Patent ID: 9598704
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61K,C12N

Claim:
1. A method for transfecting cells with a compound of interest, wherein at least a portion of said cells are transfected with said compound of interest, said method comprising the steps of: providing a composition comprising said cells in the presence of said compound of interest in a liquid carrier; and then forcing said composition through an orifice so that said cells are stressed in the presence of said compound of interest, wherein said orifice has a diameter of between one-eighth and twelve times the average diameter of said cells, and wherein said cells are stressed for a period of from 0.1 to 10 microseconds; thereby transfecting at least a portion of said cells with said compound of interest, wherein said forcing step is carried out by inkjet printing of said cells with an inkjet printing device.