Patent ID: 11857966
Assignee: LABRADOR DIAGNOSTICS LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A device for use with a sample having a suspension of formed components, the device comprising:
at least one sample inlet for receiving said sample with the formed components;
at least one outlet configured for outputting substantially only a liquid portion of the sample; and
a separation material comprising polysulfone and functionalized with a material thereon and positioned along at least a first pathway between the sample inlet and the outlet wherein said separation material is configured to remove formed components from the sample prior to outputting the liquid portion at the outlet;
a distributor positioned with the separation material to define an interface provides for propagating the sample laterally over the separation material relative to a long longitudinal axis of separation;
wherein the separation material is functionalized with material comprising N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester terminated polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains.