| CPC B01D 29/012 (2013.01) [G01N 1/10 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); B01D 2201/282 (2013.01); G01N 2001/1056 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4088 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims | 

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               1. A target cell capture filter that has a capture face for capturing target cells in a liquid, the target cell capture filter comprising a plurality of notches that allow a part of the capture face to be elastically deformed in a direction that is orthogonal to the capture face, thereby providing gaps, 
            wherein the plurality of notches are arranged so as to form a part of a concentric circle group including a plurality of circles having different radii and a shared center, 
                wherein the plurality of circles comprise at least a first circle having a first radius a second circle having a second radius larger than the first radius, and a third circle having a third radius larger than the second radius, 
                wherein a difference in length between the second radius and the first radius is greater than a difference in length between the third radius and the second radius, and 
                wherein each one of the plurality of notches has the same longitudinal length and the same width. 
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