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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Vycap B.v., Deventer, NL;
Arjan Gerhardus Johannes Tibbe, Deventer, NL;
Cornelis Johannes Maria van Rijn, Hengelo, NL;
Leonardus Wendelinus Mathias Marie Terstappen, Amsterdam, NL;
VyCAP B.V., Deventer, NL;
Abstract
A micro well plate is described for capturing and distributing single cells in individual wells is described, wherein at least one individual well is provided with a bottom plate having at least one pore to pass sample liquid, such that if one object or cell of interest is collected on the bottom plate of the well, the sample flow rate through that particular well is significantly reduced, minimizing the possibility that multiple cells or objects of interest entering the same well. The presented invention is particularly suited for obtaining single cells and/or microorganisms suspended in fluid samples for subsequent detailed interrogation.