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High purity X-chromosome bearing and Y-chromosome bearing populations of spermatozoa

US7371517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2001
Grant dateMay 13, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N15/149
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Isolated non-naturally occurring populations of spermatozoa (15) having high purity and technologies to differentiate spermatozoa (28) based on characteristics such as mass, volume, orientation, or emitted light including methods of analysis and apparatus such as beam shaping optics (30) and detectors (32).

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