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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stamp and a method for transferring particles to cells of a cell culture. The stamp includes a body having upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface includes a recessed portion. A gel extends along the recessed portion of the lower surface of the body and including the particles patterned therein. The body is configured to move between a first position wherein the gel is isolated from the cells of the cell culture and a second position wherein the particles patterned in the gel communicate with the cells of the cell culture through diffusion.