Parallel macromolecular delivery and biochemical/electrochemical interface to cells employing nanostructures
US8993327B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/746
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for parallel macromolecular delivery and biochemical/electrochemical interface to whole cells employing carbon nanostructures including nanofibers and nanotubes. A method includes providing a first material on at least a first portion of a first surface of a first tip of a first elongated carbon nanostructure; providing a second material on at least a second portion of a second surface of a second tip of a second elongated carbon nanostructure, the second elongated carbon nanostructure coupled to, and substantially parallel to, the first elongated carbon nanostructure; and penetrating a boundary of a biological sample with at least one member selected from the group consisting of the first tip and the second tip.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.