Substance and a device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8337785
APP PUB NO 20100197525A1
SERIAL NO

12450117

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A device (1) for housing a scientific sample comprising at least one sample well (2) and an on-board buffering substance (3) wherein the onboard buffering substance (3) at least partly surrounds the sample well (2). The on-board buffering substance (3) may be in the form of a matrix, such as a gel-like matrix. The device (1) may further comprise an insulating means. Also described is a substance for use in culturing and/or assaying a sample whereby the substance provides atmospheric and thermal buffering. The invention further provides a lid for a single-well or multi-well sample plate, the lid being configured to facilitate delivery of a sample through the lid into a well, and for sealing the well. The lid comprises moveable portions (52, 53) that have at least one orifice (54, 57) formed through the moveable portions (52, 53) such that a conduit is formed by alignment of the orifices (54, 57) of both the lid portions (52, 53).

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PROVOST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN THEDUBLIN 2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davies, Anthony Dublin, IE 21 494
Kelleher, Dermot County Dublin, IE 19 279
Mitchell, Slobhan Dublin, IE 1 4
Volkov, Yuri Dublin, IE 6 246

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