Patent ID: 8557564
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: B01J,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of separating microorganisms from a urine sample, the method comprising: contacting a urine sample containing microorganisms with an H-type zeolite such that the sample undergoes ion exchange with the zeolite to form an ion exchanged urine sample phase and a zeolite phase; and contacting the ion exchanged urine sample phase with a non-planar solid support in a liquid medium having a pH of 3.0 to 6.0 such that microorganisms in the ion exchanged urine sample phase bind to the non-planar solid support, wherein the non-planar solid support has hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 70 to 95° or has at least one amine-based functional group on its surface.