Cell capture system and method of use
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1. A cell capture system for capturing cells in single-cell format, comprising:
- an array defined on a broad face of a substrate, comprising;
a plurality of parallel pores, each pore in the plurality of parallel pores linearly displaced from at least one other pore in the plurality of parallel pores, comprising;
a chamber, defined by a maximum width at an upstream end, configured to accept and hold a single cell, anda pore channel fluidly coupled to the chamber at a downstream end of the chamber, the pore channel defined by a pore channel width, smaller than the upstream width of the chamber, and configured to block egress of the single cell,wherein each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores is physically coextensive with an adjacent chamber by a barrier configured to substantially block fluid flow in a direction parallel to fluid flow through the pore channel;
an inlet channel directly fluidly coupled to the upstream end of each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores;
an outlet channel fluidly coupled to each pore channel of the plurality of parallel pores, wherein flow from the inlet channel reaches the outlet channel only by way of the plurality of parallel pores and provides a volumetric flow rate within inlet channel that is substantially equal to the volumetric flow rate within the outlet channel;
an inlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the inlet channel of the array; and
an outlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the outlet channel of the array.
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Abstract
A cell capture system including an array, an inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold. The array includes a plurality of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber and a pore channel, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the chambers of the pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to the pore channels of the pores. The inlet manifold is fluidly connected to the inlet channel, and the outlet channel is fluidly connected to the outlet channel. A cell removal tool is also disclosed, wherein the cell removal tool is configured to remove a captured cell from a pore chamber.
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1. A cell capture system for capturing cells in single-cell format, comprising:
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an array defined on a broad face of a substrate, comprising; a plurality of parallel pores, each pore in the plurality of parallel pores linearly displaced from at least one other pore in the plurality of parallel pores, comprising; a chamber, defined by a maximum width at an upstream end, configured to accept and hold a single cell, and a pore channel fluidly coupled to the chamber at a downstream end of the chamber, the pore channel defined by a pore channel width, smaller than the upstream width of the chamber, and configured to block egress of the single cell, wherein each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores is physically coextensive with an adjacent chamber by a barrier configured to substantially block fluid flow in a direction parallel to fluid flow through the pore channel; an inlet channel directly fluidly coupled to the upstream end of each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores; an outlet channel fluidly coupled to each pore channel of the plurality of parallel pores, wherein flow from the inlet channel reaches the outlet channel only by way of the plurality of parallel pores and provides a volumetric flow rate within inlet channel that is substantially equal to the volumetric flow rate within the outlet channel; an inlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the inlet channel of the array; and an outlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the outlet channel of the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19)
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16. A cell sorting apparatus for capturing cells in single cell format, comprising:
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a set of parallel arrays defined on a substrate broad face, each array in the set of parallel arrays comprising; a plurality of parallel pores, each pore in the plurality of parallel pores linearly displaced from at least one other pore in the plurality of parallel pores and comprising; a chamber, defined by a maximum width at an upstream end, configured to accept and hold a single cell, and a pore channel coupled to the chamber at a downstream end of the chamber, the pore channel defined by a pore channel width, smaller than the upstream width of the chamber, and configured to block egress of the single cell, wherein each chamber is physically coextensive with an adjacent chamber by a barrier configured to substantially block fluid flow in a direction parallel to fluid flow through the pore channel; an inlet channel directly fluidly coupled to the upstream end of each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores; an outlet channel fluidly coupled to each pore channel of the plurality of parallel pores , wherein flow from the inlet channel reaches the outlet channel only by way of the plurality of parallel pores and provides a volumetric flow rate within inlet channel that is substantially equal to the volumetric flow rate within the outlet channel; an inlet manifold, defined on the substrate broad face, that is fluidly coupled to each inlet channel of the set of parallel arrays; an inlet, defined through the substrate thickness, that is fluidly connected to the inlet manifold; an outlet manifold, defined on the substrate broad face, that is fluidly coupled to each outlet channel of the set of parallel arrays; and an outlet, defined through the substrate thickness, that is fluidly connected to the outlet manifold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 20)
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21. A cell capture system for capturing cells in single-cell format, comprising:
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an array defined on a broad face of a substrate, comprising; a plurality of parallel pores, each pore in the plurality of parallel pores linearly displaced from at least one other pore in the plurality of parallel pores, comprising; a chamber, defined by a maximum width at an upstream end, configured to accept and hold a single cell, and a pore channel fluidly coupled to the chamber at a downstream end of the chamber, the pore channel defined by a pore channel width, smaller than the upstream width of the chamber, and configured to block egress of the single cell, wherein each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores is physically coextensive with an adjacent chamber by a barrier configured to substantially block fluid flow in a direction parallel to fluid flow through the pore channel; an inlet channel directly fluidly coupled to the upstream end of each chamber of the plurality of parallel pores, wherein the inlet channel is partially defined by a self-sealing wall oriented perpendicular to the broad face of the substrate; an outlet channel fluidly coupled to each pore channel of the plurality of parallel pores, wherein flow from the inlet channel reaches the outlet channel only by way of the plurality of parallel pores and provides a volumetric flow rate within inlet channel that is substantially equal to the volumetric flow rate within the outlet channel; an inlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the inlet channel of the array; an outlet manifold, defined on the broad face of the substrate, fluidly coupled to the outlet channel of the array; and a cell removal tool configured to penetrate the self-sealing wall in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate in order to retrieve a single captured cell.
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