Microfluidic devices and methods including porous polymer monoliths

Patent Number:	8,703,058
Issued:	April 22, 2014
Official Filing:	View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
Technology:	Rapid Automated Point-of-Care System (RapiDx) Microfluidic Devices
Abstract:	Microfluidic devices and methods including porous polymer monoliths are described. Polymerization techniques may be used to generate porous polymer monoliths having pores defined by a liquid component of a fluid mixture. The fluid mixture may contain iniferters and the resulting porous polymer monolith may include surfaces terminated with iniferter species. Capture molecules may then be grafted to the monolith pores.
Application Number:	12/556,459
Filed:	September 9, 2009
Current U.S. Class:	422/69 ; 422/527; 502/402;
Current International Class:	B01J 20/285 (20060101); B01J 20/26 (20060101);
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Government Interests:	STATEMENT REGARDING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT The United States Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided for by the terms of contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to Sandia Corporation.