Patent ID: 9304068
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A cell collecting method comprising: (a) pasting a section of a biological tissue on a surface of a substrate that is configured to be divided into a plurality of small pieces along a predetermined dividing line, while having the section bridged over the dividing line; (b) determining which of a small piece of substrate with a section of the biological tissue pasted thereon to pick up based on a shape of the biological tissue or a distribution of cells in the biological tissue; (c) dividing the substrate and the section of the biological tissue along the dividing line, by expanding the substrate pasted with the section in a direction along the surface, to form the small piece of substrate with a section of biological tissue pasted thereon; and (d) picking up one or more small pieces of the section that has been divided in the step (c) and determined for pick up in step (b).