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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Stuart Martin, Severna Park, MD (US);
Christopher M. Jewell, Silver Spring, MD (US);
James I. Andorko, Delran, NJ (US);
Elisabeth Lily Sooklal, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Rebecca Whipple Bettes, Elkridge, MD (US);
Kristi Chakrabarti, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Stuart Martin, Severna Park, MD (US);
Christopher M. Jewell, Silver Spring, MD (US);
James I. Andorko, Delran, NJ (US);
Elisabeth Lily Sooklal, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Rebecca Whipple Bettes, Elkridge, MD (US);
Kristi Chakrabarti, Silver Spring, MD (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, College Park, MD (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for assaying living cells comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises one or more tethering molecules which adhere to the substrate and are capable of interacting with cell membranes of the cells, wherein the cells maintain a free-floating, non-adherent character when bound to the one or more tethering molecules.