ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,166, issued on June 16, was assigned to NanoCav LLC (Culver City, Calif.).
"Microfluidic cellular device and methods of use thereof" was invented by Yu-Chun Kung (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for using microfluidic devices to concentrate cells, to perform buffer changes, to sort cells based on size, and/or to isolate particular types of cells in a rapid manner, are presented. Cells flow into a matrix of posts, wherein the posts are distributed along diagonal lines in the chamber. The cells are deflected in a lateral manner, towards a side of a chamber and are collected upon exiting the chamber."
The...