Device and method for forming chondroprogenitor cell aggregate
AssigneeYouth Bio Global Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeung Ho YOO, Chi Young CHANG
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Abstract
A device for forming a chondroprogenitor cell aggregate according to the present embodiment comprises: a plurality of wells in each of which a micromass is disposed; an electrical stimulation unit which provides electrical stimulation to the micromasses; an image acquisition unit which acquires images by photographing, at predetermined time intervals, the micromasses disposed in the plurality of wells; and a stimulation provision determination unit which determines from the images whether to provide electrical stimulation, wherein the stimulation provision determination unit determines whether to provide the electrical stimulation from a degree of aggregation of the micromass provided with the electrical stimulation.
Claims15
A device for forming chondroprogenitor cell aggregates, comprising:
- a plurality of wells, in each of which a micromass is arranged;
- an electrical stimulation unit providing electrical stimulation to the micromasses;
- an image acquisition unit acquiring images by imaging the micromasses arranged in the plurality of wells at predetermined time intervals;
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- a stimulation provision determination unit determining from the images whether to provide electrical stimulation,
- wherein the stimulation provision determination unit determines whether to provide the electrical stimulation from a degree of aggregation of the micromasses provided with the electrical stimulation.
A method for forming chondroprogenitor cell aggregates performed by a device, comprising:
- an operation of providing electrical stimulation to micromasses arranged in a plurality of wells;
- an operation of acquiring images by imaging the micromasses at predetermined time intervals;
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- an operation of determining from the images whether to provide electrical stimulation,
- wherein the stimulation provision determination operation determines whether to provide the electrical stimulation from a degree of aggregation of the micromasses provided with the electrical stimulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.