MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641063305 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, on May 19, for 'device and method for facilitating cell interaction under controlled flow conditions.'
Inventor(s) include Harikrishnan Narayanan Unni; Navyasri Narmeta; and Rimpa Sau.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A device and a method for facilitating interaction of a first cell population and a second cell population under controlled flow conditions is disclosed. The device (100) comprises a central microchannel (102) configured to receive the first cell population via at least one central inlet (110). A plurality of peripheral microchannels (104, 106) are disposed parallel to the central microchannel (102), each having a narrower width and configured to receive the second cell population via peripheral inlets (112, 114). A plurality of interconnecting microchannels (108) extends between the central microchannel (102) and the peripheral microchannels (104, 106), each having an X-shaped geometry to facilitate migration of second cells into the central microchannel (102) for interaction with first cells. One or more outlets (116, 118) are provided to discharge interaction products."
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