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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Masahiro Ueda, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Ueda, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/26 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 17/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 33/00 (2013.01); C12M 23/20 (2013.01); C12M 25/00 (2013.01); C12M 31/00 (2013.01); G02B 5/00 (2013.01); G02B 17/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to in vitro cell culture. Embodiments include a substrate having a support layer that includes support molecules having a first region configured to bind to the substrate and having a photo-responsive region configured to change conformation between at least two conformations. In a first conformation of the photo-responsive region, the support molecules are configured to be more accessible to cells. In a second conformation of the photo-responsive region, the support molecules are configured to be less accessible to cells.