Particle separation apparatus and particle separation method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTsutomu MIKI, Yuhi HIGUCHI
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a particle separation apparatus includes a container, a filter, and a microchannel. The container is configured to store a suspension liquid containing target particles and non-target particles smaller than the target particles. The filter is configured to catch the target particles from the suspension liquid and allow the non-target particles to pass through. The microchannel is configured to separate the target particles from the suspension liquid. The suspension liquid stored in the container is sent to the filter. The suspension liquid containing the target particles caught by the filter is sent to the microchannel.
Claims20
A particle separation apparatus comprising:
- a container configured to store a suspension liquid containing target particles and non-target particles smaller than the target particles;
- a filter configured to catch the target particles from the suspension liquid and allow the non-target particles to pass through;
- and
- a microchannel configured to separate the target particles from the suspension liquid,
- wherein the suspension liquid stored in the container is sent to the filter, and the suspension liquid containing the target particles caught by the filter is sent to the microchannel.
A particle separation method, comprising:
- sending a suspension liquid containing target particles and non-target particles smaller than the target particles to a filter;
- catching the target particles from the suspension liquid by the filter and allowing the non-target particles to pass through the filter;
- sending the suspension liquid containing the target particles caught by the filter to a microchannel;
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- separating the target particles from the suspension liquid by the microchannel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.