Apparatus and methods for laser-based single cell recovery from microcapillary arrays
AssigneexCella Biosciences, Inc.
InventorsBob Chen, Austin Blanco, Ryan Lewis Kelly, Frances Liu, Derek Croote, Samuel Timothy Hatch
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Abstract
Systems and methods for recovering content of a sample from a microcapillary array are provided. The microcapillary array includes a plurality of microcapillary wells. A laser is positioned to target a first microcapillary well in the plurality of microcap-wells. The laser pulses at least one time at the first microcapillary well. The content from the first microcapillary well is extracted, recovering the content of the first microcapillary well.
Claims27
A method for recovering content of a sample from a microcapillary array comprising a plurality of microcapillary wells, wherein the method comprises:
- (A) positioning a laser to target a first microcapillary well in the plurality of microcapillary wells, each of the plurality of microcapillary wells comprising a through hole extending from a first planar surface of the microcapillary array to a second planar surface of the microcapillary array;
- (B) pulsing the laser at least one time towards the first microcapillary well;
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- (C) extracting the content from the first microcapillary well, thereby recovering the content of the first microcapillary well.
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