US 12,134,781 B2
Electrophoresis device
Xing Feng Zhao, North Rocks (AU)
Assigned to Memphasys Limited, New South Wales (AU)
Filed by Memphasys Limited, Homebush West (AU)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,975.
Application 17/894,975 is a continuation of application No. 16/343,676, granted, now 11,466,250, previously published as PCT/AU2017/051136, filed on Oct. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2016904260 (AU), filed on Oct. 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127490 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C12N 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 57/02 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 71/38 (2006.01); B01D 71/50 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12N 5/076 (2010.01); C12N 5/078 (2010.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 27/453 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 5/0612 (2013.01) [B01D 57/02 (2013.01); B01D 63/08 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 71/38 (2013.01); B01D 71/50 (2013.01); C12N 5/00 (2013.01); C12N 5/0081 (2013.01); C12N 5/061 (2013.01); C12N 5/0644 (2013.01); G01N 27/44704 (2013.01); G01N 27/44756 (2013.01); B01D 2313/44 (2013.01); B01D 2319/06 (2013.01); C12N 2529/00 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
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1. An electrophoresis apparatus for separation of cells in a solution, the apparatus comprising:
a sample chamber and a harvest chamber separated by a size-exclusion membrane;
non-circulating buffer chambers flanking each respective sample chamber and harvest chamber, wherein each buffer chamber is separated from each respective sample chamber and harvest chamber by an ion-permeable membrane that does not allow passage of macromolecules or cells, and an electrode positioned in each buffer chamber;
wherein the ion-permeable membranes comprise poly (vinyl alcohol).