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US 2019/0240663 A1Published application
Fluidic device for the detection, capture, or removal of a disease material
AssigneeVanderbilt University
InventorsSinead E. MILLER, Charleson S. BELL, Todd D. GIORGIO, Andrew L. COOK
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a fluidic device to detect, capture, and/or remove disease material in a biological fluid. The present invention also relates to methods for the treatment/prevention of sepsis through the use of the claimed device.
Claims21
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A fluidic device for detection, capture, isolation, removal, or identification of disease-causing material from a biological fluid comprising:
- a multidirectional channel between one inlet and up to five outlets, said channel comprising an inner wall;
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- a disease material-targeting ligand functionalized on at least a portion of the inner wall of the channel;
- wherein the functionalized disease material-targeting ligand is effective in capturing pathogens or endotoxins from the biological fluid.
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