Preservation of cells as controls or standards in cellular analysis
CA 2043045 C · Owner: Davis, Kenneth A. · Inventors: Davis, Kenneth A.; Ward, Anthony J.
Overview
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Cells fixed with a fixative, reduced with a Schiff's base reducing agent and then dried in the presence of .alpha.-.alpha.-trehalose retain their light scatter and fluorescence properties and may be used, when rehydrated as standards or, controls in cellular analysis.
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- Filed May 22, 1991 and granted August 10, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 22, 2011.
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