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CENTRIFUGAL CAPTURE SYSTEM

  • US 20120040843A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2010
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A centrifugal capture chamber configured to receive a fluid comprising particles of interest and being operably rotatable about an axis of rotation, the chamber having an axis of rotation proximal portion and an axis of rotation distal portion, the capture chamber comprising:

  • a plurality of capture sites, the capture sites defining a capture area configured to receive individual particles travelling within the capture chamber from the axis of rotation proximal portion to the axis of rotation distal portion; and

    wherein the chamber is configured such that a rotation of the capture chamber provides a centrifugal force which induces motion on the particles such that they are biased in straight lines in a radial direction away from the axis of rotation of the chamber and are sedimented into the capture areas of the capture sites.

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