3D SHELL MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE ORGANOIDS

    公开(公告)号:US20240344014A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18635861

    申请日:2024-04-15

    IPC分类号: C12M1/34 C12M3/00

    CPC分类号: C12M41/46 C12M23/48

    摘要: A device for electrically connecting with and holding organoids includes a substrate and a multielectrode array (MEA) attached to said substrate. The MEA includes an electrical bus attached to the substrate, and a plurality of leaflets each having a first end pivotably connected to the electrical bus while remaining portions thereof are free to move relative to the substrate while remaining connected and pivoting at each first end. Each leaflet of the plurality of leaflets includes an electrical wire embedded therein that extends from each respective leaflet into the electrical bus. The MEA has a size that is suitable to electrically connect to and hold an organoid that is between 250 μm to 2 cm while at least one leaflet of the plurality of leaflets is pivoted up away from the substrate so as to securely hold the organoid in place and form a three-dimensional electrical connection with the organoid.

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MEDIA IN LARGE-SCALE BIOREACTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240327778A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18739392

    申请日:2024-06-11

    申请人: PBS BIOTECH, INC.

    摘要: Systems and methods for treating media in large-scale bioreactors can include a method of using a large-scale bioreactor system. The method can include (a) mixing a mixture of at least cells, and media in a bioreactor, and (b) removing a portion of the media through an output port of the bioreactor. The method can also include (c) retaining the cells within the bioreactor using a screen covering the port. The method can also include (d) receiving a second media, which may in some examples include the portion of the first media removed from the bioreactor, into a media preparation container external to the bioreactor, (e) treating the second media within the media preparation container to produce oxygenated media within a threshold pH range, and (f) introducing the oxygenated media into the bioreactor using a return port of the bioreactor.

    FERMENTATION SYSTEM, FEED CONTROLLER, AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20240327777A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18709000

    申请日:2022-11-10

    IPC分类号: C12M1/36 C12M1/34

    CPC分类号: C12M41/48 C12M41/32 C12M41/36

    摘要: A feed control system and related methods for a heterologous product, such as a human milk oligosaccharide, fermentation system are disclosed. The feed control system comprises a feed controller. The feed controller comprises a processor and an interface. The processor is configured to obtain a biomass content in a fermentation broth. The processor is configured to determine a carbon input parameter based on the biomass content. The processor is configured to control a carbon input to the fermentation broth according to the carbon input parameter.