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An apparatus and a method for sealing an opening in a small tubular vessel

Miéville, Pascal  
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Villat, Keyan Michel  
2024

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for closing sample tubes. Embodiments of the invention use a 3D-printer head having one or more nozzles for delivering viscous polymer material to create a plug in the opening of the sample tube.