Patent ID: 9206416
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B01D,B01L,B03C,C12N,C12Q,G01N,G01S,G06F

Abstract:
1. A device for isolating a nucleic acid from a fluid comprising cells, the device comprising: a. a first array of electrodes capable of establishing a first AC electrokinetic field region, wherein the first AC electrokinetic field region is a first dielectrophoretic low field region capable of concentrating and lysing a plurality of cells in a conductivity of fluid of 100 mS/m or more; b. a second array of electrodes capable of establishing a second AC electrokinetic field, wherein the second AC electrokinetic field is a dielectrophoretic high field region capable of concentrating and isolating nucleic acid; and c. a reservoir comprising a fluid and a device for flushing residual and lysed cellular material from the first array of electrodes.