Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

University of California

Keio University

Kenjiro Takemura

Yuta Kurashina

Akira Morikawa

James Friend

Kazuhide Kodeki

Osamu Takahara

Tetsushi Azuma

Genichiro Fujii

An ultrasonic transducer () emits ultrasonic waves toward a culture solution () stored with cells () in a culture vessel (). An acquirer acquires information indicating a settling state of the cells () in the culture solution (). A controller controls an operation of the ultrasonic transducer () based on the information indicating the settling state of the cells ().

Cell culture device, cell culture method, and recording medium

Articles of manufacture, including an apparatus for acoustic wave based agglomeration, are provided. The apparatus may include a well and an acoustic wave device. The well may be configured to hold a suspension that includes a plurality of particles. The acoustic wave device may be configured to generate a plurality of acoustic waves. The plurality of acoustic waves inducing acoustic streaming within the suspension. The acoustic streaming agitating the suspension to form an agglomerate comprising at least a portion of the plurality of particles. Methods for acoustic wave based agglomeration are also provided.

Acoustic wave based particle agglomeration

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Yokohama, Japan

Kenjiro Takemura