061413A3
WO2004061413A3 PCT/US2003/039375 US0339375W WO2004061413A3 WO 2004061413 A3 WO2004061413 A3 WO 2004061413A3 US 0339375 W US0339375 W US 0339375W WO 2004061413 A3 WO2004061413 A3 WO 2004061413A3
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Michael J Pugia
James A Profitt
Lloyd S Schulman
Gert Blankenstein
Ralf-Peter Peters
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Abstract

A microfluidic device provides separation of particles in a liquid sample, particularly, separation of a sample of whole blood into its components for further analysis. Separation into red blood cells and plasma occurs within a few seconds after the blood sample has been transferred from a sample well (12) into a separation chamber (14) with the application of centrifugal force of less than one up to about five times gravity. With the application of greater force measurement of hematocrit is possible.
PCT/US2003/039375 2002-12-19 2003-12-11 Method and apparatus for separation of particles in a microfluidic device WO2004061413A2 (en)

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EP03814714.6A EP1579191B1 (en) 2002-12-19 2003-12-11 Method and microfluidic device for separation of blood
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