EDC Biosystems Granted Second U.S. Patent for Fluid Transfer

EDC Biosystems announced that the U.S. Patent Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 6,863,362 to the company for claims relating to "Acoustically mediated liquid transfer method for generating chemical libraries." This technology uses an acoustic wave to transfer micro-droplets of fluids from sources to targets, such as a laboratory well plate or micro-array plate, with no contact from pipettes, pins or capillary devices.

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