Cell separation apparatus
AssigneeOn-Chip Cellomics Consortium
InventorsKenji Yasuda, Kazunori Takahashi
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Abstract
A cell separation apparatus comprises a means for moving a cell within a cell separating space by applying an electrical voltage to cells in the cell separating space using gel electrodes, and channels for separating and discharging the cell, which thus does not damage a cell sample and prevents the exhaustion of an electrode due to its electrolysis.
Claims18
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A cell separation apparatus comprising a cell separating space, at least one channel for injecting a cell-containing fluid into the cell separating space, at least two channels for discharging fluids from the cell separating space, and two gel electrodes each disposed on opposite side walls of the cell separating space, wherein a cell is selectively discharged from the cell separating space into a different channel of the at least two channels depending on whether or not a given electric voltage is applied to the two gel electrodes.
A process for the separation of cells which comprises injecting a cell-containing fluid into a cell separating space, applying selectively a given electric voltage to two gel electrodes each disposed on opposite side walls of the cell separating space, and discharging selectively a cell contained in the fluid into a different channel of at least two discharge channels connected to the cell separating space depending on whether or not a given electric voltage is applied to the two gel electrodes.
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