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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2008
Mehmet Toner, Wellesley, MA (US);
Rashid Bashir, Champaign, IL (US);
Xuanhong Cheng, Charlestown, MA (US);
Utkan Demirci, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Irimia, Charlestown, MA (US);
William R. Rodriguez, Cambridge, MA (US);
Liju Yang, Apex, NC (US);
Lee Zamir, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yi-shao Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
Mehmet Toner, Wellesley, MA (US);
Rashid Bashir, Champaign, IL (US);
Xuanhong Cheng, Charlestown, MA (US);
Utkan Demirci, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Irimia, Charlestown, MA (US);
William R. Rodriguez, Cambridge, MA (US);
Liju Yang, Apex, NC (US);
Lee Zamir, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yi-Shao Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention features methods of quantifying cells in a sample by lysing the cells followed by the measurement of at least one intracellular component. Methods of the invention are especially useful for quantifying small numbers of cells, e.g., over a large surface area or volume compared to the cell size. In a preferred embodiment, methods of the invention are performed using a microfluidic device.