Apparatus for holding cells
AssigneeUniversity of Pittsburgh
InventorsJoel S. Greenberger, Paul A. DiMilla, Michael M. Domach, Raymond K. Houck
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding cells. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for incubating cells having a dynamically controlled environment in which the cells are grown, which are maintained in a desired condition and in which cells can be examined while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition. The apparatus also comprises an imaging mechanism for automatically determining the state of an individual cell of the cells over time. The imaging mechanism is in communication with the incubating mechanism.
Claims17
An apparatus for incubating and determining the state of individual cells within a plurality of cells comprising:
- an incubating mechanism for incubating the plurality of cells, the incubating mechanism is a dynamically controlled closed environment in which the cells are grown and remains closed while it is dynamically controlled, which is maintained in a desired condition and in which each individual cell of the plurality of cells can be individually examined over time while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition, the incubating mechanism including an environment controlling mechanism for dynamically controlling the closed environment of the incubating mechanism;
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- an imaging mechanism for automatically determining the state of said individual cell of the plurality of cells over time disposed in the incubating mechanism while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition, said imaging mechanism in communication with the incubating mechanism, said imaging mechanism includes a computer for automatically determining the state of said individual cell of the plurality of cells over time.
An apparatus for incubating and determining the state of individual cells within a plurality of cells comprising:
- a housing having a biochamber for incubating the plurality of cells, the biochamber is a dynamically controlled closed environment in which the cells are grown and remains closed while it is dynamically controlled, which is maintained in a desired condition and in which each individual cell of the plurality of cells can be individually examined over time while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition, the biochamber including an environment controlling mechanism for dynamically controlling the closed environment of the biochamber;
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- a protein/nutrient analysis system for automatically determining the state of said individual cell of the plurality of cells over time disposed in the biochamber while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition from media in the biochamber, said protein nutrient analysis system in communication with the biochamber, said protein/nutrient analysis system includes a computer for automatically determining the state of said individual cell of the plurality of cells over time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.