Patent ID: 7601134

Claim:
A method for selectively binding and separating at least one component from whole blood, comprising: passing the whole blood through a first rigid integral separation matrix without being excluded, by size, by said matrix, said first rigid integral separation matrix having a first porous structure with a pore size ranging from 5 micron to 500 micron and an active surface ranging from 0.5 cm 2 to 10 m 2 , binding at least one whole blood component by at least one functional group arranged at said first matrix, passing the whole blood through a second rigid integral separation matrix without being excluded, by size, by said matrix, said second rigid integral separation matrix having a second porous structure with a pore size ranging from 5 micron to 500 micron and an active surface ranging from 0.5 cm 2 to 10 m 2 , and binding at least one whole blood component by at least one functional group arranged at said second matrix.