Miniaturized cell array methods and apparatus for cell-based screening
CA 2368773 A1 · Owner: Adams, Terri · Inventors: Kapur, Ravi; Adams, Terri
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The present invention describes novel methods for making a substrate for selective cell patterning, and the substrates themselves wherein the method , comprises contacting reactive hydroxyl groups on the surface of a substrate with a hydroxyl-reactive bifunctional molecule to form a monolayer and using , stencils to deposit cell repulsive or cell adhesive moieties in controlled locations on the cell culture substrate. Methods comprising selective differentiation of stem cells to create tissue specific and organ-specific cell substrates, as well as the cell substrates themselves are also provided.
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- Filed March 31, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 31, 2020.
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