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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, AT;
Sarah Spitz, Vienna, AT;
Peter Ertl, Vienna, AT;
Jens Schwamborn, Wincheringen, DE;
Silvia Bolognin, Luxembourg, LU;
Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a microfluidic device () for cultivating cells, in particular for generating brain organoids, comprising at least two fluid channels () positioned essentially opposite to each other and a main chamber () located between the fluid channels (), wherein the main chamber () comprises at least one preferably sealable access opening, and each of the at least two fluid channels () is fluidly connected to the main chamber () at at least one point of contact (), wherein a slotted structure () is provided at each point of contact () separating the main chamber () from the respective fluid channel (), wherein the slotted structure () is permeable to a liquid.