Patent ID: 9539574
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of separating an analyte of interest from one or more sample constituents not of interest, the method comprising: stacking the analyte of interest between a first end and a second end of a first channel by isotachophoresis, the first channel further comprising a skewing channel segment between the first end and the second end; skewing the analyte and the one or more sample constituents not of interest by flowing the analyte and the one or more sample constituents not of interest through the skewing channel segment toward the second end; stacking the skewed analyte one or both of while within and after exiting the skewing channel segment to form a focused analyte band; and producing and maintaining axial diffusion of the skewed one or more sample constituents not of interest.