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AssigneeElan Pharma International Limited
InventorsEugene R. COOPER, Laura Kline, Gary G. Liversidge, Niels P. Ryde
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The invention provides a culture device comprising a plurality of culture units, wherein each unit comprises a culture chamber, an inlet port for liquid supply of the culture and an outlet port for discharging liquid from the unit, wherein the inlet port is in fluid communication with the culture chamber and the culture chamber is in fluid communication with the outlet port for allowing a liquid flow through the culture chamber. The culture device is particularly suitable for testing immune cells and immunofunction in vitro. Aspects of the invention include a culture device and associated methods for cultivating immune cells and an in vitro method of analysing the effect of a test compound on immune cells.
A culture device having a top side, a bottom side, and at least one lateral side, comprising a plurality of culture units, wherein each unit comprises
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A method of cultivating immune cells, comprising the steps of
A method of cultivating immune cells, comprising incubating immune cells embedded in a matrix at predefined culture conditions for a predefined period of time, whereby the matrix is continuously perfused with liquid culture media and supplements.
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