Apparatus for forming a cell culture scaffold

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming a cell culture scaffold. The apparatus for forming the cell culture scaffold includes: a main body including a horizontal part and a vertical part; a work table on which the cell culture scaffold is formed, the work table being installed on the horizontal part of the main body; a dispensing mechanism disposed above the work table and installed on the vertical part of the main body, the dispensing mechanism including at least one dispenser; and a transfer unit for transferring the work table with respect to the dispensing mechanism, or for transferring the dispensing mechanism with respect to the work table. The dispenser includes: a syringe through the upper portion of which a solid raw material is injected; a syringe cap to the center of which an air supply control tube is connected, the syringe cap being mounted on the upper portion of the syringe; a nozzle coupled to the lower portion of the syringe; and a heating part in which the syringe is inserted, the heating part heating the syringe so as to melt the solid raw material within the syringe. When the dispensing mechanism or the work table is moved, the raw material injected into the dispensing mechanism is melted and discharged in order to form the cell culture scaffold.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for molding a support for cell culture, and more specifically, to an apparatus for molding a support for cell culture in which a raw material composed of a water-soluble biodegradable solid is put into a syringe and heated to form a The raw material is melted, and then the support is molded by extrusion using air pressure or a motor. Background technique [0002] Recently, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, in which cells or tissues are cultured in vitro (outside the living body) and reapplied to a living body for treatment, have attracted attention. In particular, the technology of taking a part of the patient's own skin or a donor's skin or oral mucosa, culturing it into a sheet and applying it to a living body has reached the stage of practical use. [0003] For example, in the case of skin, treatments for birthmarks, ulcers, burns, tattoos, etc. have been attempted, and transplantation of cu...

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[0009] However, in the case of using the above-mentioned electric radiation device, it is necessary to alternately apply a high voltage to carry out electric radiation, so there is a problem that not only the process is complicated but also the productivity is lowered.

[0010] In addition, the tissue regeneration produced by such a tissue regeneration production device has a low degree of processing, so there is a problem that the growth space required for cell growth is insufficient.

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