公开(公告)号：US20230013375A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17756475

申请日：2020-11-25

Applicant: FLUIDIGM CANADA INC.

Inventor： Daaf Sandkuijl ,  Alexander Loboda ,  Vincent Yi-Ching Yeh ,  Ladan Gheiratmand

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  G01N15/14

Abstract: Methods and systems for automated slide handling for imaging applications are described herein. In certain aspects, an automated slide handler may be operatively coupled to a slide hotel and/or one or more imaging systems described herein. The automated slide handler may be a robotic arm with up to 6 degrees of freedom. Automated slide handling may include sample preparation, such as sectioning and staining. Suitable imaging systems include a fluorescence microscope or an imaging mass cytometer. Methods and systems disclosed herein enable high throughput profiling of tissue sections.