Apparatus and method for measuring luminescence and fluorescence of transfected cells or organ parts
AssigneeBERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co.KG
InventorManfred HENNECKE
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring photon emissions from marked cells. The apparatus has the following components: a rotatable, at least partly transparent growth chamber/bioreactor (10) for accommodation of cell cultures, growth media and active substances; a light detector for detection of the photons emitted from the marked cells from the growth chamber (10); and a light-tight enclosure of at least the emission path of the photons from the growth chamber (10) to the light detector. The apparatus may be used for carrying out methods by which the effect of active substances on transfected cells is measured (FIG. 1).
Claims17
An apparatus for measuring photon emissions from marked cells, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable, at least partly transparent growth chamber/bioreactor (10) for accommodation of cell cultures, growth media and active substances, said chamber/bioreactor comprising at least one feed device for introducing the cell cultures, growth media and active substances into said chamber/bioreactor;
- a light detector positioned for detection of photons emitted over an emission path from marked cells in said growth chamber/bioreactor;
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- a light-tight enclosure enclosing at least the emission path for the photons from said growth chamber/bioreactor to said light detector.
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