Cell stimulation apparatus and a cell stimulation method
AssigneeRiken
InventorMiwako Ozaki
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical stimulation apparatus for efficiently giving direct electrical stimulation to a large number of nerve cells ex vivo without causing any injuries to the cells. The present invention provides a cell stimulation apparatus for giving electrical stimulation to cultured cells in a non-contact state to the cultured cells, which comprises: a plurality of positive and negative electrodes which extends in an identical direction and are installed on a supporting plate; and supporting means which supports the plural positive and negative electrodes at a position having a predetermined distance from the cultured cells.
Claims12
A cell stimulation apparatus for giving electrical stimulation to cultured cells in a non-contact state to the cultured cells, which comprises:
- a plurality of positive and negative electrodes which extends in an identical direction and are installed on a supporting plate;
- and supporting means which supports the plural positive and negative electrodes at a position having a predetermined distance from the cultured cells.
A method for electrically stimulating cells, which comprises:
- setting a plurality of positive and negative electrodes in a culturing plate containing cultured cells, in an identical direction toward a face formed by the cultured cells so that the electrodes do not contact with the cells;
- forming an electric field using the electrodes;
- and stimulating the cultured cells by the electric field.
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