US Patent Application 18250723. HIGH-THROUGHPUT FORCE-DEPENDENT CELLULAR RESPONSE ASSAY USING SPECTRALLY ENCODED SMART BEADS simplified abstract
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HIGH-THROUGHPUT FORCE-DEPENDENT CELLULAR RESPONSE ASSAY USING SPECTRALLY ENCODED SMART BEADS
Organization Name
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Inventor(s)
Yinnian Feng of Menlo Park CA (US)
Adam White of Palo Alto CA (US)
Polly M. Fordyce of Menlo Park CA (US)
Xiang Zhao of Menlo Park CA (US)
K. Christopher Garcia of Menlo Park CA (US)
HIGH-THROUGHPUT FORCE-DEPENDENT CELLULAR RESPONSE ASSAY USING SPECTRALLY ENCODED SMART BEADS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18250723 titled 'HIGH-THROUGHPUT FORCE-DEPENDENT CELLULAR RESPONSE ASSAY USING SPECTRALLY ENCODED SMART BEADS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes thermo-responsive microbead compositions and methods of making them. - These microbeads can be used to evaluate cellular responses to mechanical force. - The invention provides a simplified and efficient way to study how cells respond to mechanical stimuli. - The microbeads can be easily manipulated and controlled in experiments. - The invention has potential applications in various fields such as tissue engineering and drug development.
Original Abstract Submitted
Described herein are thermo-responsive microbead compositions, methods of making such microbead compositions, and method employing the microbeads to evaluate cellular responses elicited by mechanical force.
