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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2019
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
James Eberwine, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jai-Yoon Sul, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Paulo Arratia, Philadelphia, PA (US);
David Gagnon, Washington, DC (US);
Ram Gona, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/32 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); C12M 23/12 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 23/22 (2013.01); C12M 25/14 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides microfluidic devices capable of generating a flow of fluids within a chamber. The flow of fluids mix within the chamber to form a gradient of concentrations. The chamber is capable of accepting a cell culture and is accessible to retrieve the cell culture. The microfluidic devices are compatible with standard laboratory microscopes for optical analyses of the chamber.