US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 459
.~.~ Involving particle-mediated transfection (i.e., biolistic transfection)

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435 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

440  DF  PROCESS OF MUTATION, CELL FUSION, OR GENETIC MODIFICATION {6}
455  DF  .~ Introduction of a polynucleotide molecule into or rearrangement of nucleic acid within an animal cell {11}
459.~.~ Involving particle-mediated transfection (i.e., biolistic transfection)

DEFINITION

Classification: 435/459

Involving particle-mediated transfection (i.e., biolistic transfection):

(under subclass 455) Processes wherein the nucleic acid is present upon or within a particle which is inserted into the cell, wherein said particle penetrates the cell membrane in a ballistic fashion, i.e., due to a relatively high velocity.