Isolation of microniches from solid-phase and solid suspension in liquid phase microbiomes using laser induced forward transfer
US11691436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/442
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for printing materials by: providing a receiving substrate; providing a target substrate having a photon-transparent support, a photon absorbent interlayer coated on the support, and a transfer material of a solid-phase environmental sample coated on top of the interlayer opposite to the support; and directing photon energy through the transparent support so that the photon energy strikes the interlayer is described. The environmental sample includes living organisms. A portion of the interlayer is energized by absorption of the photon energy, and the energized interlayer causes a transfer of a portion of the environmental sample including the microorganisms across a gap between the target substrate and the receiving substrate and onto the receiving substrate.
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