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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2023
Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander J. Mastroianni, Alameda, CA (US);
Peyton Shieh, Emeryville, CA (US);
Kellen C. Mobilia, Livermore, CA (US);
Eric K. Sackmann, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ke-Chih Lin, Richmond, CA (US);
Or Gadish, Pinole, CA (US);
Patrick N. Ingram, Emeryville, CA (US);
Eric Chun-Jen Shiue, Westford, MA (US);
Grayson Thomas Wawrzyn, Oakland, CA (US);
Volker L. S. Kurz, Oakland, CA (US);
Nathan J. Ver Heul, Oakland, CA (US);
Randall D. Lowe, Jr., Emeryville, CA (US);
Sara Tafoya, Hayward, CA (US);
Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for assaying and controlling micro-objects in a microfluidic device. In situ-generated hydrogel barriers are provided for dividing a microfluidic chamber into areas where assaying a cell may be performed without interference from the presence of the cell itself.