Method and apparatus for study of gas-phase and gas-borne agents
AssigneeTufts University
InventorThomas A. Dahl
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for exposing biological materials to gas-phase or gas-borne agents, including the steps of providing a chamber for supporting said biological materials, said chamber including wicking means configured and arranged to hold said biological materials and provide said cells with a wetting medium while allowing said gas-phase or gas-borne agents to directly interact with said biological materials, humidifying said chamber to a humidity between 95% and 100%, inclusive, placing said biological materials in said chamber on said wicking means, exposing said biological materials in said chamber to one or more said gas-phase or gas-borne agents while maintaining said humidity between 95% and 100%, inclusive, and assessing the effect of said exposing on said biological materials.
Claims14
Method for exposing biological materials to gas-phase or gas-borne agents, comprising the steps of:
- providing a chamber for supporting said biological materials, said chamber further comprising wicking means configured and arranged to hold said biological materials and provide said biological materials with a wetting medium while allowing said gas-phase or gas-borne agents to directly interact with said biological materials,
- providing humidifying means for humidifying said chamber,
- humidifying said chamber to a humidity between 95% and 100%, inclusive,
- placing said biological materials in said chamber on said wicking means,
- exposing said biological materials in said chamber to one or more said gas-phase or gas-borne agents while maintaining said humidity between 95% and 100%, inclusive, and
- assessing the effect of said exposing on said biological materials.
Apparatus for exposing biological materials to gas-phase or gas-borne agents, comprising:
- a chamber for supporting biological materials, and
- humidifying means for maintaining the humidity of said chamber between 95% and 100%, inclusive;
- said chamber further comprising wicking means configured and arranged to hold said biological materials and provide said biological materials with a wetting medium while allowing gas-phase or gas-borne agents to directly interact with said biological materials.
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