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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Michael Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Wendy Pryce-lewis, Lexington, MA (US);
Javier Gonzalez-zugasti, North Billerica, MA (US);
J. Richard Gyory, Sudbury, MA (US);
Anthony Lemmo, Sudbury, MA (US);
Julie Monagle, Carlisle, MA (US);
Michael Cima, Winchester, MA (US);
Wendy Pryce-Lewis, Lexington, MA (US);
Javier Gonzalez-Zugasti, North Billerica, MA (US);
J. Richard Gyory, Sudbury, MA (US);
Anthony Lemmo, Sudbury, MA (US);
Julie Monagle, Carlisle, MA (US);
Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
The assay plate includes a substrate having an substrate surface and at least one raised pad extending from the substrate surface. The raised pad includes a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation. The sample receiving surface preferably has at least one sharp edge at the junction between a sidewall coupling the sample receiving surface to the substrate surface. The sample receiving surface is preferably a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, or octagon shape that is sized to hold a predetermined volume of the sample. A method of using the above described assay plate is also provided. Once a raised pad extending from a substrate is formed, a sample is deposited on the raised pad. Experiments are subsequently performed using the sample on the raised pad.