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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2017
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christian Boehm, Stuttgart, DE;
Amy Rowat, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sarah Koester, Bad Urach, DE;
Jeremy Agresti, Richmond, CA (US);
David A. Weitz, Bolton, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for the arrangement of droplets in pre-determined locations. Many applications require the collection of time-resolved data. Examples include the screening of cells based on their growth characteristics or the observation of enzymatic reactions. The present invention provides a tool and related techniques which addresses this need, and which can be used in many other situations. The invention provides, in one aspect, a tool that allows for stable storage and indexing of individual droplets. The invention can interface not only with microfluidic/microscale equipment, but with macroscopic equipment to allow for the easy injection of liquids and extraction of sample droplets, etc.