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US 2022/0347676 A1Published application
Electrowetting on dielectric (ewod) device to perform liquid-to-liquid extraction (lle) of biomolecules and systems and methods for using the ewod device
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsHyejin Moon, Shubhodeep Paul
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Abstract
A method and system for performing biomolecule extraction are provided that use liquid-to-liquid extraction (LLE) in combination with an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device to provide a biomolecule extraction solution that has high extraction efficiency and that is less costly and easier to use than current state of the art methods and systems. The system and method are well suited for, but not limited to, extraction of DNA, RNA and protein molecules.
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A method for extracting biomolecules comprising:
- using liquid-to-liquid extraction (LLE) in an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device to extract a particular type of biomolecules from a liquid one droplet that contains the particular type of biomolecules into a liquid two droplet and to separate the liquid two droplet having the particular type of biomolecules therein from the liquid one droplet to complete at least one cycle of LLE.
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