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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The tiny cell processing device has a channel as as thin as a human hair in which cells flow through. They are captured by the cell immobilization features, rinsed, and then lysed (popped open) by applying electrical pulses. The gold on top of the device are integrated electrodes that line the channel. These electrodes apply the pulses needed for lysis. After lysis, the biochemicals flow out of the device and into the mass spectrometer for analysis.
