Invention Application
- Patent Title: VALVED, MICROWELL CELL-CULTURE DEVICE AND METHOD
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Application No.: US13602331Application Date: 2012-09-04
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Publication No.: US20130081757A1Publication Date: 2013-04-04
- Inventor: Paul Ju-Sung Hung , Philip Janmin Lee
- Applicant: Paul Ju-Sung Hung , Philip Janmin Lee
- Applicant Address: US CA Hayward
- Assignee: CellASIC,EMD Millipore Corporation
- Current Assignee: CellASIC,EMD Millipore Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Hayward
- Main IPC: B29C65/00
- IPC: B29C65/00

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
- US08709790B2 Valved, microwell cell-culture device and method Public/Granted day:2014-04-29
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