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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Gregory L. Kirk, Winchester, MA (US);
Emanuele Ostuni, Watertown, MA (US);
Enoch Kim, Boston, MA (US);
Olivier Schueller, Arlington, MA (US);
Paul Sweetnam, Marblehead, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory L. Kirk, Winchester, MA (US);
Emanuele Ostuni, Watertown, MA (US);
Enoch Kim, Boston, MA (US);
Olivier Schueller, Arlington, MA (US);
Paul Sweetnam, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
Surface Logix, Inc., Brighton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/20 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a device for monitoring chemotaxis or chemoinvasion. The present invention further provides a flexible assay system and numerous assays that can be used to test biological interactions and systems. Laminar flow gradients are employed that mimic gradient situations present in vivo.