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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Scott Manalis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrea K. Bryan, Allston, MA (US);
Michel Godin, Beaconsfield, CA;
Philip Dextras, Tokyo, JP;
Sungmin Son, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Burg, Goettingen, DE;
William Grover, Medford, MA (US);
Yao-chung Weng, Cambridge, MA (US);
Scott Manalis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrea K. Bryan, Allston, MA (US);
Michel Godin, Beaconsfield, CA;
Philip Dextras, Tokyo, JP;
Sungmin Son, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas Burg, Goettingen, DE;
William Grover, Medford, MA (US);
Yao-Chung Weng, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for improving measurements of particle or cell characteristics, such as mass, in Suspended Microchannel Resonators (SMR's). Apparatus include in particular designs for trapping particles in SMR's for extended measurement periods and for changing the fluid properties within the SMR during the extended periods. Methods include techniques to provide for cell growth over time and over time in response to changing fluid properties to aid in determining parameters such as drug resistance and drug susceptibility.