Patent ID: 9267933
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B01L,C12M,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A hanging droplet plate comprising: a predetermined number of droplet compartments each being capable of receiving a droplet of a liquid, each droplet compartment having a cavity and a circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier surrounding the cavity such that a droplet is prevented from spreading beyond the circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier, wherein each droplet compartment comprises a separate and distinct closed bottom within the circumference of the circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier and at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier, each at least one additional circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier surrounding a preceding circumferential microfluidic wetting barrier, with a wettable area being arranged between two adjacently arranged microfluidic wetting barriers.