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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
The University Court of the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Strathclyde, GB;
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Renfrewshire, GB;
Matthew Dalby, Strathclyde, GB;
Habib Nikukar, Strathclyde, GB;
Gabriel Pemberton, Stevenage, GB;
Adam Curtis, Strathclyde, GB;
Stuart Reid, Renfrewshire, GB;
Peter Childs, Renfrewshire, GB;
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, Glasgow, GB;
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND, Paisley, GB;
Abstract
A mechanical bioreactor for transferring vibrations to cell cultures for the purpose of stimulating various biological processes across a relatively large (relative to the amplitude of the vibrations) sample receiving surface. This bioreactor allows multiple samples to receive identical stimulation, which may enable the process to be significantly scaled up. The invention may be particularly applicable to nanoscale vibration amplitudes, where it is non-trivial to design a device that performs this function, because many materials exhibit natural deformation on a scale that would mask or inhibit transfer of nanoscale vibration energy.