Patent ID: 8815554
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B01D,B01L,B03C,C12N,C12Q,G01N,G01S,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for isolating a nucleic acid from a fluid, the method comprising: a. applying the fluid to a device, the device comprising an array of electrodes capable of establishing an AC electrokinetic field region; b. concentrating cells and/or other particulate material in the fluid in a first AC electrokinetic field region, wherein the first AC electrokinetic field region is a first dielectrophoretic high field region and the conductivity of the fluid is less than 500 mS/m; c. isolating nucleic acid in a second AC electrokinetic field region, wherein the second AC electrokinetic field is a second dielectrophoretic high field region; and d. flushing the concentrated cells and/or other particulate material from the first AC electrokinetic field region.