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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Marc Jan René Leblans, Kontich, BE;
Emmanuel Marie Paul Ernest Gustin, Vosselaar, BE;
Christiaan Hubert Simon Roelant, Leuven, BE;
Joseph Demeester, Ghent, BE;
Stefaan Cornelis DE Smedt, Mariakerke, BE;
Kevin Braeckmans, Destelbergen, BE;
Marc Jan René Leblans, Kontich, BE;
Emmanuel Marie Paul Ernest Gustin, Vosselaar, BE;
Christiaan Hubert Simon Roelant, Leuven, BE;
Joseph Demeester, Ghent, BE;
Stefaan Cornelis De Smedt, Mariakerke, BE;
Kevin Braeckmans, Destelbergen, BE;
Biocartis S.A., Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the manipulation for an identification purpose of a microcarrier comprising the steps of: (a) an identification purpose step of the microcarrier; and (b) a positioning and orientation step prior to or during the identification purpose step, wherein the identification purpose step is a detection step for the detection of an encoded microcarrier having an anisotropy in its shape. The invention further relates to an apparatus for the manipulation for identification purposes of a microcarrier comprising means for identification purposes such as a microscope and means for the positioning and orientation of the microcarriers.