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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian, Madison, AL (US);
Kapil Pant, Madison, AL (US);
Shivshankar Sundaram, Tampa, FL (US);
Ketan Harendrakumar Bhatt, Madison, AL (US);
Inventors:
Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian, Madison, AL (US);
Kapil Pant, Madison, AL (US);
Shivshankar Sundaram, Tampa, FL (US);
Ketan Harendrakumar Bhatt, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for assaying blood-brain barrier properties for drug and drug delivery vehicle screening comprising of a microfluidic apparatus with gaps separating lumen and tissue space enabling formation of tight junctions similar to in vivo conditions using endothelial cells and brain cells.