Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valved, microwell cell-culture device and method
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Application No.: US15175449Application Date: 2016-06-07
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Publication No.: US10174278B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Paul Ju-Sung Hung , Philip Janmin Lee
- Applicant: EMD Millipore Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Burlington
- Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
- Current Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Burlington
- Agency: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC
- Main IPC: C12M1/32
- IPC: C12M1/32 ; B01L3/00 ; C12M3/06 ; C12M1/00 ; C12M1/34 ; C12M1/36 ; F16K99/00 ; B29C65/00 ; G01N33/543 ; F16K27/02 ; C12Q1/02 ; G01N33/50 ; G01N35/00

Abstract:
A valved microfluidics device, microfluidics cell-culture device and system incorporating the devices are disclosed. The valved microfluidics device includes a substrate, a microchannel through which liquid can be moved from one station to another within the device, and a pneumatic microvalve adapted to be switched between open and closed states to control the flow of fluid through a microchannel. The microvalve is formed of three flexible membranes, one of which is responsive to pneumatic pressure applied to the valve and the other two of which deform to produce a more sealable channel cross-section. The cell culture device provides valving to allow controlled loading of cells into the individual well of the device, and exchange of cell-culture components in the wells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160333297A1 Valved, Microwell Cell-Culture Device And Method Public/Granted day:2016-11-17
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