Inventors:
Shivshankar Sundaram - Madison AL, US
Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian - Madison AL, US
Kapil Pant - Huntsville AL, US
Yi Wang - Madison AL, US
Assignee:
CFD Research Corporation - Huntsville AL
International Classification:
A61J 1/06
US Classification:
422554, 422 50, 422500, 422502, 422527, 422534, 422535, 422559, 422243, 422255, 422261, 435243, 435259, 4353061, 4351734, 4351735, 4351736, 4351737, 436 43, 436514
Abstract:
A microfluidic cartridge for isolating biological molecules having a capture chamber containing functionalized solid supports maintained in a fluidized state provides reduced pressure drops and bubble formation during microfluidic extraction. The cartridge may include an electric field lysis chamber and/or a chemical lysis chamber. The electric-field lysis chamber may comprise an electrically insulating structure arranged between two opposing planar electrodes.