Functionalized glass beads, use thereof for capturing microorganisms, and corresponding devices
AssigneeMicrobs SAS
InventorWilfried Ablain
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Abstract
Glass beads which are functionalized by lysine or polylysine adsorbed on their surface, a device that includes a container that contains glass beads which are functionalized by lysine or polylysine adsorbed on their surface, and their use for capturing microorganisms. Also the diagnostic, elimination or reduction of the load of microorganisms of liquid or viscous samples in which microorganisms are captured on the glass beads which are functionalized by lysine or polylysine.
Claims9
A method for capturing microorganisms comprising a step of bringing a liquid or viscous sample containing said microorganisms into contact with glass beads which are functionalized with lysine or polylysine, under conditions making it possible to create an interaction between said microorganisms and the glass beads, and to obtain said microorganisms captured on the glass beads,
- wherein said glass beads are functionalized by adsorbed lysine or polylysine on their surface in which said lysine or polylysine has a molecular weight from about 146 Da to about 80,300 Da,
- in which the polylysine consists of a sequence of 2 to 1000 lysine units.
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