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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2020
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Hatem E. Sabaawy, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Howon Lee, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Chen Yang, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Daehoon Han, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Abstract
An expandable array and methods of maintaining a biological sample within an expandable array are provided. The expandable array includes a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a biological sample and a plurality of beams comprising a programmable material. Each beam of the plurality of beams is located between and connects at least two receptacles. The programmable material can be a shape-memory polymer or a magnetoactive material that transitions the plurality of beams from an extended state to a contracted state upon application of a stimulus.