US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Feb. 10 for "Method for testing leukocytes for a disease state" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,700, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Method for testing leukocytes for a disease state" was invented by Dino Di Carlo (Los Angeles), Daniel R. Gossett (Los Angeles) and Henry T. K. Tse (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is disclosed that enables the automated measurement of cellular mechanical parameters at high throughputs. The microfluidic device uses intersecting flows to create an extensional flow region where the cells undergo controlled stretching. Cells are focused into streamlines prior to entering the extensional flow region. In the extens...