Low pressure-accelerated particle gene gun
US6436709B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M35/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gene gun is described wherein the contour design of the spray nozzle of the gene gun modifies the operation of the gene gun. A low pressure gas is used to accelerate the micro-particles that are coated with nucleic acid of a foreign gene into cytoplasma or nuclei of an animal or plant cell to express the special protein and to generate the new biological function.
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