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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Peter R. C. Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody V. Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Chandra Das, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Frederick F. Becker, Houston, TX (US);
Peter R. C. Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody V. Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Chandra Das, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Frederick F. Becker, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for preparing a smear for cytopathology or other analysis. In a representative embodiment, cells of a sample are subjected to a dielectrophoretic force to segregate the cells into two or more zones of a surface. The particles are attached to the surface, thereby defining a 'segregated smear.' The segregated smear is then fixed and stained for cytopathology analysis.