Guided cell sedimentation for biological studies

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving viable micro-organism

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ABSTRACT:
A method whereby living cells are passively deposited onto a flat surface by gravity force through vertical channels so as to establish a disk of cells at a predetermined area and of predetermined size.

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