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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Lai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shuichi Takayama, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gary D. Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jun Ding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/04 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/0252 (2013.01); A01N 1/0221 (2013.01); A01N 1/0242 (2013.01); A01N 1/0257 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 7/50 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0883 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1894 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microfluidic cryopreservation technology is provided and particularly, but not exclusively, devices, systems, and methods for cryopreservation of biological materials such as oocytes, zygotes, and embryos. The present microfluidic devices and related systems and methods are configured to maintain biological material in a housing chamber when subjected to a constant volumetric flow of fluid of changing fluid density.