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AssigneesUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorsKambez Hajipouran Benam, Alexander Joseph Kaiser, Rachel Bogdanoff
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A system for fractionating multiple fractions of particles from a sample includes a fractionation unit including a flow channel divided into two or more compartments by one or more porous membranes of known pore size and a flow module system in fluid connection with the fractionation unit. The flow module system further includes a sample container for the sample, a backwash container for a backwash fluid, and two or more collection containers for collection of fractionated portions of the sample, each of the collection containers being in fluid connection with a different one of the compartments. The system further includes a control system in operative connection with the flow module system to control flow.
A system for fractionating multiple fractions of particles from a sample on the basis of particle size, comprising:
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A method for fractionating multiple fractions of particles from a sample on the basis of particle size, comprising:
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A fractionation unit comprising a series of m porous membranes axially spaced along the length of a flow channel dividing the flow channel into m+1 compartments, each of the m porous membranes having a different pore size, wherein the pore size of the m porous membranes decreases along the length of the flow channel in the direction of flow of a sample therethrough, wherein m is an integer.
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