System, apparatus and method for applying mechanical force to a material
US8557582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M35/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention details the design and operation of a miniaturized device array in which a range of simultaneous mechanical forces are produced by a single external pressure source. The invention is primarily embodied in a microfabricated device arrays designed to rapidly probe biological cell response to various combinations of mechanical, chemical and extra-cellular matrix parameters in a high-throughput fashion.
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