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US 2018/0330911 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for an imaging system
OwnerFrederick A. Flitschinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus for an imaging system comprising a multitude of chemical emitting elements upon a substrate. In some embodiments the substrate may be approximately round with a radius of approximately one inch. Various methods relating to using and producing an imaging system of chemical emitters are disclosed.
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1) An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a first apparatus comprising a first substrate with a multitude of imaging elements arrayed thereupon, wherein the imaging elements are capable of emitting a chemical droplet from their structure to a surface in a vicinity of the first apparatus, wherein the imaging elements are chemical droplet emitters formed upon or attached to the first substrate, wherein the chemical droplet comprises at least a first living cell;
- a surface to be processed by the imaging apparatus;
- an alignment feature and alignment apparatus to measure the alignment feature;
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- a processor operant to collect data from imaging apparatus components, process the data and control imaging apparatus components based on the data.
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10) An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an array of chemical emitters, wherein the chemical emitters comprise electroactive devices on a base layer, a microfluidic chemical processor which feeds material to the chemical emitters, and wherein there are more than 2 chemical emitters in the array;
- wherein the imaging apparatus is operated in a cleanspace fabricator wherein the product of the emission of the chemicals is moved within a sterile environment of the cleanspace fabricator;
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- electrical circuits connected to each of the chemical emitters, wherein the electrical circuits bias the electroactive devices based on data related to a model of a tissue to be formed.
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15) A method of forming a tissue comprising:
- placing a substrate within a cleanspace fabricator;
- placing a microfluidic processor within the cleanspace fabricator;
- introducing a sample of cellular material into the microfluidic processor;
- separating the cellular material into at least a first and second separated collection of cells with different properties;
- printing cells from the first separated collection of cells upon the substrate to form the tissue, wherein the printing element emits droplets containing at least a first cell;
- maintaining a sterile environment around the substrate within the cleanspace fabricator while the cells of the tissue grow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.