Hanging droplet plate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9267933
APP PUB NO 20140106395A1
SERIAL NO

14002269

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A hanging droplet plate (1) comprises a predetermined number of droplet compartments (10) each being capable of receiving a droplet of a liquid. The respective droplet compartment (10) comprises a circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102) which is arranged to surround a respective cavity (100) and which prevents a droplet from spreading beyond the microfluidic wetting barrier (102). The respective compartment (10) comprises a closed bottom (101) and at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104), each additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (104) which is arranged to surround a preceding circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier (102). A wettable area (103) is arranged between two adjacently arranged microfluidic wetting barriers (102, 104).

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HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC150 CLOVE ROAD OVERLOOK AT GREAT NOTCH SUITE 8 LITTLE FALLS NJ 07424

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fattinger, Christof Blauen, CH 29 618
Iaiza, Patrick Saint Louis, FR 2 5
Kissling, Tom Riehen, CH 10 101
Mcginnis, Claudia Riehen, CH 2 6
Voegelin, Dieter Sissach, CH 14 98
Zumstein, Thomas Weil Am Rhein, DE 16 54

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