Foreign substance introduction device and method of producing cells with introduced foreign substance

    公开(公告)号:US10066199B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US14650560

    申请日:2013-12-12

    IPC分类号: C12M1/42 C12N15/87 C12N13/00

    摘要: An exogenous substance transfer apparatus that introduces an exogenous substance into a small amount of cells by electrical action and a method for manufacturing exogenous substance-bearing cells at low cost are provided.In the introducing an exogenous substance like a gene into a cell, a cell suspension liquid that contains the cell and the exogenous substance is supplied to a container through an opening portion in an amount that is prepared such that a liquid droplet that is formed will not come into contact with a pair of electrodes simultaneously. The liquid droplet is formed in an oil stored in the container, without the cell suspension liquid mixing with the oil. When a direct current voltage is supplied to the electrodes from a power supply, the liquid droplet moves there-between, and the exogenous substance is introduced into the cell within the liquid droplet by electrical action.