Point source diffusion cell activity assay apparatus
US8486655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/0472
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for determining whether a test compound solution induces cell activity, an embodiment of the method of the present invention comprising placing a test compound solution in contact with a cell suspension media containing cells, diffusing the test compound solution into the cell suspension from a point source, and detecting activity in the cells with respect to their distance from the point source. Detecting activity in the cells can involve detecting activity in a first group of the cells proximate to the point source, and detecting activity in a second group of the cells farther from the point source than the first group.
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