Cell analysis and sorting apparatus for manipulation of cells
CA 2390375 A1 · Owner: Braff, Rebecca · Inventors: Voldman, Joel; Gray, Martha L.; Schmidt, Martin A.
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A cell analysis and sorting apparatus is capable of monitoring over time the behaviour of each cell in a large population of cells. The cell analysis and sorting apparatus contains individually addressable cell locations. Each location is capable of capturing and holding a single cell and selectively , releasing that cell from that particular location. In one aspect of the invention, the cells are captured and held in wells and released using vapor , bubbles as a means of cell actuation. In another aspect of the invention the , cells are captured, held and released using electric fields traps.
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- Filed November 10, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 10, 2020.
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