Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Apparatus – Bioreactor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-07
2010-12-21
Griffin, Walter D (Department: 1797)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Apparatus
Bioreactor
C435S303100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07855070
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are portable, disposable, centimeter-scale, integrated diagnostics incubators for use in biological culturing. An exemplary incubator comprises an optically accessible enclosure having a plurality of fluidic ports. A heating element is disposed within the enclosure that is coupled to an external heater controller. An autoclavable microfluidic perfusion chamber is disposed within the enclosure that comprises a cell culture life support chamber, an inlet port disposed in the perfusion chamber, a collection chamber in communication with the culture chamber, an outlet port coupled to the collection pool, and a perfusing substrate. An optically transparent, gas permeable membrane is attachable to the top of the perfusion chamber. The incubators have optical accessibility, forced flow fluidic control, temperature control, are portable and modular, and are inexpensively manufactured. The incubators permit in-the-field drug testing and culturing of biological tissues.
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Rajaraman, Swaminathan; Choi, Seong-O; Shafer, Richard
Glezer Ari
Vukasinovic Jelena
Doe Shanta G
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Griffin Walter D
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley LLP
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