Inventors:
Alexander Burshteyn - Hialeah FL, US
John Joubran - Escondido CA, US
Nazle Kuylen - Miami FL, US
Frank Lucas - Boca Raton FL, US
Carlos Aparicio - Miami FL, US
Michael Bell - Fullerton CA, US
Ravinder Gupta - Pembroke Pines FL, US
Maria Insausti - Miami FL, US
Jack McNeal - Long Beach CA, US
Paul Price - Miami FL, US
Sandra Socarras - Miami FL, US
International Classification:
G01N033/48
US Classification:
436/177000, 436/164000, 436/149000, 436/534000, 422/101000, 422/082080, 435/006000
Abstract:
A method for utilizing a filtration device for removing interferants from a test sample containing a mixture of a composition of interest and interferants in an automated apparatus is disclosed. The filtration device includes a microporous hollow fiber membrane having a plurality of pores sized to retain the composition of interest while allowing smaller diameter interferants to pass through the membrane.