US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 173.6
.~.~.~ Electroporation


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435 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

173.1  DF  TREATMENT OF MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES WITH ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY (E.G., MAGNETISM, SONIC WAVES, ETC.) {5}
173.4  DF  .~ Cell membrane or cell surface is target {2}
173.5  DF  .~.~ Membrane permeability increased {1}
173.6.~.~.~ Electroporation


DEFINITION

Classification: 435/173.6

Electroporation:

(under subclass 173.5) Processes wherein the permeability of a cell membrane is increased as a result of an applied electric current.

(1) Note. The related process of electrofusion is provided for in Class 435, subclass 450.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

440+, for processes, including electrofusion, wherein the genetic material of a cell is altered.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy,

450+, for electrophoretic or electro-osmotic processes, in general. Class 435 provides for processes and apparatus using electrical or wave energy treatment of microorganisms or enzymes when the treatment is solely disclosed for use with viable microorganisms or catalytically active enzymes.