“Cell blocker inserts for multiwell tissue culture plates”

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A MemicT AbudulaK Gauthaman

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CPC C12M 23/06 (2013.01); C12M 25/14 (2013.01); C12Q 17025 (2013.01)(58) Field of Classification Search CPC B01L 3/50851; B01L 3/50853; BOIL 2200/142; B01L 2300/042; BOIL 2300/0829 See application file for complete search history.* cited by examiner Primary Examiner Gautam Prakash (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—W & C IP (57) ABSTRACT Inserts for the wells of tissue culture plates are provided. When placed in a tissue culture well, a bottom surface of a shaft portion of an insert contacts a bottom surface of the well and blocks the growth of cells in that area. The blocked area mimics a “wound” in the layer of cells that grows around it. A cover portion of the insert comprises open channels through which cells, media, etc. can be delivered and gases exchanged while the insert is in place. Once the insert is removed, cell culture with the artificial “wound is used to test the efficacy of agents with respect to …

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@misc{memic2020cellbloc,
  title = {Cell blocker inserts for multiwell tissue culture plates},
  author = {A Memic, T Abudula, K Gauthaman},
  howpublished = {US Patent Granted Patent (USPTO)},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {https://patents.google.com/patent/US10669514B2/en},
  url = {https://doi.org/https://patents.google.com/patent/US10669514B2/en},
}