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Method for manufacture of macrobeads

US9090866B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE · US

Inventors

Lawrence Gazda · Xenia, US
Melissa Laramore · Xenia, US
Timothy Hamilton · Xenia, US
Barry Smith · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2013
Grant date	Jul 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J15/0616
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an improved method for making agarose coated, agarose beads which contain cells. The method which is preferably automated, involves placing manufactured beads in a sample of mineral oil at a temperature gradient, such that the temperature drops as the bead moves through the oil. Preferably, a “trumpet tool” and a “straw tool” are employed in the method.

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