Digital cell
First Claim
1. An apparatus for producing a digital cell, comprising:
- a) means for obtaining a cell parameter specifying a cell of experimental interest;
b) means for obtaining an environment parameter specifying environment under which the cell specified by the cell parameter is cultured;
c) means for obtaining a stimulus parameter specifying a stimulus to be given to the cell specified by the cell parameter;
d) means for obtaining a stimulus response result showing a result which the cell specified by the cell parameter responds to the stimulus specified by the stimulus parameter under the environment specified by the environment parameter wherein the stimulus response comprises profile data for the cell obtained by monitoring a biological agent or a collection thereof on or in the cell over time, and wherein during the monitoring, the cell is immobilized to a support by a composition comprising a salt, and a 29 kDa fragment of fibronectin;
e) means for producing an experimental data against the cell, by correlating the cell parameter, the environment parameter, the stimulus parameter and the stimulus response result; and
f) means for providing at least one collection of experimental data as a digital cell, by optionally repeating steps performed by the means a) through e) to produce at least one collection of experimental data against the cell,wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for storing the at least one collection of experimental data against the cell.
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Abstract
It is intended to provide a method and system for carrying out data production with respect to the actual status of cells as a profile. It is also intended to provide a system and method for presenting time-lapse and/or real-time information of cell interior directly, or as it is, from the viewpoint of a complex system. It is further intended to provide a method of presenting a digital cell. Thus, there is provided a method of producing profile data relating to cell information, comprising the step (a) of arranging cells in an immobilized form on a support and the step (b) of monitoring over time biological factors on or inside the cells or an aggregate thereof, thereby producing profile data for the cells. Furthermore, there is provided a method of producing a digital cell, comprising procuring experimental data by the use of the above method.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus for producing a digital cell, comprising:
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a) means for obtaining a cell parameter specifying a cell of experimental interest; b) means for obtaining an environment parameter specifying environment under which the cell specified by the cell parameter is cultured; c) means for obtaining a stimulus parameter specifying a stimulus to be given to the cell specified by the cell parameter; d) means for obtaining a stimulus response result showing a result which the cell specified by the cell parameter responds to the stimulus specified by the stimulus parameter under the environment specified by the environment parameter wherein the stimulus response comprises profile data for the cell obtained by monitoring a biological agent or a collection thereof on or in the cell over time, and wherein during the monitoring, the cell is immobilized to a support by a composition comprising a salt, and a 29 kDa fragment of fibronectin; e) means for producing an experimental data against the cell, by correlating the cell parameter, the environment parameter, the stimulus parameter and the stimulus response result; and f) means for providing at least one collection of experimental data as a digital cell, by optionally repeating steps performed by the means a) through e) to produce at least one collection of experimental data against the cell, wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for storing the at least one collection of experimental data against the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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