| abstract |
The virus filter includes: a filter member characterized by a first surface and a second surface and having a thickness extending in a first direction between the first surface and the second surface; and a plurality of channels formed in the filter member, each of the channels having a channel axis, wherein during use, the viral load-carrying solution flows in a direction parallel to the first surface, and all At least a portion of the viral load enters the membrane through the first surface and propagates in the first direction, and wherein for at least 50% of the channels in the filter member, the channel axis is relative to The first direction is oriented at an angle between 5 degrees and 85 degrees. |