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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Gradientech Ab, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GRADIENTECH AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2006.01); C12M 1/16 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2013.01); C12M 1/16 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 25/14 (2013.01); C12Q 1/02 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluidic device () has a culture chamber () configured to house a 3D culture matrix () comprising a culture of microorganisms (). A concentration gradient of a test substance is established over the 3D culture matrix () by providing respective fluid flows at different end portions () of the culture chamber () and comprising different concentrations of the test substance. The response of the microorganisms () to the test substance is determined based on the position of a border zone () in the 3D culture matrix ().