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CELL CULTURE ARRAY SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ASSAYS AND METHODS OF OPERATION AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF

  • US 20090203126A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2009
  • Published: 08/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A microfluidic cell culture system comprising:

  • a medium inlet reservoir fluidically connected to a plurality of microfluidic medium channels;

    a plurality of cell culture areas each located at an end of a cell culture channel;

    said cell culture channel having a cell inlet opening fluidically connected to a cell inlet reservoir for introducing cells to said plurality of cell culture areas;

    a perfusion barrier between said cell culture areas and said plurality of microfluidic medium channels, said perfusion barrier containing a plurality of perfusion passages;

    a media outlet reservoir fluidically connected to said cell culture channels;

    such that fluid introduced into said medium inlet reservoir must pass through a part of said cell culture channels before reaching said media outlet reservoir.

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