Patent ID: 11857969
Assignee: MIROCULUS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of extracting plasma from whole blood in an air gap of a microfluidic apparatus, the method comprising:
prewetting a plasma separation membrane before introducing a sample of whole blood into a sample inlet of the microfluidic apparatus;
introducing the sample of whole blood into the sample inlet;
extracting plasma from the sample of whole blood in the sample inlet through a plasma separation membrane and into a sample outlet into the air gap of the microfluidic apparatus;
transporting the extracted plasma from the sample outlet to a first region within the air gap of the microfluidic apparatus; and
driving an actuator to extract plasma from the sample of whole blood by driving a droplet of the plasma within the air gap.