513 results about "Biology cell" patented technology

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.

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).

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 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.

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.

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).

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.

A method for culturing human peripheral blood vascular endothelial archeocyte features that the MNC cell is directly used for culturing in vitro to obtain EPCs. Its step are adding a growth factor tothe culture liquid, implanting in culture bottle or on glass sheet by a certain density, and conventional culture. Its advantages are simple process, high output rate of EPCs, and low cost.

A process for separating and culturing human epidermal stem cells includes such steps as providing ectocytic matrix covering Petri dish, separating epidermal cells, preparing trophoblastic cells and screening and culturing epidermal stem cells.

The invention discloses a method for removing antibiotic resistance genes through ionizing irradiation. Antibiotic mushroom dregs are treated with an ionizing irradiation technology (including gamma-rays and high-power electron beams generated by an electronic accelerator) to damage DNA of microbial cells, so that the resistance genes are effectively removed, and residual antibiotics can be decomposed simultaneously. The method is efficient and wide in application range; radiation can be performed at the normal temperature, no chemical reagents or only a few chemical reagents are required to be added, and no secondary pollution can be caused. The method can be applied to removal of the resistance genes in the antibiotic mushroom dregs, can be applied to removal of the resistance genes in water, soil and sludge and has wide application prospects in the environmental field.

A method for producing microbial intracellular products, and more particularly a method of producing microbial intracellular products from volatile fatty acids derived from organic waste is provided. The method of producing microbial intracellular products from volatile fatty acids in a multi-stage continuous high-cell-density culture bioreactor system includes the steps of: (a) culturing microorganisms in a bioreactor for microbial growth, thereby growing the microorganisms; (b) culturing the grown microorganisms of step (a) in a bioreactor for production of microbial intracellular products, which includes a medium containing volatile fatty acids, thereby producing microbial intracellular products; and (c) recovering the intracellular microbial products from the culture medium of the bioreactor for production of microbial intracellular products.

The invention discloses a fluorescence probe based on 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole derivative, and a synthetic method and applications thereof. Chemical formula of the fluorescence probe is represented in the invention. The synthetic method comprises following steps: N-[2-(5-phenyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-2-yl)phenyl]-2-chloroacetamide, di-(pyridylmethylene)amine, N, N-diisopropylethylamine and potassium iodide are added into acetonitrile so as to obtain a mixture; the mixture is stirred, and is subjected to heating reflux under protection of nitrogen; solvent removing is realized via reduced pressure distillation, and obtained residues are subjected to column chromatography for separation so as to obtain the fluorescence probe N-[2-(5-phenyl-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-2-yl)phenyl]-2-di(2-pyridylmethylene) acetamide. The raw materials are easily available; the synthetic method is simple; product separation and purification processes are easy; and the fluorescence probe possesses excellent water solubility, can be used for Zn<2+> monitoring analysis and tracer analysis in water environmental systems and biological cell systems, and possesses excellent sensitivity and relatively strong anti-interference capability on detection of Zn<2+>.