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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Osman Berk Usta, Swampscott, MA (US);
Haishui Huang, Allston, MA (US);
Martin Yarmush, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/125 (2025.01); B01F 23/41 (2022.01); B01F 23/80 (2022.01); C12N 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/30 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); B01F 23/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 23/802 (2022.01); A01N 1/125 (2025.01); B01F 23/4105 (2022.01); B01F 23/48 (2022.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods of super-cooling of aqueous samples with or without biological samples. The methods involve, e.g., providing a container comprising the aqueous sample; applying an immiscible liquid phase of sufficient thickness to separate the aqueous sample from air; and cooling the aqueous sample to a temperature that is below 0° C.