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Apparatus and method for dispensing cells or particles confined in a free flying droplet

US8834793B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg · DE

Inventors

Peter Koltay · March, DE
Azmi Yusof · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 2012
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/1041
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for dispensing one or more cells or particles confined in a free flying droplet has a droplet generating device configured to eject out of an orifice a free flying droplet of a suspension of cells or particles. The droplet generating device has a branch-less one-way channel having the orifice at one end thereof. A device for detecting information on cells or particles located in an observation volume of the suspension within the branch-less one-way channel is provided. An ejected droplet is directed to a first position or a second position depending on the detected information.

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