Laser cell purification system
US6040139A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1497
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process and apparatus for cell purification and ablation is disclosed. The present invention comprises a laser system which directs radiant energy at computer or manually selected individual cells thereby disrupting DNA, RNA and protein structure in those cells. The present invention produces a purified tissue section containing relatively intact DNA, RNA or protein from only the untreated cells. This purified sample is suitable for amplification of material by PCR or other techniques for the analysis of molecular genetic features in the selected cells of interest.
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