Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Takeyuki Mogi

Takeo Tanaami

Saya Satou

Tomoyuki Taguchi

Yoshihiro Ozeki

Hidetoshi Aoki

Akiyo Yamada

Nobuhiro Sasaki

Hitoshi Wake

A component recovery mechanism includes a recovery unit configured to recover a component for recovery from a target, and a diffusion adjustment unit configured to adjust a diffusion rate of the component for recovery from the target to the recovery unit. The diffusion adjustment unit changes the diffusion rate of the component for recovery from the target to the recovery unit according to a change in at least one environmental parameter.

Component recovery mechanism, component recovery container, component recovery kit, component recovery system, culture container, culture system, and method of producing cells

A culture additive diffusion mechanism () includes an additive retention unit () configured to retain an additive () used in a culture and a diffusion adjustment unit () configured to adjust a diffusion rate of the additive () from the inside of the additive retention unit () to the outside of the additive retention unit ().

Culture additive diffusion mechanism, culture container, culture system, and method of producing cells

A method of producing a cell structure includes applying a magnetic field, in a container (), to a plurality of culture carriers to arrange the culture carriers. The culture carriers include at least one of a carrier () and a cell holding carrier (), the carrier () having a magnetic portion (), formed only in a part of the carrier (), and a cell holder (). The method also includes culturing cells () held on the cell holder () while maintaining the culture carriers in the arranged state.

Method of producing cell structure, carrier, and method of producing carrier

There is provided a nucleic acid extraction method applicable to microbes in a relatively wide range, and capable of rapidly extracting nucleic acid. The nucleic acid extraction method comprises the steps of introducing a cell suspension into a vessel, sealing the vessel, and preheating a heater up to a set temperature not lower than 100&#xb0; C. Further, the method comprises the step of bringing the vessel into contact with the heater heated up to the set temperature, thereby heating the cell suspension housed in the vessel up to a prescribed highest temperature at not lower than 100&#xb0; C. with the vessel held in a sealed state.

Nucleic acid extraction method

A chemical reaction cartridge enabling chemical reaction to be stably and safely carried out therein, and a method of using the same are provided. A chemical reaction cartridge is provided with a substrate, and an elastic memberoverlaid on the substrate. A recess of a predetermined shape, depressed toward the top surface of the elastic member is formed in the back surface of the elastic member. The recess creates space between the substrate, and the elastic member, thereby making up a well, for holding the main ingredient of the epoxy adhesive, a flow path communicating with the well, a well for holding a curing agent for the epoxy adhesive, a flow path communicating with the well, a mixing part for mixing the main ingredient with the curing agent, and a discharge path for discharging a mixture. While the chemical reaction cartridge is not in use as yet, the flow paths, and the discharge path are closed, so that the wells are, in effect, in a hermetically sealed condition. The mixing part is made up of a plurality of flow paths intersecting each other. The respective starting ends of the flow paths are each linked with the flow path, or the flow path, and the respective terminals of the flow paths are linked with the discharge path. The terminal of the discharge path communicates with the outside via an end face of the cartridge.

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Musashino, Japan

Takeyuki Mogi