Cone-Shaped Adapter for a Gene Gun
AssigneeUniversity of South Carolina
InventorsJay D. Potts, Conrad Michael Gore
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Abstract
A cone-shaped adapter for attachment to a muzzle of a gene gun is generally provided. The cone-shaped adapter comprises sidewalls that taper from a base plane at one end and to an apex aperture at an opposite end and a fitting. The sidewalls form a base angle of from about 85° to about 45° with the base plane. The fitting is attached to the sidewalls at the base plane and is configured to connect the cone-shaped adapter to the muzzle of the gene gun. Methods of using the cone-shaped adapter with a gene gun are also provided.
Claims20
A cone-shaped adapter for attachment to a muzzle of a gene gun, the cone-shaped adapter comprising:
- sidewalls that taper from a base plane at one end and to an apex aperture at an opposite end, wherein the sidewalls form a base angle of from about 85° to about 45° with the base plane;
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- a fitting attached to the sidewalls at the base plane, wherein the fitting is configured to connect the cone-shaped adapter to the muzzle of the gene gun.
A gene-gun comprising a muzzle allowing particles to be shot from the gene gun out of the muzzle propelled via a gas;
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- a cone-shaped adapter attached to the muzzle of the gene gun, wherein the cone-shaped adapter comprises sidewalls that taper from a base plane at one end and to an apex aperture at an opposite end and a fitting attached to the sidewalls and configured for attachment to the muzzle, wherein the sidewalls form an base angle of from about 85° to about 45° with the base plane
A method of focusing particles shot from a muzzle of a gene gun into a cell, the method comprising
- attaching a cone-shaped adapter to the muzzle of the gene gun, wherein the cone-shaped adapter comprises sidewalls that taper from a base plane at one end and to an apex aperture at an opposite end and a fitting attached to the sidewalls and configured for attachment to the muzzle, wherein the sidewalls form an base angle of from about 85° to about 45° with the base plane;
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- shooting particles out of the muzzle of the gene gun through the muzzle of the gene gun, into the cone-shaped adapter, out of the apex aperture, and into the cell.
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