Membrane invasion culture system
CA 1266603 C · Owner: Gehlsen, Kurt R. · Inventors: Gehlsen, Kurt R.; Hendrix, Mary J.C.
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A cell culture system for performing cell invasion assays comprises a base plate and a top plate. The base plate includes a plurality of wells formed in one face thereof, while the top plate includes a plurality of apertures arranged in substantially the same pattern as the wells in the base plate. By placing a test membrane between the plates and securing them together, a plurality of test receptacles are formed, each receptacle having an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by the test membrane. Invasion assays are performed by filling the lower chamber with a suitable culture medium and seeding the cells to be tested in the upper chamber.
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- Granted March 13, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 13, 2007.
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