Method and apparatus for manipulating single cells and small aggregates thereof
AssigneeMindseed Laboratories S.r.l.
InventorsRoberto Guerrieri, Massimo Bocchi
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Abstract
A well, in particular an open well (14) with an upper end having a vertical axis (101), for containing a liquid and particles contained within said liquid, characterized by comprising at least two manipulation electrodes (1, 2, 3, 31, 32, 36, 17, 40, 41) able to be powered by electrical voltages, in particular alternating electrical voltages, so as to manoeuvre particles within the well by means of the dielectrophoretic effect. A platform comprising a plurality of wells as described above and a method for using said well.
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A well, in particular a well (14) open at least at an upper end, having a vertical axis (101), for containing a liquid and particles contained within said liquid, comprising at least two manipulation electrodes (1, 2, 3, 31, 32, 36, 17, 40, 41), able to be powered by electrical voltages, in particular alternating electrical voltages, so as to manoeuvre particles within the well by means of a dielectrophoretic effect.
Method for using a well, in particular a well (14) open at an upper end and having a vertical axis (101), able to contain a liquid and particles contained in said liquid, or a platform comprising several wells, comprising the use of said well in a normal configuration with said upper end facing upwards, and in an overturned configuration with said upper end facing downwards in which a liquid is retained in the well by capillarity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.