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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Applicants:
John Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Jaishree Trikha, Waban, MA (US);
Inventors:
John Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Jaishree Trikha, Waban, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cytonome, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A two-pin liquid handling system for crystallizing biomolecules comprises a pair of interacting pins for holding a droplet of liquid therebetween. Each pin includes a tip spaced predetermined distance from the other pin to define a sample acquisition region. The two-pin liquid handling system includes a temperature and humidity control element for controlling the temperature of the sample acquisition region to cause transpiration of water to and from a droplet of biomolecule solution to promote crystallization of the biomolecule.