Cell stimulation apparatus
AssigneeIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
InventorsTae Yoon Lee, Hee Tak Han, Jung Mok Seo, Se Ra Shin, Hyun Chul Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cell stimulation apparatus. In particular, a cell stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cell containment part in which at least one cell containment groove containing cells is formed; and a pressure control part that supports the cell containment part and transforms the at least one cell containment groove by applying pressure to the cell containment part, wherein a bottom of the at least one cell containment groove is made of a flexible material.
Claims10
A cell stimulation apparatus, comprising:
- a cell containment part in which a plurality of cell containment grooves containing cells are formed;
- and
- a pressure control part that supports the cell containment part and transforms the plurality of cell containment grooves by applying pressure to the cell containment part,
- wherein a bottom of the cell containment part is made of a flexible material,
- wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed in the plurality of cell containment grooves,
- wherein the pressure control part comprises:
- a stage which supports the cell containment part and includes air holes through which air enters and exits;
- a pump that applies vacuum pressure to the cell containment part in a vertical direction;
- and
- a control part that controls driving of the pump,
- wherein a plurality of air suction pipes are provided to the stage,
- wherein the plurality of air suction pipes are disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of cell containment grooves, and
- wherein air suction pipes among the plurality of air suction pipes disposed in a same row or a same column of a plurality of rows and columns formed by the plurality of cell containment grooves are controlled independently from the other air suction pipes among the plurality of air suction pipes.
A cell stimulation apparatus, comprising:
- a cell containment part in which a plurality of cell containment grooves containing cells are formed;
- a protrusion part that is formed, in a concave and convex shape, on inner circumferential surfaces of the plurality of cell containment grooves;
- and
- a pressure control part that supports the cell containment part and controls intensity of mechanical stimulation applied to cells by applying pressure to the cell containment part,
- wherein a bottom of the cell containment part is made of a flexible material,
- wherein the pressure control part comprises:
- a stage which supports the cell containment part and includes air holes through which air enters and exits;
- a pump that applies vacuum pressure to the cell containment part in a vertical direction;
- and
- a control part that controls driving of the pump,
- wherein a plurality of air suction pipes are provided to the stage,
- wherein the plurality of air suction pipes are disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of cell containment grooves, and
- wherein air suction pipes among the plurality of air suction pipes disposed in a same row or a same column of plurality of rows and columns formed b the plurality of cell containment grooves are independently controlled from the other air suction pipes of the plurality of air suction pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.