Abstract:
Un dispositivo de estimulación eléctrica (16) para insertar en una microplaca (20), que tiene múltiples pocillos (21) que contienen una muestra (S) que incluye una célula, y aplicar estimulación eléctrica a la célula, comprendiendo el dispositivo de estimulación eléctrica: múltiples pares de electrodos (17), incluyendo cada uno un primer electrodo (17a) y un segundo electrodo (17b), extendiéndose tanto el primer electrodo como el segundo electrodo dentro del pocillo de la microplaca en la dirección de profundidad del pocillo, estando los múltiples pares de electrodos (17) dispuestos en una forma bidimensional correspondiente a la matriz bidimensional de los múltiples pocillos (21) de la microplaca (20) para extenderse hacia los pocillos (21) de la microplaca (20); y una unidad de ajuste de posición (71) adaptada para ajustar simultáneamente las posiciones relativas de una punta del primer electrodo (17a) a una punta del segundo electrodo (17b) en los múltiples pares de electrodos.
Abstract:
A method of determining a viable count rapidly and conveniently at high sensitivity. The method comprises preparing a filtration membrane element wherein hydrophilic sections are substantially completely isolated from each other with partitions, using a particulate spray to add an extracting reagent and a luminescent reagent in such amounts as to wet the filtration membrane in each section, and treating the obtained specimen with a high-sensitivity bioluminescent image analysis system. The use of the spray allows the reagents and extract to be completely retained in each hydrophilic section, and a combination thereof with the bioluminescent image analysis allows the viable count to be determined rapidly without completely or substantially necessitating culturing.
Abstract:
A method of determining a viable count rapidly and conveniently at high sensitivity. The method comprises preparing a filtration membrane element wherein hydrophilic sections are substantially completely isolated from each other with partitions, using a particulate spray to add an extracting reagent and a luminescent reagent in such amounts as to wet the filtration membrane in each section, and treating the obtained specimen with a high-sensitivity bioluminescent image analysis system. The use of the spray allows the reagents and extract to be completely retained in each hydrophilic section, and a combination thereof with the bioluminescent image analysis allows the viable count to be determined rapidly without completely or substantially necessitating culturing.
Abstract:
A cell observation device is cell observation device for observing a cell held by a microplate having a well holding a sample including the cell and includes a microplate holder for holding the microplate thereon, an electrical stimulation unit including an electrode pair including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a position controller for controlling a position of the electrical stimulation unit in a state in which the first electrode is disposed closer to the center of the well than the second electrode when the electrode pair is disposed in the well of the microplate. The tip of the first electrode extends more than the tip of the second electrode.
Abstract:
A cell observation system 1 is a cell observation system 1 for observing a cell held by a microplate 20 having a plurality of wells 21 arranged therein for holding a sample S including the cell and comprises a microplate holder 11 for mounting the microplate 20, an electrical stimulator 16 arranged with a plurality of electrode pairs 17 including positive and negative electrodes 17b, 17a, and a data analyzer 50 for controlling a position of the electrical stimulator 16 so as to place the electrode pairs 17 within the wells 21 of the microplate 20, while a leading end of the negative electrode 17a on the well 21 side extends longer than a leading end of the positive electrode 17b on the well 21 side.
Abstract:
A method for observing stem cells by an observation device 1 comprises, placing stem cells C in a petri dish 11, mounting the petri dish 11 on a waveguide 21 via water 13, emitting illumination light L1 into the waveguide 21 and emitting the illumination light L1 to the stem cells C in the petri dish 11 via the water 13, and detecting scattered light L2, the scattered light L2 being the illumination light L1 emitted to the stem cells C that is scattered by the stem cells C and has passed through the waveguide 21. Then, in the light image detected by means of the scattered light L2, a region that is markedly darker than other regions is identified as being in the state tending toward differentiation.