公开(公告)号：EP1583956A4

公开(公告)日：2009-07-15

申请号：EP03810889

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： UNIV TEXAS

发明人： GASCOYNE PETER R C ,  VYKOUKAL JODY V ,  DAS CHANDRA ,  BECKER FREDERICK F

IPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B03C5/02 ,  G01N20060101 ,  G01N1/28 ,  G01N27/26 ,  G01N27/447

CPC分类号： G01N30/0005 ,  B03C5/005 ,  B03C5/026 ,  B03C2201/24 ,  G01N1/2813 ,  G01N2030/0065 ,  G01N2030/007

摘要： Methods and apparatus for preparing a smear for cytopathology or other analysis. In a representative embodiment, cells of a sample are subjected to a dielectrophoretic force to segregate the cells into two or more zones of a surface. The particles are attached to the surface, thereby defining a “segregated smear”. The segregated smear is then fixed and stained for cytopathology analysis.