Isolation of sperm cells from other biological materials using microfabricated devices and related methods thereof
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24-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the biological sample comes from a vaginal swab.
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The present invention relates to cell separation using microfabricated devices. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for separation of sperm from biological materials, such as other cells and molecular species, in a cell mixture in a microfabricated device through the use of electroosmotic flow, electrophoretic mobility, pressure gradient, differential adhesion, and/or combinations thereof.
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28 Claims
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24-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the biological sample comes from a vaginal swab.
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25-2. The method of claim 1, wherein the other biological materials are further analyzed.
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