Patent ID: 11970680
Assignee: EMULATE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
1) providing a) living human tumor cells obtained from a biopsy and b) a microfluidic device comprising a body having a central microchannel therein; and an at least partially porous membrane positioned within the central microchannel, the membrane configured to separate the central microchannel to form a first central microchannel and a second central microchannel, the membrane comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface comprising living immune cells;
2) introducing said living tumor cells into said microfluidic device under conditions such that at least a portion of said living tumor cells contact with said immune cells; and
3) incubating said living tumor cells in said microfluidic device to produce incubated tumor cells that express one or more tumor markers.