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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Akio Kishida, Toyonaka, JP;
Tsutomu Furuzono, Suita, JP;
Kozo Miyazaki, Minoo, JP;
Toru Masuzawa, Hitachi, JP;
Inventors:
Akio Kishida, Toyonaka, JP;
Tsutomu Furuzono, Suita, JP;
Kozo Miyazaki, Minoo, JP;
Toru Masuzawa, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Iken Co., Ltd., Inagi-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/22 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling biological functions with mechanical vibration are provided. Stimulation is applied to cells of one of an organism, bacteria or virus by mechanical vibration. The biological function comprises biological functions relating to cell growth. The biological functions relating to cell growth may include at least one of cell cultivation, cell proliferation, cell fusion, and cell differentiation.