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US 2017/0001166 A1Published application
Screening assays and methods
AssigneePresident and Fellows of Harvard College
InventorsJ. Christopher Love, Hidde L. Ploegh, Jehnna Ronan
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Abstract
Screening assays and methods of performing such assays are provided. In certain examples, the assays and methods may be designed to determine whether or not two or more species can associate with each other. In some examples, the assays and methods may be used to determine if a known antigen binds to an unknown monoclonal antibody.
Claims21
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A method of producing a microarray of cell-derived products comprising:
- (a) reversibly sealing a moldable slab to a surface of a substrate, said moldable slab comprising an array of microwells, each microwell having a side or diameter of less than 100 microns and containing not more than a single or a few cell(s), at least one of said microwells containing the single or few cell(s), wherein the single or few cell(s) produce a cell-derived product in a volume of 10 nanoliters or less of fluid in each said microwell containing the single or a few cell(s);
- wherein the surface of the substrate facing each said microwell is modified such that it acts to retain the cell-derived product on the surface of the substrate;
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- (b) allowing said single or few cell(s) to produce said cell-derived product in said volume such that the cell-derived product produced by the single or few cell(s) in said volume is retained in a detectable amount on the surface of the substrate sealed to the moldable slab.
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