Method and apparatus for high density format screening for bioactive molecules
US6790652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for screening an array of test compounds for bioactivity by contacting an array of test compounds with a detector layer capable of detecting bioactivity, and detecting a detector layer response. The detector layer is comprised of physiologically viable cells. The method and apparatus allow a large number of test compounds to be simultaneously assayed in parallel without the need for complex fluidic devices.
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