| abstract |
An automated microscopy system having a sample applicator configured to dispense a sample, a flexible ribbon having a surface configured to receive the sample, a light receiver, such as, for example, an automated microscope, and a ribbon controller configured to receive the flexible ribbon and guide the ribbon from the sample applicator to the light receiver. A monolayer of cells can be formed on a hydrophilic portion of the flexible ribbon and can be transported using the ribbon controller to the light receiver for analysis. The cell monolayer can be continuous. |