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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1998
Applicants:
Oscar J. Llorin, Catonsville, MD (US);
Matthew P. Collis, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Michael C. Little, Baltimore, MD (US);
James M. Harris, Columbia, MD (US);
Inventors:
Oscar J. Llorin, Catonsville, MD (US);
Matthew P. Collis, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Michael C. Little, Baltimore, MD (US);
James M. Harris, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N001/06 ; C12N001/12 ; C12N001/16 ; C12N001/18 ; C12N013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for disrupting cells by subjecting the cells to ultrasonic energy in the absence of beads. The present invention also relates to the enhancement of cell disruption methods using ultrasonic energy by reducing the surface tension of the liquid in which the cells are located.