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Laser mediated sectioning and transfer of cell colonies

US8788213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

INTREXON CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Gary Bright · Tulsa, US
Kristi Hohenstein · Carlsbad, US
Anuradha Soundararajan · San Diego, US
Manfred Koller · Obbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2010
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N15/1433
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and devices for sectioning cell colonies. Also disclosed are methods of purifying cell colonies. A method of sectioning cell colonies can include providing a cell colony on a culture plate comprising a known thickness; positioning a bottom of the culture plate using automated focus technology; and sectioning the cell colony into one or more pieces using a pattern of laser cutting lines. Devices for performing the method are also disclosed.

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