544 results about "Biology cell" patented technology

Electroporation is performed in a controlled manner in either individual or multiple biological cells or biological tissue by monitoring the electrical impedance, defined herein as the ratio of current to voltage in the electroporation cell. The impedance detects the onset of electroporation in the biological cell(s), and this information is used to control the intensity and duration of the voltage to assure that electroporation has occurred without destroying the cell(s). This is applicable to electroporation in general. In addition, a particular method and apparatus are disclosed in which electroporation and / or mass transfer across a cell membrane are accomplished by securing a cell across an opening in a barrier between two chambers such that the cell closes the opening. The barrier is either electrically insulating, impermeable to the solute, or both, depending on whether pore formation, diffusive transport of the solute across the membrane, or both are sought. Electroporation is achieved by applying a voltage between the two chambers, and diffusive transport is achieved either by a difference in solute concentration between the liquids surrounding the cell and the cell interior or by a differential in concentration between the two chambers themselves. Electric current and diffusive transport are restricted to a flow path that passes through the opening.

The present invention relates to a structure comprising a biological membrane and substrate with fluidic network, an array of membranes and an array of fluidic networks in substrate, a high throughput screen, methods for production of the membrane, substrate structure, and a method for interconnected array of substrate structures and a method for attaching membranes to structure, a method to electrically record events from the membranes and a method to screen large compound library using the array. More particularly, it relates to biological cells and artificial cell membranes adhered to the substrate with a high electrical resistivity seal, a method to manufacture array configuration of such substrates, and a method to screen compounds using the membrane receptors such as ion-channels, ion pumps, & receptors.

A monitoring apparatus useful in detecting viability of biological cells. A substrate defines a microscopic chamber. One or more microcantilevers extend from the substrate into the chamber. A detector is operatively connected to the microcantilevers for sensing a state of deformation thereof. On each microcantilevers is deposited a layer of an environmentally sensitive hydrogel polymer having a configuration changing in accordance with presence of an environmental parameter.

The invention relates to methods of dynamic chemical imaging, including methods of cellular imaging. The method comprises illuminating at least a portion of a cell with substantially monochromatic light and assessing Raman-shifted light scattered from the illuminated portion at a plurality of discrete times. The Raman-shifted light can be assessed at a plurality of Raman shift (RS) values at each of the discrete times, and the RS values can be selected to be characteristic of a pre-selected component at each of the discrete times. Multivariate analysis of Raman spectral features of the images thus obtained can yield the location and chemical identity of components in the field of view. This information can be combined or overlaid with other spectral data (e.g., a visible microscopic image) obtained from the field of view.

A culture dish (1) comprising a basic structure (2) with a number of macro wells (4) for culturing oocytes and embryos, the culture dish further comprising a lid (3) with a movable part (8), the movable part (8) having an opening (11) adapted to the size of the macro wells (4), the movable part (8) being movable between a first position where all macro wells are closed by the lid (3) and further positions where for each further position (11) the opening (11) is aligned with one of the macro wells (4) to allow access to this macro well (4) through the opening (11) in the lid (3).

An elastomeric article having reducing microbe affinity and transmission and methods for applying and immobilizing antimicrobial compounds to the elastomeric substrate surface are disclosed. The elastomeric article has a body formed of a natural or synthetic polymer latex having an outer surface and an inner surface. The body has a coating of an antimicrobial agent over at least a portion of said outer surface. The treatment involves applying according to either a spraying or dipping process an antimicrobial polymer or composition to a surface of the elastomeric substrate; binding the antimicrobial composition to the surface in a manner such that said treat antimicrobial coating passes either one or another or both versions of a zone of inhibition test, such test including: a) a dry-leaching or agar-plate-based contact test, according to AATCC 147 protocol, or b) a wet-leaching or dynamic shake flask test according to ASTM E-2149-01 protocol. The substrate is further subject to a rapid germicidal contact-transfer test of relatively short duration. The antimicrobial polymer can include an organosilane quaternary ammonium or a biguanide compound which can disrupt the ionic charges of microbial cellular membranes.

The invention discloses preparation of a double-function water-soluble perylene bisimide derivative and an application of the derivative to a mercury ion probe and a gene carrier. A perylene fluorescent core CHO-PDI carrying four formyl groups is utilized, and a protection reaction is carried out on the formyl groups by sulfydryl to obtain the double-function water-soluble perylene bisimide derivative. On basis of de-protection reaction of mercury ions to the formyl groups of the double-function water-soluble perylene bisimide derivative, the aim of highly-sensitively and highly-selectively rapidly detecting the trace mercury ions in water is realized; the double-function water-soluble perylene bisimide derivative has very good biocompatibility and very low cytotoxicity; an amino with a positive charge is carried at the periphery of a molecule, can enter a live body culture cell and can be combined with DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) or RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) with a negative charge to form a stable compound which is used as a carrier for carrying and protecting an exogenous nucleic acid to enter the live body culture cell. In combination with the two functions, the double-function water-soluble perylene bisimide derivative can be applied to biological cell imaging to detect the mercury ions in the cells.

An object of the invention is to provide a method for delivery of macromolecules into biological cells in the tissues of a patient and includes the steps of: (a) providing electrodes (16) in an electrode assembly (12), wherein the electrodes have fixed electrode surfaces (42) which are coated with at least one static layer of electrode releasable molecules (44) to be delivered; (b) providing a waveform generator (15) for generating electric fields; (c) establishing electrically conductive pathways between the electrodes (16) and the waveform generator (15); (d) locating the electrodes (16) such that the biological cells are situated therebetween, and (g) providing electric fields in the form of pulse waveforms from the waveform generator (15) to the electrodes (16), such that molecules in the at least one static layer of the electrode releasable molecules (44) on the electrodes (16) are delivered into the biological cells. The electrode releasable molecules (44) can be either electric field separable molecules and / or solvent separable material. Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for carrying out the method of the invention. The static-coated electrode assembly (12) can be provided in a sterile package (24), from which the electrode assembly (12) is removed prior to use. The statically-coated electrode assembly (12) can be in a form of a disposable assembly (12) which is removable and replaceable from an electrode assembly holder (13).

The invention belongs to preparation of biological cell formulations, and in particular relates to a preparation method of dendritic cell (DC) vaccine loaded with autologous tumor associated holoantigen. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing the autologous tumor associated holoantigen, collecting and separately culturing DCs, impacting the DCs by the autologous tumor associated holoantigen, maturing the DCs and preparing autologous tumor antigen specific DC vaccine. The invention solves the problems in the prior art that the immunogenicity of tumor antigen is not strong enough, the antigen target spots are incomplete, the tumor antigens of most tumor patients are difficult to acquire, and the like. The DC vaccine provided by the invention has the advantages of effectively inducing tumor antigen specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) in vitro and in vivo, efficiently generating specific cytotoxicity on tumors, having high overall effective rate and no obvious toxic side effects in clinical application, and the like.

A method for discrimination of particles, preferably biological cells, in a measurement channel having a liquid for transporting the particles by impedance spectroscopy. Pairs of measurement and reference electrodes are arranged in the measurement channel. During movement of a particle through the pair of measurement electrodes, the pairs of measurement and reference electrodes are admitted with same input signals having different frequencies. Measurement values at the measurement and reference electrodes are compared to determine particle specific values for the particle being moved through the measurement channel. The particle specific values for the different frequencies are normalized to a particle specific basic value at a basic frequency; and then the normalized particle specific values are compared with corresponding values of at least one reference particle at the same different frequencies. The comparison shows changes in the capacitance or in the conductance of the particle, which are used in discriminating the particle.

The invention encompasses phage φmru including phage induction, phage particles, and the phage genome. Also encompassed are phage polypeptides, as well as polynucleotides which encode these polypeptides, expression vectors comprising these polynucleotides, and host cells comprising these vectors. The invention further encompasses compositions and methods for detecting, targeting, permeabilising, and inhibiting microbial cells, especially methanogen cells, using the disclosed phage, polypeptides, polynucleotides, expression vectors, or host cells.

The invention is used as an additive to a culture medium to maintain and grow various cells including stem cells and support their manufactured and secreted products including cytokines, chemokines and growth factors in an environment which provides:a) metabolic enabling or enhancement of measurable parameters within the cellular populationb) availability and usage of nutrients to cellsc) distinct and positive effect on cellular dynamics (i.e. cellular proliferation and secretion of manufactured products by the cells)d) stabilized environment for maintaining conditions for growth and other cellular and metabolic processes including secretion of manufactured products including signaling factorse) enhanced biological cellular function of inherent cellular processesf) non-interference with normal cellular metabolics (i.e. signaling)g) increased protection from toxic effects to the cellh) additional benefits to the cellular population which in absence of the additive would be lacking.

A cell culture bioreactor having a culture chamber for cell growth, a culture medium reservoir mounted externally to the culture chamber, a fluid circulation mechanism for moving culture medium from the reservoir through the culture chamber, and an aerating mechanism for introducing air into and removing air from the culture chamber is provided. The cell culture bioreactor comprises a manifold mechanism mounted at the top end of the culture chamber, a fluid circulation mechanism fluidly connected to the culture medium reservoir, for receiving culture medium from the culture medium reservoir and distributing culture medium into the culture chamber. A support matrix is mounted within the culture chamber in fluid communication with the fluid circulation mechanism with at least a portion of the support matrix contacting the culture medium wherein the culture medium flows from the manifold means in a thin film over substantially the entire surface of the support matrix allowing the biological cells to grow on the support matrix.

A cell based assay assembly includes a biochip assembly, a liquid delivery unit and detection and recording equipment is used for conducting an assay on a biological cell as it is delivered through the biochip assembly. The biochip assembly includes a plurality of separate biochips each comprising a microchannel with input and output ports, separate reservoir wells are provided on the biochip assembly and are periodically connected to the liquid delivery unit by removable separate disclosed transfer conduits. The input and output ports of the biochip are also periodically connected to the delivery unit by the conduit. The liquid delivery unit includes a liquid link assembly and a positive displacement pump such as a syringe pump. The liquid link assembly includes pressure compressible means which acts to smooth out pressure rises by initially contacting and then expanding to in turn dispense a steady liquid delivery output below 10μ per minute.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bio cell cleaning centrifuge including: a motor; a rotor rotated by the motor; holders that are equipped on the rotor and that hold test tubes to be pivotable toward a rotational radial direction of the rotor; a cleaning liquid distributor mounted on the rotor to supply a cleaning liquid to the test tubes; a locking mechanism that locks the holders so that the test tubes are in a vertical state with respect to the rotational radial direction; and a controller that controls the motor and the locking mechanism, wherein the holders are configured to hold the test tubes so that central axes thereof are inclined from a rotational axis direction toward a rotational tangent direction of the rotor.

The present invention concerns a new process for depositing a thick compact layer of biomolecules for instance such a layer with thickness in the μm scale and, for depositing a thick compact layer of cells in the μm scale. The deposited layer is made by application of an unbalanced (asymmetrical) alternating voltage polarization between two electrodes to a dissolved biomolecule or cell from low conductivity solutions. The process allows the rapid manufacturing of sensors and the coating of devices with functional cells and biomolecules. Examples are provided on the preparation of functional sensors such as a glucose, a lactose sensor, a hydrogen peroxide sensor and a glutamate sensor. Examples are also provided on the deposition of eukaryoric cells such as saccharomyces cerevisiae. The examples demonstrate a process that can be applied to coat devices with biomolecules and biological cells.

A detection method includes preparing single cloning antibody by steps of antigen synthesis, mouse immune, cell fusion, hybrid tumor selection and its cell line collection, extracting ZEN in corn sample by methanol / aqueous solution; filtering and deluting it; flowing liquid sample through affinity column and it by methanol; and using fluoresclence spectrophotometer to measure out content of zearlenone in set sample solution.

The invention discloses a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism based ratio fluorescent probe for hypochlorous acid ratio in a targeting mitochondrion. The ratio fluorescent probe is characterized in that coumarin fluorophore is used as an energy donor of the ratio fluorescent probe, and styryl benzothiazole is used as an energy receptor, so as to form a fluorescence resonance energy transfer combination pair of which the chemical structural formula is shown as Formula (I). The invention also discloses application of the ratio florescent probe in detection of hypochlorous acid in PBS (Poly Butylenes Succinate) / DMF (Dimethyl Formamide) buffering liquid and biological cells. The experiment shows that the probe can selectively act on hypochlorous acid; the solution turns from orange red to be colorless and can be recognized by naked eye; the fluorescence turns from orange red to green, and the fluorescence is obvious in ratio response; the ratio can also be analyzed by ultraviolet absorbing and fluorospectrophotometry. With the adoption of the ratio fluorescent probe, the trace in-vitro pypocholoride can be detected with high sensitivity, and the ratio imaging in the cells can be performed; the ratio fluorescent probe is expected to play a role in the clinical medicine and industrial production and has important application value.

Disclosed herein is mesoscale bioreactor platform comprising an upwards open chamber for a biological cell, which chamber via a first port is in communication with a first channel for conducting an influent stream of a liquid into the chamber and via a second port is in communication with a second channel for conducting an effluent stream of a liquid away from the chamber, which chamber is provided with a closure comprising a water-immiscible liquid, and wherein said first channel is in fluid communication with a reservoir for a liquid and said second channel is in fluid communication with a waste container. Furthermore, a method for modifying the interaction of a content of a chamber with the surroundings is described as well as method of culturing a biological cell.

The present invention relates to a therapeutic or / and diagnostic substance. Furthermore it relates to an expression vector, to a composition comprising the afore-mentioned substance or / and the afore-mentioned expression vector, a method for diagnosing a tumor disease or / and an infectious disease in a living being, as well as to a method for the treatment of a tumor disease or / and of an infection in a living being.

Rapid and specific detection of biological cells and biomolecules is important to biological assays across diverse fields including genomics, proteomics, diagnoses, and pathological studies. Microarrays and microfluidics increasingly dominate such detection techniques due to the ability to perform significant numbers of tests with limited sample volumes. A snap chip assembly is provided for the transfer of a microarray of reagents within semi-spherical liquid droplets on a transfer chip to a target assay microarray on an assay chip following assembly of the two chips and physical contact of the droplets with the target array. Reagents in nanolitre quantities are spotted on both chips and selectively transferred as liquid droplets between transfer chip and assay chip within the contact areas. Using the snap chip structure the inventors performed immunoassays with colocalization of capture and detection antibodies with 10 targets and bead-in-gel droplet microarrays with 9 targets in the low pg / ml regime.

A system for manufacturing a synthetic organ suitable for transplantation into a biological organism is provided. This synthetic organ includes a three-dimensional polymer scaffold, wherein the shape and dimensions of the polymer scaffold are based on a native organ, wherein the polymer scaffold further includes at least one layer of polymer fibers that have been deposited by electrospinning, and wherein the orientation of the fibers in the scaffold relative to one another is generally parallel, random, or both; and wherein the polymer scaffold has been preseeded with at least one type of biological cell prior to implantation into a biological organism, and wherein the at least one type of biological cell is operative to facilitate integration of the polymer scaffold into the organism so that the polymer scaffold may function in a manner significantly similar to or the same as the native organ.

Optically active amine derivatives are produced by acting on imine derivatives with a culture of microorganisms having the ability to stereoselectively reduce the compounds, microbial cells, or processed products thereof, followed by collecting the generated optically active amine derivatives. Optically active amine derivatives obtained in the present invention are useful as materials for pharmaceutical agents. The present invention enables, for example, production of an optically active compound represented by formula (IV):(wherein R group represents an alkyl group having one to three carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 1 to 4).

Described are methods for electrical treatment of biological cells, in particular using electrical field pulses, involving the steps: arrangement of the cells (1) on apertures (2) of a solid planar carrier element (3) which divides a measuring chamber (10) into two compartments (11, 12); and temporary formation of an electrical treatment field which permeates the cells, wherein an alternating-current impedance measurement takes place on the carrier element (3), and from the result of the alternating-current impedance measurement, a degree of coverage of the carrier element and / or healing of the cells after electrical treatment are / is acquired. Also described are devices for implementing the methods.

Described are methods for electrical treatment of biological cells, in particular using electrical field pulses, involving the steps: arrangement of the cells (1) on apertures (2) of a solid planar carrier element (3) which divides a measuring chamber (10) into two compartments (11, 12) ; and temporary formation of an electrical treatment field which permeates the cells, wherein an alternating-current impedance measurement takes place on the carrier element (3), and from the result of the alternating-current impedance measurement, a degree of coverage of the carrier element and / or healing of the cells after electrical treatment are / is acquired. Also described are devices for implementing the methods.

Methods and compositions for releasing the nucleic acids from a variety of different types of microorganisms are provided. The method relies on a simplified lysis procedure that can be applied to many types of bacteria and fungal cells and is readily automated for high throughput screening methods. The method utilizes a high concentration of a chelating agent and a mixture of lysing enzymes to accomplish the disruption of microbial cell walls and allow the release of the nucleic acid.

A manufacturing method for a protein structure quick switch memristor array relates to the manufacturing method for protein structure memristor array. The manufacturing method solves the problems that the existing manufacturing method for a memristor model has low manufacturing cost and the prepared memristor manufacturing model has low on-off speed. The manufacturing method uses a method combining a micro electronic technique and a biochemistry technique for fixing bovine immunity globular protein on semiconductor material, prepares biology cell membranes, and then manufactures the protein structure quick switch memristor array; the preparation method for the nanometer structure memristor array is simple; the used raw materials have low price and low manufacturing cost; and the manufactured memristor array has quicker on-off speed.

A microscopic imaging system for analysis of integrated light interference and scattering information is disclosed and is based on a coaxial Michelson interference light path and a Mirau interference device. A sample in at an objective table that is a half mirror. A reflected light beam generates interference on the Michelson interference light path through the Mirau interference device, an amplified interference image is obtained by a microscope, and phase information of the sample can be extracted from the image. At the same time, after the forward transmission light beam passing through the sample passes through the half mirror, forward small-angle and large-angle scattering are generated. The scattering image can be received by a forward CCD, forward scattering amplitude distribution can be obtained from the scattering image, and the size of the sample can be deconstructed by utilization of the scattering theory. Through integrated phase and scattering information, the system and the method can detect the morphological structure of the sample more accurately. The system and the method have important practical value in the field of microscopic morphological measurement of transparent objects, particularly in the fields of biological cell substructure morphological detection and application.

Recombinant microbial cells are disclosed herein that produce an oil comprising at least 28 percent eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) measured as a weight percent of dry cell weight. These cells may comprise a polynucleotide sequence encoding an active acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) comprising at least one amino acid mutation in a membrane-bound O-acyltransferase motif. In addition, the cells may comprise a down-regulation of an endogenous polynucleotide sequence encoding Sou2 sorbitol utilization protein, and / or one or more polynucleotides encoding phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT), delta-12 desaturase, a dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) synthase multizyme, delta-8 desaturase, malonyl-CoA synthetase (MCS), or acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT). Also disclosed are methods of using the recombinant microbial cells to produce oil containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as EPA.

The invention provides a preparation method for a novel biomimetic matrix type biological wound healing material. According to the method, small intestinal submucosa with a three-dimensional scaffold structure is compounded with platelet-rich blood plasma containing a specific proportion of bioactive factors, and a specific process is adopted to carry out modification to form the novel material containing biological induction factors, wherein the novel material has a three-dimensional biomimetic structure. With the biomimetic matrix type biological wound healing material prepared by the method of the present invention, the healing can be promoted, the physiological repair can be promoted, the pathological repair can be inhibited, and the regeneration repair efficiency and the repair quality of the damaged tissue can be improved. The novel biological wound healing material of the present invention can be used for repairs of various human soft tissues, membranous tissues or cavity walls, and for cavity filling, and can be used as the ideal extracellular matrix biomimetic material and the cell scaffold material for wound repairs of the tissues and the organs, promotion of wound healing, prevention of adhesion and the like.