Growth stimulation of biological cells and tissue by electromagnetic fields and uses thereof
First Claim
1. A system for growing biological cells, comprising:
- a rotating cell culture vessel;
a cell culture medium contained within said rotating cell culture vessel;
an electrode; and
an electrical circuit connected to said electrode for passing a time varying electrical current through said electrode for generating a time varying electromagnetic field within said cell culture medium.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems for growing two or three dimensional mammalian cells within a culture medium facilitated by an electromagnetic field, and preferably, a time varying electromagnetic field. The cells and culture medium are contained within a fixed or rotating culture vessel, and the electromagnetic field is emitted from at least one electrode. In one embodiment, the electrode is spaced from the vessel. The invention further provides methods to promote neural tissue regeneration by means of culturing the neural cells in the claimed system. In one embodiment, neuronal cells are grown within longitudinally extending tissue strands extending axially along and within electrodes comprising electrically conductive channels or guides through which a time varying electrical current is conducted, the conductive channels being positioned within a culture medium.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for growing biological cells, comprising:
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a rotating cell culture vessel;
a cell culture medium contained within said rotating cell culture vessel;
an electrode; and
an electrical circuit connected to said electrode for passing a time varying electrical current through said electrode for generating a time varying electromagnetic field within said cell culture medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for growing biological cells in a two-dimensional array, wherein said cells exhibit accelerated growth, comprising:
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a cell culture medium;
a container;
an electrode positioned within said container;
said biological cells, wherein said biological cells contained in said cell culture medium are bubbled onto said electrode; and
an electrical circuit connected to said electrode for passing a time varying electrical current through said electrode for generating a time varying electromagnetic field within said cell culture medium. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
a slide placed on said electrode wherein said biological cells contained in said cell culture medium are bubbled thereon.
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21. The system of claim 16, wherein said time varying electrical current is in the form of an alternating current.
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22. The system of claim 16, wherein said time varying electrical current is in the form of a square wave.
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23. The system of claim 16, wherein said electrical current is from about 1 millamperes to about 1,000 1 millamperes.
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24. The system of claim 16, wherein said electrical current is from about 1 millamperes to about 6 millamperes.
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25. The system of claim 16, wherein said electrical is made of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, platinum and stainless steel.
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