Microfluidic system for sperm separation and enrichment from various types of sperm samples

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PATENT NO 11517900
APP PUB NO 20190329256A1
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16173934

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A method for separating and enriching sperm from a tissue sample comprises: obtaining a microfluidic separating system having an inlet end and an outlet end, and a membrane filter (e.g., hollow fiber membrane filter) fluidly connected to the outlet end; separating the tissue sample via the microfluidic separating system into a debris fluid volume and a sperm fluid volume; and enriching the sperm fluid volume by removing excess media via the membrane filter. A two-stage tissue sample separation system comprising: a microchannel structure defining a separation fluid channel to form a separation stage; an inlet end of the microchannel structure; an outlet end of the microchannel structure; and a membrane filter fluidly connected to the outlet end for removal of at least a portion of excess media in the tissue sample.

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION201 PRESIDENTS CIRCLE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84112

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Carrell, Douglas Salt Lake City, US 1 0
Gale, Bruce Salt Lake City, US 8 94
Hotaling, Jim Salt Lake City, US 2 2
Jafek, Alex Salt Lake City, US 3 0
Jenkins, Timothy Salt Lake City, US 10 20
Samuel, Raheel Salt Lake City, US 7 0
Son, Jiyoung Salt Lake City, US 5 6

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