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Chemistry: Molecular Biology And Microbiology > Measuring Or Testing Process Involving Enzymes Or Micro-organisms; Composition Or Test Strip Therefore; Processes Of Forming Such Composition Or Test Strip > Involving Viable Micro-organism Involving Viable Micro-organismInvolving Viable Micro-organism patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.04/19/07 - 20070087401 - Analysis of metabolic activity in cells using extracellular flux rate measurements Disclosed are methods for non-destructively measuring in vitro the effect on cellular metabolism of the addition to animal cells in culture of a soluble molecule potentially capable of perturbing the biological state of the cells, such as a drug or drug candidate, a toxin, a ligand known or suspected to ... 03/29/07 - 20070072257 - Multiwell plate assembly for use in high throughput assays A device for characterizing the biological properties of cells can include a plurality of dual-compartment assay chambers wherein the compartments of each chamber are separated by a cell layer across which ions can flow. The biological properties of the cell layer in the presence or absence of experimental compounds can ... 02/15/07 - 20070037244 - Materials and reactor systems having humidity and gas control The present invention is directed to materials and reactor systems having humidity and/or gas control. The material may have high oxygen permeability and/or low water vapor permeability. In some cases, the material may have sufficient permeance and/or permeability to allow cell culture to occur in a chip or other reactor ... 11/23/06 - 20060263844 - Flourescent chemical compounds having high selectivity for double standard dna, and methods for their use Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can ... 11/23/06 - 20060263843 - Microorganism staining agent and use thereof A microorganism staining agent characterized in that an alkali substance and a diazo dye or xanthene dye are contained therein; and a method of detecting microorganisms with the use of the agent. There are provided a microorganism staining agent which resolves the problem of pretreatment posed by the conventional direct ... 11/16/06 - 20060257965 - Extracellular matrix signalling molecules Polynucleotides encoding mammalian ECM signalling molecules affecting the cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation activities characterizing such complex biological processes as angiogenesis, chondrogenesis, and oncogenesis, are provided. The polynucleotide compositions include DNAs and RNAs comprising part, or all, of an ECM signalling molecule coding sequence, or biological equivalents. Polypeptide compositions are ... 08/31/06 - 20060194273 - Microfabricated apparatus for cell based assays Apparatus and methods are provided for performing cell growth and cell based assays in a liquid medium. The apparatus comprises a base plate supporting a plurality of micro-channel elements, each micro-channel element comprising a cell growth chamber, an inlet channel and an outlet channel, a cover plate positioned over the ... 07/27/06 - 20060166305 - Animal cell confluence detection method and apparatus The invention provides an apparatus and process for detecting the degree of confluence of animal cells being cultured in a well plate. A well plate is arranged in an imaging station and illuminated with a ring of LEDs, or other optical source, from below at an oblique angle. An image ... 06/08/06 - 20060121554 - Regulation of human rta-like gpcr Screening assays for compounds useful to treat pain. ... 05/11/06 - 20060099669 - High throughput assay system A device and a method that permits rapid application of experimental solutions to both (i.e. intracellular and extra-cellular) surfaces of a membrane patch is described. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by mounting a membrane patch on a hole through the side of a hollow tube such that one surface ... 04/20/06 - 20060084135 - Compositions for manipulating the lifespan and stress response of cells and organisms Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating the activity of sirtuin deacetylase protein family members; p53 activity; apoptosis; lifespan and sensitivity to stress of cells and organisms. Exemplary methods comprise contacting a cell with an activating compound, such as a flavone, stilbene, flavanone, isoflavone, catechin, chalcone, tannin or anthocyanidin; ... 04/13/06 - 20060078961 - Systems and methods for rapidly changing the solution environment around sensors The invention provides microfluidic systems for altering the solution environment around a nanoscopic or microscopic object, such as a sensor, and methods for using the same. The invention can be applied in any sensor technology in which the sensing element needs to be exposed rapidly, sequentially, and controllably, to a ... 04/06/06 - 20060073539 - Apparatus and methods for using biological material to discriminate an agent An apparatus and methods for using biological material to discriminate an agent. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of providing at least one cell, exposing at least one cell to an agent, measuring the response of the cell to the agent in terms of ... 03/09/06 - 20060051833 - Method of isolating stem cells The present invention relates, in general, to stem cells, and in particular, to a method of isolating stem cells and to reagents suitable for use in such a method. The invention further relates to stem cell populations isolatable in accordance with the present method. ... 03/02/06 - 20060046280 - Method for determination of platelets quality There is provided a method for assessing the quality of platelet concentrates for determining their suitability for transfusion. More specifically dynamic light scattering measurements of the samples containing platelets are obtained and parameters, such as hydrodynamic radius and relative number of platelet derived microparticles, are derived from these measurements that ... 03/02/06 - 20060046279 - Analytical methods utilizing real-time energy/particle interaction-based determination techniques Analytical methods utilizing energy/particle interaction assessment techniques, useful for monitoring and screening applications, including determinations of individuals suitable for inclusion in clinical trial test subjects, monitoring of the inception and progression of disease states, determinations of the character of drug/target interactions for drug discovery, determinations of best modes of therapeutic ... 02/23/06 - 20060040338 - Pharmacological profiling of drugs with cell-based assays The instant invention provides a method for establishing safety profiles for chemical compounds, as well as pharmacological profiling said method comprising (A) testing the effects of said chemical compounds on the amount and/or post-translational modifications of two or more macromolecules in intact cells; (B) constructing a pharmacological profile based on ... 02/23/06 - 20060040337 - Method of diagnosis of pregnancy-related complications A method for diagnosing pregnancy-related complications in a pregnant woman. The method comprises (a) providing PP13-responding cells having a membrane; (b) exposing the cells to standard PP13; (e) exposing PP13-responding cells to PP13 obtained from the woman, and (d) determining the existence of a modification in the permeability of the ... 02/02/06 - 20060024776 - Magnetic particle capture of whole intact organisms from clinical samples A method includes providing a sample containing at least one whole, intact particle or organism in a container; creating a mixture comprising the sample, at least one magnetically-responsive particle, and a remainder; and providing the mixture with a pH of less than about 7.0. By providing the mixture with a ... 01/26/06 - 20060019329 - Method of screening for protein inhibitors and activators Chemical agents which are inhibitors or activators of a protein whose expression affects a phenotypic characteristic of the cell, especially a cultural or morphological characteristic, can be identified by their more pronounced effect on cells producing higher, usually non-naturally occurring, levels of the protein, than on cells producing little or ... 01/19/06 - 20060014236 - System for detection of biological agents The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is a system and a method for the detection and limited identification of biological agents. The system is small, light weight, requires little power to operate and uses few consumables. The system can be configured for use in either stationary or mobile applications. ... 01/12/06 - 20060008864 - Methods to measure compound specificity A system is presented that uses a microassay which measures the activity of a tubulin ligand on mammalian brain (standard) and cancer cell (pathogen) tubulin, and by calculation of the Tubulin Ligand Index a comparison can be made as to the potency of the compound towards cancer cell tubulin and ... 11/10/05 - 20050250173 - Detection device, components of a detection device, and methods associated therewith A detection system may include a moveable tray configured to hold a multi-cell container of one or more reagents and/or one or more samples. A driving mechanism may be configured to reciprocate the tray in the first linear direction to agitate contents of the container, and may be configured to ... 07/28/05 - 20050164331 - Method and device for detecting toxic material in water using microbial fuel cell The present invention relates to a method and device for detecting the toxic materials in water by using an electrochemically active microorganism. Described in details, the present invention comprises the steps of: determining the electrical signals, generated by the microbial fuel cell; introducing the sample into the above-mentioned fuel cell; ... 06/23/05 - 20050136506 - Cell motility assay An electrooptical method is disclosed for quantifying the motility response of cells to external stimuli, wherein a target cell population (formed as a function of said response) is subsequently optically differentiated by the addition of an optical differentiation solution, and whereby the targeted cell population becomes more or less detectable ... 06/16/05 - 20050130254 - Drug testing system with bio-artificial liver A drug testing system using a liver-slice culture apparatus. The apparatus has a chamber with plasma and gas valves, animal liver slices being positioned securely in the chamber so as to maximize the surface area of liver slices exposed to the culture medium. Plasma is supplied to the chamber so ... 06/16/05 - 20050130253 - Solvatochromatic bacterial detection Solvatochromic dyes are used herein to indicate the presence of bacteria by incorporating them into various substrates such as films, woven and nonwoven fabrics, paper towels, coform and airlaid materials and bonded carded webs. These dyes change color in response to a change in polarity of the environment. Since water ... 06/02/05 - 20050118667 - Method for detecting microorganisms The invention concerns a method for detecting microorganisms present in a sample, which consists in inoculating a culture medium with said sample, said culture medium preferably containing chromogens releasing chromophores in the presence of target microorganisms or fluorogens, said culture medium being in a container with a coloured base, detection ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |