Method for separating an analyte from a sample
First Claim
1. A method for extracting nucleic acid from a sample, the sample containing cells, spores, or microorganisms, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing the sample into a cartridge having;
i) a lysing chamber for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms to release the nucleic acid therefrom;
ii) a desiccant adjacent to the lysing chamber;
iii) a capture region, the capture region comprising a channel or chamber containing capture material for capturing the nucleic acid; and
iv) at least one waste chamber;
b) contacting the sample with paper or membrane material in the lysing chamber, the paper or membrane material being impregnated with at least one chemical for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms in the sample, wherein the sample is dried on the paper or membrane material by heating the sample and absorbing moisture with the desiccant;
c) lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms with the chemical to release the nucleic acid from the cells, spores, or microorganisms;
d) removing the nucleic acid from the lysing chamber by placing fluid in the lysing chamber, releasing the nucleic acid from the paper or membrane material into the fluid, and forcing the fluid containing the nucleic acid to flow out of the lysing chamber and through the capture region, thereby capturing the nucleic acid from the fluid with the capture material in the capture region;
e) forcing the fluid that has flowed through the capture region to flow into the waste chamber; and
f) eluting the captured nucleic acid from the capture region and forcing the eluted nucleic acid to flow into a reaction vessel coupled to the cartridge.
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Abstract
An analyte is separated from a fluid sample by introducing the sample into a cartridge having a sample port and a first flow path extending from the sample port. The first flow path includes an extraction chamber containing a solid support for capturing the analyte from the sample. The cartridge has a second flow path for eluting the captured analyte from the extraction chamber, the second flow diverging from the first flow path after passing through the extraction chamber. The sample is forced to flow through the extraction chamber and into a waste chamber, thereby capturing the analyte with the solid support as the sample flows through the extraction chamber. The captured analyte is then eluted from the extraction chamber by forcing an elution fluid to flow through the extraction chamber and along the second flow path.
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1. A method for extracting nucleic acid from a sample, the sample containing cells, spores, or microorganisms, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) introducing the sample into a cartridge having; i) a lysing chamber for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms to release the nucleic acid therefrom; ii) a desiccant adjacent to the lysing chamber; iii) a capture region, the capture region comprising a channel or chamber containing capture material for capturing the nucleic acid; and iv) at least one waste chamber; b) contacting the sample with paper or membrane material in the lysing chamber, the paper or membrane material being impregnated with at least one chemical for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms in the sample, wherein the sample is dried on the paper or membrane material by heating the sample and absorbing moisture with the desiccant; c) lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms with the chemical to release the nucleic acid from the cells, spores, or microorganisms; d) removing the nucleic acid from the lysing chamber by placing fluid in the lysing chamber, releasing the nucleic acid from the paper or membrane material into the fluid, and forcing the fluid containing the nucleic acid to flow out of the lysing chamber and through the capture region, thereby capturing the nucleic acid from the fluid with the capture material in the capture region; e) forcing the fluid that has flowed through the capture region to flow into the waste chamber; and f) eluting the captured nucleic acid from the capture region and forcing the eluted nucleic acid to flow into a reaction vessel coupled to the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for extracting nucleic acid from a sample, the sample containing cells, spores, or microorganisms, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) introducing the sample into a cartridge having; i) a lysing chamber for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms to release the nucleic acid therefrom; ii) a capture region, the capture region comprising a channel or chamber containing capture material for capturing the nucleic acid; and iii) at least one waste chamber; b) contacting the sample with paper or membrane material in the lysing chamber, the paper or membrane material being impregnated with at least one chemical for lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms in the sample; c) lysing the cells, spores, or microorganisms with the chemical to release the nucleic acid from the cells, spores, or microorganisms, while binding contaminants or inhibitors in the sample to the paper or membrane material; d) removing the nucleic acid from the lysing chamber by placing fluid in the lysing chamber, releasing the nucleic acid from the paper or membrane material into the fluid while the contaminants or inhibitors remain bound to the paper or membrane material, and forcing the fluid containing the nucleic acid to flow out of the lysing chamber and through the capture region, thereby capturing the nucleic acid from the fluid with the capture material in the capture region; e) forcing the fluid that has flowed through the capture region to flow into the waste chamber; and f) eluting the captured nucleic acid from the capture region and forcing the eluted nucleic acid to flow into a reaction vessel coupled to the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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