Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

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Toshihisa Doi

Katsumi Nakashima

Osamu Ohji

Takamasa Ogata

Yohichi Nakamura

Mutsumi Takagi

A novel method for evaluating cell detachment which can be used in passage operation and the like in culture of adhesive cells; a method of detaching a cultured cell utilizing the same; an apparatus for evaluating cell detachment for carrying out the aforementioned method for evaluating cell detachment; and an automated cell culture apparatus in which the apparatus is used are provided.

Method for evaluating cell detachment, method of detaching cultured cell, apparatus for evaluating cell detachment and automated cell culture apparatus

To present an automatic cell cultivation apparatus capable of sterilizing completely including a cold storage unit and a normal temperature storage unit, without causing cross contamination, in used of cell cultivation of plural subjects. An automatic cell cultivation apparatus comprising an operation unitfor operating to cultivate cells of subjects, incubator unitsfor cultivating the cells, a cold storage unitfor storing reagents necessary for cultivation, a normal temperature storage unitfor storing culture tools, an inlet-outlet unitfor taking in and out reagents and culture tools, and a steam supply unitfor autoclave sterilization, in which the incubator units, the cold storage unit, the normal temperature storage unit, and the inlet-outlet unitcommunicate with the operation unit, and have sealing doorstoleading to the operation unit, filtersandfor cleaning and sterilizing the air stream supplied in the operation unitare provided, and sealing doorsandare provided between the filter units and the operation unit. By selecting the sealing doorstoand opening and closing, sterilizing steam from the steam supply unitis supplied into any of the sterilization required units, operation unit, and the incubator units, the cold storage unit, the normal temperature storage unit, and the inlet-outlet unit, communicating with the operation unit

Automatic cell cultivation apparatus utilizing autoclave sterilization and method for using the same

An automatic cell cultivation apparatus is provided which is capable of conveying the culture container, exchanging the culture medium, and operating other jobs promptly by a robot. The automatic cell cultivation apparatus has a cultivation apparatus main body for cultivating cells in a culture container, and the cultivation apparatus main body is equipped with one or more incubator accommodating the culture container, a chemical suction machine for sucking chemicals in the culture container, and a multijoint robot for conveying the culture container, the multijoint robot having functions of conveying the culture container, detaching and attaching the lid of the culture container, and inclining the container when sucking chemicals in the culture container, so that cell cultivation operations can be promptly carried out by only one robot.

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Hyogo, Japan

Toshihisa Doi