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Cytological stain composition

US6348325B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1999
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to the analysis of cytological material. Specifically, the invention relates to stains and methods of producing the stains, methods of staining cells for cytological or histological analysis to contrast the nuclear portion of the cell from the cytoplasmic portion, and systems and methods for illuminating a cytological sample. The analysis can be automated or manual.

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