Capture of micro-organisms
AssigneeMicrosens Medtech Limited
InventorsChristopher John Stanley, Stuart Mark Wilson
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Abstract
Micro-organisms, including fungi, viruses and bacteria such as Mycobacteria and/or fragments of micro-organisms such as cell wall components present in an aqueous liquid are captured to a solid surface by adding to the liquid a sufficient quantity of a water soluble polymer in the presence of the solid surface to displace the micro-organisms and/or fragments from the liquid to the solid surface. The surface may be provided by a bead. The water soluble polymer may be polyethyleneglycol or polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Claims20
A method of capturing onto a solid surface micro-organisms and/or fragments of micro-organisms present in an aqueous liquid, comprising adding to said liquid a sufficient quantity of a water soluble polymer in the presence of said solid surface to displace said micro-organisms and/or fragments from the liquid to the solid surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.