Device for cultivation of matrix-bound biologic cell systems
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the cultivation of matrix-bound biologic cell systems on microcarrier particulates suspended in a nutrient medium comprisinga housing member having a longitudinal axis,a culture vessel for containing said culture bearing microcarrier particulates in a nutrient medium removably insertable into said housing,means for pivotally displacing said housing member and contained culture vessel through predetermined arcs in the vertical plane on either side of a reference base wherein said longitudinal axis of said housing member is disposed horizontal to ground,means for rotatably displacing said housing member and contained culture vessel through a predetermined arc about said longitudinal axis in alternating clockwise and counterclockwise directions simultaneous with said pivotal displacement thereof.
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Abstract
Improved apparatus for cultivation of matrix-bound biologic cell systems on microcarrier particles within a replenishable nutrient medium providing controlled three dimensional displacement of a culture vessel and its contents to effect uniform cell exposure to available nutrient material.
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1. Apparatus for the cultivation of matrix-bound biologic cell systems on microcarrier particulates suspended in a nutrient medium comprising
a housing member having a longitudinal axis, a culture vessel for containing said culture bearing microcarrier particulates in a nutrient medium removably insertable into said housing, means for pivotally displacing said housing member and contained culture vessel through predetermined arcs in the vertical plane on either side of a reference base wherein said longitudinal axis of said housing member is disposed horizontal to ground, means for rotatably displacing said housing member and contained culture vessel through a predetermined arc about said longitudinal axis in alternating clockwise and counterclockwise directions simultaneous with said pivotal displacement thereof.
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