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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Berkeley Lights, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark P. White, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin T. Chapman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Andrew W. McFarland, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric D. Hobbs, Livermore, CA (US);
Randall D. Lowe, Jr., Emeryville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Berkeley Lights, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/0284 (2013.01); A01N 1/0221 (2013.01); A01N 1/0263 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); C12M 47/04 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); B01L 2300/024 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/163 (2013.01); B01L 2300/18 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1894 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of processing and storing biological cells includes introducing a flowable medium into a microfluidic device, the flowable medium including biological cells; sequestering one or more biological cells from the flowable medium in one or more isolation regions of the microfluidic device; and freezing the microfluidic device including the one or more biological cells sequestered therein.