Isolation of cellular material under microscopic visualization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6569639
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09765937

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A method of microdissection which involves: forming an image field of cells of the tissue sample utilizing a microscope, identifying at least one zone of cells of interest from the image field of cells which at least one zone of cells of interest includes different types of cells than adjacent zones of cells, and extracting the at least one zone of cells of interest from the tissue sample. The extraction is achieved by contacting the tissue sample with a transfer surface that can be selectively activated so that regions thereof adhere to the zone of cells of interest to be extracted. The transfer surface includes an activatable adhesive layer which provides chemical or electrostatic adherence to the selected regions of the tissue sample. After the transfer surface is activated the transfer surface and tissue sample are separated. During separation the zone of cells of interest remains adhered to the transfer surface and is thus separated from the tissue sample.

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  • NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonner, Robert F Washington, DC 18 342
Buck, Michael E Bethesda, MD 4 174
Liotta, Lance A Potomac, MD 103 1446
Weiss, Rhonda Ann Washington, DC 3 91
Zhuang, Zhengping Bethesda, MD 16 241

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