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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher T. Culbertson, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Stephen C. Jacobson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Maxine A. McClain, Knoxville, TN (US);
J. Michael Ramsey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7447 ; G01N 2/7453 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7447 ; G01N 2/7453 ;
Abstract
Microfluidic systems and methods are disclosed which are adapted to transport and lyse cellular components of a test sample for analysis. The disclosed microfluidic systems and methods, which employ an electric field to rupture the cell membrane, cause unusually rapid lysis, thereby minimizing continued cellular activity and resulting in greater accuracy of analysis of cell processes.