Labcyte Receives 19th and 20th Patents for Acoustic Droplet Ejection Applications
U.S. Patent 6,893, 836 describes the use of focused acoustic energy to eject live cells suspended in a fluid to make patterns of cells on surfaces. Labcyte anticipates using cell dispensing technology to facilitate efficient use of cells for drug discovery, epitope mapping and selection of transformed bacteria, as well as other applications. Cell arrays may be placed the bottom of microwell plates to facilitate screening with multiple cells lines simultaneously and to create engineered tissues.
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