WO2013145235A1 - 培養容器及び自動培養装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a culture container and an automatic culture apparatus for culturing cells or tissues by automatic operation.
- regenerative tissues used for regenerative medical treatment is based on GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), which is the standard for manufacturing management and quality control of pharmaceuticals.
- GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
- regenerative tissues are manufactured in accordance with SOP (Standard Operational Procedure) by a manufacturing worker with specialized cell culture technology in a CPC (Cell Processing Center) that provides a clean manufacturing environment.
- SOP Standard Operational Procedure
- CPC Cell Processing Center
- the automatic culture apparatus cultures cells as an alternative to manual work, but it is necessary to comply with GMP for manual work contents.
- GMP specialized for an automatic culture apparatus is not prescribed
- the development guideline (nonpatent literature 1) regarding the automatic culture apparatus for clinical use is shown by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Compliance with this development guideline is also required.
- the automatic culture device should be able to manufacture high-quality regenerative tissue with good reproducibility in a clean environment while maintaining a clean environment based on GMP for manual work and development guidelines for automatic culture devices. Is required.
- an apparatus for automating a culture process using a closed system flow path as shown in Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3 has been developed.
- a closed culture vessel that does not require an operation to open and close the lid of the culture vessel, the culture process can be automated and the risk of biological contamination can be reduced.
- the closed culture container has a structure in which the medium does not easily leak to the outside.
- an isolated environment is realized in which bacteria that cause biological contamination are not mixed from the outside. Therefore, there is an advantage that cleanliness is easier to maintain than an open culture vessel that opens and closes the lid of the culture vessel.
- the cell types to be cultured are epithelial cells such as corneal epithelial cells, oral mucosal cells, epidermal cells.
- the culture container preferably has a two-layer structure.
- Epithelial cells co-culture with feeder cells such as mouse-derived 3T3-J2 cells and grow with growth factors produced by the feeder cells.
- feeder cells such as mouse-derived 3T3-J2 cells and grow with growth factors produced by the feeder cells.
- Feeder cells are mixed in the regenerated tissue.
- the automatic culture apparatus is required to meet the development guidelines for GMP and automatic culture apparatus that are required for manual work.
- the old medium is not mixed into the new medium when the old medium is discharged and a new medium is supplied. It is necessary.
- the monitoring function based on the medium component analysis using the old medium that is the drainage liquid at the time of medium exchange is installed, in order to accurately perform the medium component analysis, the new medium is mixed in the old medium that is the drainage liquid. It is necessary to avoid it.
- the amount of regenerative tissue required for regenerative medical treatment varies from target organ to target organ.
- regenerated tissues which are oral mucosal sheets with a diameter of 24 mm layered to about 3-5 layers.
- an automatic culture apparatus for regenerative medicine can produce at least a plurality of regenerated tissues for transplantation and inspection, and can maintain sterility even after taking out the regenerated tissue for inspection the day before. desirable.
- the automatic culture apparatus is required to satisfy the development guidelines for GMP and automatic culture apparatus that are required for manual work.
- the old medium is a medium used for the growth of cells. For example, glucose is consumed and lactic acid is discharged instead.
- the culture container needs to have a two-layer structure.
- the number of cultured regenerated tissues by the automatic culture apparatus needs to be plural for transplantation and inspection.
- the number of necessary cultures varies depending on the organ to be subjected to regenerative medical treatment, for example, in the case of esophageal mucosa regeneration, the number is about 10.
- the culture container containing the regenerated tissue for transplantation needs to be able to maintain sterility.
- a flow path for attaching a liquid such as a medium necessary for culture and a gas supply containing 5% carbon dioxide to the closed culture vessel It will be done with a tube.
- the total length of the flow path tube attached to the closed culture vessel for feeding and feeding is enormous.
- the smaller the number of channel tubes attached per culture vessel the better the channel circuit because it is simpler. This is because if the flow path circuit is complicated, it may cause a failure of the automatic culture apparatus and a cost increase.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 when the medium is replaced, a new medium is supplied in a state where the old medium is present in the culture container, and after the state in which the new medium and the old medium are mixed inside the culture container, excess A continuous medium exchange method is used in which a sufficient amount of liquid is discharged. That is, a method is employed in which a new medium and an old medium are mixed together, and the old medium is pushed out of the culture vessel with the new medium. Although the old medium occupies a large proportion of the discharged liquid, the new medium and the old medium coexist in the same culture container.
- the concentration of each component of the medium in the culture container after the medium exchange by this method also varies depending on the cell growth stage.
- the collected result is that the new medium is mixed in the collected old medium, so the monitoring result is not accurate. There's a problem.
- Patent Document 1 a part of the closed culture vessel is formed as a gas permeable membrane, and from the outside of the closed culture vessel. Supply gas. Compared to the case of supplying gas directly into a closed culture vessel, there is an advantage that the number of channel tubes attached to the closed system channel is reduced, but the gas permeation is compared to the case of supplying gas directly. There is a problem that the supply efficiency from the membrane is low.
- Patent Document 3 presents an automatic culture apparatus for culturing with one single-layer closed culture vessel. Because of the single layer structure, when culturing epithelial cells using this culture vessel, feeder cells to be co-cultured are mixed in the regenerated tissue after production.
- a flow path tube for feeding and discharging a liquid such as a medium in addition to a flow path tube for feeding and discharging a liquid such as a medium, a flow path tube for feeding only air for adjusting the pressure in the culture vessel is provided. That is, since a flow path tube for supplying air is provided and a new medium is supplied after removing the old medium in the culture vessel, a situation in which the old medium is mixed into the new medium can be eliminated.
- the invention of Patent Document 3 is superior in gas supply efficiency.
- this method is applied to a closed-type culture vessel having a two-layer structure, the flow channel tube required for one closed-type culture vessel will send and discharge liquid to and from the upper and lower layers.
- a flow channel tube to carry the air supply is required, and a total of 5 tubes are required.
- one closed culture vessel is automatically cultured. For example, in regenerative medical treatment for esophageal mucosal regeneration, 10 closed culture vessels are cultured, so the total number of channel tubes increases to 50. . As a result, the configuration of the flow path circuit is considerably complicated.
- the material of the culture surface usually used in the production of a regenerative tissue for regenerative medical treatment is polystyrene, polycarbonate, or the like.
- clinical research on regenerative medical treatment using a temperature-responsive culture surface coated with a temperature-responsive polymer whose performance changes only by temperature change in addition to those culture surface materials has been promoted.
- the temperature-responsive culture surface exhibits hydrophobicity at 37 ° C., which is higher than the phase transition temperature of the temperature-responsive polymer, and the cells adhere, spread, and proliferate in the same manner as normal culture surfaces.
- hydrophilicity is exhibited.
- the cells spontaneously undergo morphological changes and detach from the culture surface.
- a temperature-responsive culture surface when used, it can be recovered while maintaining the extracellular matrix and cell-cell connections, so that the activity of the recovered cells is maintained at a high level, and the survival of the regenerated tissue after transplantation is improves.
- Clinical research on regenerative medical treatment using this temperature-responsive culture surface has already been conducted for organs such as esophageal mucosa, corneal epithelium, and heart.
- this temperature-responsive culture surface is used as the culture surface of a closed culture vessel of an automatic culture apparatus, if the temperature is lowered during medium replacement, the adhered cells are detached. This means that the production of regenerative tissue has failed. Therefore, it is essential to avoid a temperature drop in the culture vessel when changing the medium.
- the new medium supplied at this stage needs to be preheated from 4 ° C. in a refrigerated storage state to 37 ° C. capable of maintaining the properties of the temperature-responsive culture surface.
- the object of the present invention is to prevent the old medium from flowing into the new medium with a simple flow path circuit, and to quickly remove the new medium after discharging the old medium when replacing the medium.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a culture container and an automatic culture apparatus that are supplied to the plant.
- the present invention provides a culture vessel having the following structure. That is, a culture container for holding and culturing cells, comprising a cell container main body and a connection port for connecting a flow path circuit for supplying the cells and medium to the cell container main body,
- the container body has at least one pair of a first container and a second container, and a container lid, and the first container and the second container respectively contain a medium and cells, or only a medium.
- a first supply port and a first for discharging said medium An outlet port is connected, and the second container is connected to the second medium supply port, the second supply port for supplying and discharging the gas, and the second discharge port for discharging the medium.
- the first supply port and the second supply port function as a flow path that always causes the culture medium to flow in one direction with respect to the culture vessel.
- the old medium since the medium always flows in one direction in the cell seeding process and the medium exchanging process, the old medium is not mixed with the new medium, and the reproducibility of the culture is improved.
- a new medium is quickly supplied after all the old medium is discharged at the time of medium exchange.
- a part of the flow path tube attached to the closed culture vessel serves both as a liquid feeding function and an air feeding function, so that the entire flow path circuit is simplified.
- the automatic culture apparatus which concerns on 1st Example of this invention, it is a whole flow-path circuit diagram when culture
- FIG. 1st Example It is a figure which shows an example of the table for culture medium exchange control to the upper layer of a closed system culture container in a 1st Example. It is the figure which showed the culture medium and the flow of air at the time of the culture medium exchange of the upper layer in a 1st Example. It is the figure which showed the culture medium and the flow of air at the time of the culture medium exchange of the upper layer in a 1st Example. It is the figure which showed the culture medium and the flow of air at the time of the culture medium exchange of the upper layer in a 1st Example. It is the figure which showed the culture medium and the flow of air at the time of the culture medium exchange of the upper layer in a 1st Example.
- a closed culture container having a two-layer structure having a culture space inside and having a first container and a second container, the cell suspension or Culture having a structure having first and second supply ports for supplying medium and supplying and discharging air, and first and second discharge ports for discharging medium from the first container and the second container, respectively.
- the first and second ports of the closed culture vessel are each connected to a flow channel tube to form a flow channel circuit that functions as both liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the closed culture container having a two-layer structure is not only a laminated structure in which a pair of first and second containers are arranged above and below, but also a two-layer structure in which a pair of first and second containers are arranged in parallel. It may be a structure.
- a flow path circuit that can be configured so that the culture medium always flows in one direction; And a control protocol for controlling the flow path circuit. That is, in an automatic culture apparatus using a closed culture container having a culture space inside, when the cells are seeded in the first container in the culture container, the cell suspension is flowed from the cell bag by the fluid movement control mechanism. While supplying the first container via the path tube and the first supply port, the air in the culture container is discharged to the outside via the second supply port and the flow path tube.
- the cell suspension is transferred from the cell bag to the flow tube and the second supply port by the fluid movement control mechanism.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged to the outside through the first supply port and the flow tube while being supplied to the first vessel.
- the order which seeds a cell to a 1st container and a 2nd container is arbitrary.
- the culture medium always flows in one direction in the flow path circuit. Old and new media do not mix. As a result, the accuracy of medium component analysis on the collected old medium is also improved.
- the first supply port and the second supply port have both the function of feeding the medium and feeding the gas. Therefore, the number of channel tubes to be attached to the closed culture vessel is reduced as compared with the case where the gas channel channel tubes are provided independently. Therefore, the flow path circuit becomes simpler.
- an automatic culture apparatus using a closed culture vessel having a culture space therein, in which a cell bag containing a cell suspension and a medium are contained.
- a culture medium bag a refrigerator that refrigerates the medium, a heater that warms the medium to 37 ° C. in advance when the medium is replaced, a culture vessel that cultures the cells, and a fluid that feeds / feeds the cell suspension, the medium, and air It consists of a movement control mechanism, a gas tank that supplies carbon dioxide and the like, a gas concentration controller that adjusts the gas concentration, a filter that adjusts the atmospheric pressure with the outside, a two-way valve and a three-way valve that opens and closes the flow path .
- a flow path circuit including a culture container, a cell bag, a culture medium bag, a fluid movement control mechanism unit, and the like is installed in a thermostat, and the temperature of the entire flow path circuit is controlled.
- the culture environment of the culture vessel is controlled by a control device.
- a temperature sensor is installed in the device to monitor the internal temperature.
- a microscope is installed to monitor the state of cell growth optically as appropriate.
- the fluid in the culture container is discharged from the second supply port to the outside while the medium is fed from the medium bag to the first supply port by the fluid movement control mechanism.
- the medium that reached the first supply port was refrigerated at 4 ° C. during storage but passed through a heater that warms to 37 ° C., so the temperature is 37 ° C. at this point. Since the medium reaching the first supply port stands by in a constant temperature bath that is always maintained at 37 ° C., the temperature of the medium is also maintained at 37 ° C.
- the air in the culture container is supplied to the inside from the second supply port.
- the air in the culture container is discharged to the outside from the second supply port.
- This operation is started immediately after the old medium discharged from the first discharge port is completely discharged from the first container. It is not necessary to complete the complete feeding of the old medium discharged from the first discharge port to the drain bag or the like.
- a part of the old medium discharged from the first discharge port in the channel tube is collected from the drainage collection bag, and the rest is discharged to the drainage bag.
- the old medium can be discharged in the first container without being mixed with the new medium.
- the medium in the first container after the medium exchange is only the new medium supplied at the time of the medium exchange.
- the discharge port is the first discharge port in the first container, whereas it is the second discharge port in the second container.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged from the first port to the outside.
- the temperature of the culture medium that has reached the second supply port is maintained at 37 ° C. at this point, as in the case of the first container.
- the air in the culture container is supplied to the inside from the first supply port.
- the air in the culture container is discharged to the outside from the first supply port.
- This operation starts immediately after the old medium discharged from the second discharge port is completely discharged from the first container. It is not necessary to complete the complete feeding of the old medium discharged from the second discharge port to the drain bag or the like.
- a part of the old medium discharged from the second discharge port in the channel tube is collected from the drainage collection bag, and the rest is discharged to the drainage bag.
- the old medium can be discharged in the second container without being mixed with the new medium.
- the medium in the second container after the medium exchange is only a new medium supplied at the time of the medium exchange. It should be noted that the order of exchanging the medium for the first container and the second container is arbitrary.
- the medium maintained at 37 ° C. waiting in the first supply port or the second supply port in advance is replaced with the old medium.
- supply immediately after discharge from one discharge port or second discharge port, supply immediately. As a result, it is possible to avoid drying of the culture surface in the culture vessel and a temperature drop.
- the medium always flows in one direction in the cell seeding process and the medium exchange process.
- the old medium is not mixed with the new medium, so that the reproducibility of the culture is improved.
- Analysis accuracy of medium component analysis using the collected old medium is improved.
- a new medium warmed to 37 ° C. in advance is supplied immediately.
- a part of the flow path tube attached to the closed culture vessel serves both as a liquid feeding function and an air feeding function, so that the entire flow path circuit is simplified.
- gas, liquid, gas and liquid flowing through the flow path of the automatic culture apparatus may be collectively referred to as fluid.
- FIG. 1 shows an overall flow path circuit diagram when 10 closed culture vessels are cultured.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of a closed culture vessel.
- the culture target is epithelial cells such as corneal epithelial cells, oral mucosal cells, and epidermal cells.
- epithelial cells such as corneal epithelial cells, oral mucosal cells, and epidermal cells.
- a closed culture vessel 101 a two-layer culture comprising a layer for culturing epithelial cells and a layer for culturing feeder cells that produce growth factors for epithelial cells for use in culturing epithelial cells. Use containers. Details of the closed culture vessel 101 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the cell bags 102 and 103 are of two types. Further, in order to prevent two types of cells from being mixed at the time of cell seeding, the flow path circuit for seeding is divided.
- FIG. 1 is used to explain the entire flow path when 10 closed culture vessels are cultured.
- the automatic culturing apparatus of the present embodiment has a second flow path circuit (flow path tube) between a plurality of closed culture vessels 101 (101a to 101j) and the supply side of each closed culture vessel 101.
- the cell bag 103 is connected via the introduction part 104, and another cell bag 102 is connected via the introduction part 105 of the first flow path circuit (flow path tube).
- these closed culture vessels 101 are provided with first and second flow path circuit (flow path tube) introduction sections 104 and 105, a plurality of two-way valves 106 (106a to 106f), and a fluid movement control mechanism section 108.
- the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108 functions as a pump that moves the fluid.
- the multi-branch portion 109 (a, b), the branch passage 121 of the second flow path circuit, the branch path 122 of the first flow path circuit, the first electromagnetic wave A valve 130 (130a to 130j), a second electromagnetic valve 132 (132a to 132j), and a sterile desorption part 118 are provided.
- each closed culture vessel 101 is connected to a branch path 123 of the second flow path circuit and a branch path 124 of the first flow path circuit via an aseptic detachment section 118.
- the multi-branch portion 109 (c, d) serves as a discharge portion of the second flow path circuit and a discharge portion of the first flow path circuit, and these flow path circuits are further connected to the fluid movement control mechanism portion 108 ( c, d) and the drainage bag 113, the drainage collection bag 114 (a, b), and the filter 107 through the three-way valve 107 (a, b).
- Each closed culture vessel 101 is configured to be rotatable at an arbitrary angle, that is, three-dimensionally, by a rotation mechanism 110.
- each two-way valve 106, each fluid movement control mechanism 108, each first solenoid valve 130, each second solenoid valve 132, and each three-way valve 107 are predetermined according to a predetermined control protocol. It is controlled based on the sequence. As a result, the flow path circuit is controlled so that the culture medium always flows in one direction with respect to the culture container 101, and the new culture medium is supplied after the old culture medium is discharged.
- the cells put in the cell bag 103 pass through the second flow path circuit (104, 121, 123 and the discharge part) indicated by the solid line.
- the cells placed in the cell bag 102 pass through the first flow path circuit (105, 122, 124 and the discharge portion) indicated by the broken line.
- each cell suspension is sent from the cell bags 102 and 103 to the culture vessel 101.
- a predetermined two-way valve 106 and a three-way valve 107 are opened and closed in advance at the time of liquid feeding.
- the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108 is operated to feed liquid while controlling the flow rate and liquid feeding time.
- the fed cell suspension is branched into a culture vessel in which cells are seeded at the multi-branch portion 109.
- the two-way valve 106 and the three-way valve 107 installed in the flow path circuit connected to the culture vessel to be fed are opened so that the solution can be fed.
- the two-way valve 106 and the three-way valve 107 installed in the flow path circuit connected to the culture vessel that is not the liquid supply target are closed and incapable of liquid supply based on a predetermined sequence.
- Cell seeding is sequentially performed one by one on 10 culture vessels. After seeding cells in the upper and lower layers of all the culture vessels, the rotation mechanism 110 attached to the lower portion of the culture vessels is operated.
- the culture container 101 is kept horizontal during cell seeding and cell culture, the culture container 101 is tilted immediately after cell seeding and during medium replacement. By continuously rocking at the time of cell seeding, the distribution of cells after seeding is made uniform. Thereafter, the culture vessel 101 is returned to the horizontal state, and the culture is performed in that state.
- the material of the culture vessel 101 is a plastic having rigidity as well as plasticity such as polycarbonate, polystyrene, and polypropylene. In this example, the case where the shape of the bottom face of the container is a square is shown.
- the culture container 101 includes a cell container body 200 and four connection ports for connecting a second flow path circuit (flow path tube) and a first flow path circuit (flow path tube) to the cell container body. ing.
- the cell container main body 200 includes a plurality of second containers 201 formed integrally with the main body, a lid portion 202, and a first container 203 inserted between each second container and the lid portion 202. ing.
- each container is, for example, a circle.
- the second container 201 and the lid 202 are each formed by injection molding, cutting, or the like.
- As the first container 203 for example, a cell culture insert container generally used in culture can be inserted into each second container 201 inside the main body 200.
- Cell culture insert containers may be commercially available, such as those manufactured by BD, manufactured by Corning, manufactured by Greiner, etc., and usable products are not limited.
- the first container 203 in the culture container is a cell culture insert container in the example of FIG. 2, and this first container 203 is the upper layer.
- the second container 201 is a lower layer, and the second container 201 is formed integrally with the cell container body 200.
- the cell culture insert container which is the first container 203
- cells are seeded and cultured on the bottom surface of the cell culture insert container.
- the cells are seeded and cultured on the bottom surface of the second container 201.
- the lid portion 202 of the cell container body 200 or the cell container second container 201 is provided with an elastic member 204 such as an O-ring. Thereby, the particle
- the connection of the lid portion 202 of the cell container to the main body portion 200 can be fixed by fitting the threads provided on the lid portion 202 and the main body portion 200, but is not limited to this method.
- the second container 201 of the culture container includes a flow path (second supply port) 206 having a connection projection structure 205 at one end thereof for supplying a medium and supplying and discharging gas, that is, air / water vapor, and the like.
- a flow path (second discharge port) 208 having a connection projection structure 207 at one end for discharging is provided.
- the opening position of the flow path (second supply port) 206 to the second container 201 is higher than the opening position of the flow path (first discharge port) 208 to the first container 203.
- the opening position of the flow path (second supply port) 206 in the second container 201 of the main body of the culture container should be changed depending on the amount of the culture medium introduced into the container, but above the introduced culture liquid level. If it is.
- the opening position of the flow path (second discharge port) 208 in the second container 201 of the culture container is used to discharge the culture medium from the second container 201 of the cell container main body, so that the second container 201 of the cell container It is desirable that the bottom surface and the innermost lowermost portion of the flow path 208 are installed at the same height. By doing so, it becomes possible to improve the discharge efficiency of a culture solution.
- the discharge efficiency is further improved by discharging the culture medium while appropriately tilting the culture container shown in FIG.
- the culture container lid 202 has a connection projection structure 209 at one end for supplying a medium to the cell culture insert container (first container) 203 and supplying and discharging a gas, that is, air / water vapor.
- the opening position of the flow path (first supply port) 210 in the first container 203 is higher than the opening position of the flow path (first discharge port) 212 in the first container 203.
- the opening position of the flow path (first supply port) 210 in the first container 203 should be changed depending on the amount of the culture medium introduced into the container, but may be above the level of the introduced culture medium. .
- the opening position of the flow path (first discharge port) 212 on the bottom surface of the first container 203 is used for discharging the culture medium from the cell culture insert container, and therefore the bottom surface of the cell culture insert container 203 and the flow path (first discharge port) Desirably, 212 are in close proximity. However, if it is too close, in the production of regenerative tissue, the flow path 212 comes into contact with the growth of the cells, and this impedes the growth of the cells.
- the cells grow to a height of about several hundred ⁇ m when cultured to regenerated tissue. Therefore, the flow path 212 can be close to the bottom surface of the cell culture insert container 203 up to about 500 ⁇ m. What is necessary is just to determine the distance which can adjoin according to the kind of cell used as culture
- the discharge efficiency can be improved by discharging the culture medium while appropriately tilting the culture vessel with the rotation mechanism 110 in FIG.
- the bottom surface 220 of the first container 203 is provided with a porous membrane or a pore membrane, so that liquid and gas can move between the first container 203 and the second container 201 via the portion. Yes.
- a gap 222 that allows gas to flow between each other exists between the upper portion of the first container 203 and the upper portion of the second container 201.
- the gap 222 is shown on the side wall of the first container 203 for convenience. However, if the first container 203 and the second container 201 communicate with each other in the upper space, the position and shape are limited. There is no.
- the culture container 101 for holding and culturing cells contains the medium and cells, or the second container 201 that contains only the medium, and the second container interior 201 contains only the medium and cells or the medium.
- a first supply port 210 that can be connected to a flow path circuit on the outer surface of the culture container.
- the communication state to the first and second supply ports and the communication state to the first and second discharge ports are switched by means for controlling the liquid.
- the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 206 have a function of always flowing the culture medium in one direction with respect to the culture vessel 101 and flowing the gas in both directions.
- the flow path 210 and the flow path 212 installed on the lid portion 202 of the culture container are arranged so as not to hinder cell observation.
- the first and second supply ports (210, 206) and the first and second discharge ports (212, 208) are flow paths made of an elastic body such as silicon having an inner diameter adapted to the projection structure size of the flow path.
- a road tube 213 is connectable. Thereby, it can connect with respect to the flow-path circuit which an automatic culture apparatus has.
- the culture medium 214 is contained in the culture container.
- epithelial cells 215 are seeded, and in the lower layer, feeder cells 216 are seeded.
- other cells may be seeded or cultured without seeding the cells.
- culturing without seeding cells it has been reported that epithelial cells are seeded on the upper layer, and cells are not seeded on the lower layer and cultured as a medium alone, thereby culturing without feeder cells.
- the medium is changed at a predetermined date and time. In the case of epithelial cells, it is generally performed once every 1-3 days. Medium replacement is performed one by one for 10 culture vessels.
- the medium bag 111 stored in the refrigerator at 4 ° C. is fed by the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108 to just before the culture container.
- the medium at 4 ° C. immediately after being fed from the medium bag 111 is heated to 37 ° C. by the heater 112. Since the periphery of the culture vessel is in a thermostatic chamber maintained at 37 ° C., the medium heated by the heater 112 maintains 37 ° C.
- the medium in the culture vessel is discharged from the culture vessel.
- the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108 discharges the liquid to the drainage bag 113.
- a part of the drainage required for the medium component analysis is collected in the drainage collection bag 114.
- the culture container is tilted by the rotation mechanism 110 so that the old medium is easily discharged from the discharge port side in the culture container 101.
- liquid is fed in advance from the medium bag 111 to just before the culture container, and a new medium maintained at 37 ° C. is supplied to the culture container.
- the temperature in the thermostatic chamber where the flow path circuit is installed is maintained at 37 ° C. Thereby, the temperature in a culture container is also maintained at 37 degreeC. Further, CO 2 or the like is supplied from the gas supply unit 115 as necessary.
- the concentration is performed by the gas concentration adjusting unit 116. For example, a gas containing 5% CO2 is appropriately sent into the culture vessel.
- the gas composition and the air supply schedule are determined according to the cell type to be cultured and the type of medium used.
- it is performed through the filter 117. For example, a filter having a quality that does not pass particles of 0.22 ⁇ m or more is used.
- a sterile desorption part 118 is attached before and after the culture vessel in the flow path circuit.
- liquid can be fed in the same manner as the channel tube. Only one culture container is removed by the inspection the day before, and the remaining culture container is removed from the aseptic removal part when continuing the culture while maintaining sterility.
- the flow path circuit after being removed by the aseptic desorption part maintains the closed state of the flow path tube by the aseptic desorption part left at the place where the culture vessel was removed. Thereby, even if it removes a culture container for a test
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the first flow circuit (105, 122, 124) and the second flow circuit (104) associated with one closed culture vessel 101 from the general flow circuit diagram of FIG. , 121, 123) are extracted and shown.
- the multi-branch portion 109 causes the first flow path circuit and the second flow path circuit to branch into 10 culture vessels, respectively.
- FIG. 3 shows a case where the flow path is connected to the single culture vessel 101 from the multi-branch portions 109a and 109b.
- the cell suspension / culture medium is directed from the outside to the inside of the culture vessel. Only flows. Air flows in both directions.
- the cell suspension / medium flows only in the direction from the inside to the outside of the culture vessel. Parts constituting the flow path are shown in the same manner as in FIG. That is, the cell bag 102 and the culture medium bag 111 include the second flow path circuit (104), the electromagnetic valves 106c and 106e, the fluid movement control mechanism 108b, the second flow path circuit (121), and the second electromagnetic valve 130y.
- the cell bag 103 and the culture medium bag 111 include the first flow path circuit (105), the electromagnetic valves 106b and 106d, the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108a, the first flow path circuit (122), and the first electromagnetic valve 132x. Is connected to the flow path (first supply port) 210 of the closed culture vessel 101.
- the flow path (second discharge port) 208 of the closed culture vessel 101 is connected to the drainage bag 113, the drainage recovery via the second flow path circuit (123), the fluid movement control mechanism 108d, and the three-way valve 107b. It is connected to the bag 114b.
- the flow path (first discharge port) 212 of the closed culture vessel 101 is connected to the drain bag 113 and the drain collection through the first flow path circuit (124), the fluid movement control mechanism 108c, and the three-way valve 107a. It is connected to the bag 114a.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control mechanism of an automatic culture apparatus having a closed culture vessel. It is a figure which shows the whole structure by which each component controlled by the control apparatus 402 is connected to the culture container 401 arrange
- the control device 402 includes a temperature adjusting unit 404 for controlling the temperature of the thermostat 403, and a gas concentration adjusting unit 406 having a gas supply unit 405 for controlling the gas concentration in the culture vessel.
- An object of the present invention is to control fluid movement control 407 having a channel tube connected to each channel circuit component for automatically exchanging culture medium in a culture vessel, and to control the operation of each component.
- a cell observation microscope 408 is connected.
- the control device 402 and the display screen 410 are a processing unit and a storage of a normal computer having a processing unit and a storage unit including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a display unit, an input / output unit including a keyboard, and the like. And the display unit of the display device. Based on the information held in the database 412, the control device 402 operates various programs (including a program for executing a control protocol) stored in the storage unit on the CPU as the processing unit.
- the processing unit functions as a cell seeding control unit for the upper layer of the culture container, a cell seeding control unit for the lower layer of the culture container, a medium exchange control unit for the upper layer of the culture container, and a medium exchange control unit for the lower layer of the culture container It has.
- the processing unit includes an input / output unit, a temperature adjustment unit 404, a gas supply unit 405, a fluid movement control mechanism unit 407, a microscope 408, a cell / medium / drainage / drainage collection bag 409, and a gas concentration adjustment unit 411.
- the processing unit includes an input / output unit, a temperature adjustment unit 404, a gas supply unit 405, a fluid movement control mechanism unit 407, a microscope 408, a cell / medium / drainage / drainage collection bag 409, and a gas concentration adjustment unit 411.
- the processing unit includes an input / output unit, a temperature adjustment unit 404, a gas supply unit 405, a fluid movement control mechanism unit 407, a microscope 408, a cell / medium / drainage / drainage collection bag 409, and a gas concentration adjustment unit 411.
- the culture environment in the thermostat 403 is controlled, and a predetermined culture process in the culture vessel 401 is performed.
- the database 412 includes a two-way valve 106, a three-way valve 107, a fluid movement control mechanism unit 108, a first electromagnetic valve 130, and a second electromagnetic valve provided in the first flow path circuit and the second flow path circuit.
- a table is stored that gives information on each on / off timing and on-state time. Based on the information in this table, the cells, medium, drainage, drainage collection bags, the second channel circuit and the first channel circuit, and the first and second supply ports of the culture vessel The communication state and the communication state with the first and second discharge ports are sequentially switched according to the culture procedure.
- the gas concentration adjusting unit 411 does not need to be directly connected to the culture vessel 401.
- the temperature controller 404 and the gas concentration controller 411 may be connected to the thermostatic device 403.
- a part of the lid of the cell culture container 401 has gas permeability such as polycarbonate, polystyrene, polymethylpentene and the like.
- Cell culture can be performed by depositing a transparent thin film and enabling gas exchange inside the cell culture vessel 401.
- FIG. 5 shows a series of control flows for culturing cells using the automatic culture apparatus of this example.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic culture apparatus.
- the automatic culture apparatus is activated (step S1), and the schedule is determined (step S2). Further, after opening and closing the appropriate two-way valve and three-way valve, the fluid movement control mechanism is operated, seeding the culture vessel (step S3), culturing the cells in the culture vessel (step S4), and Observation with a microscope is performed (step S5). It is determined whether or not the cells are in a normal state (step S6). If the cells are normal, the culture medium in the culture container is replaced (step S7). Then, collection
- step S4 cell culture
- step S7 medium exchange
- step S10 culture immediately before transplantation
- step S10 medium exchange
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a table 600 for controlling seeding on the upper layer of a closed culture vessel, which is held in the database 412.
- black circles indicate the open state of the solenoid valve (ON) and the operating state of the pump
- x marks indicate the close state (OFF) of the solenoid valve and the stop state of the pump (hereinafter the same).
- the control device 402 uses the two-way valve 106, the three-way valve 107, and the fluid movement for seeding the upper layer of each of the ten closed culture vessels 101 (101a to 101j).
- the control mechanism (tube pump) 108, the first electromagnetic valve 130, the second electromagnetic valve 132, and the like are controlled.
- the flow rate of the fluid is 4 ml / second, and each valve and pump are sequentially controlled over 30 seconds to supply 2 ml of the cell suspension to the upper layer of the culture vessel 101a.
- FIG. 7 shows a flow path circuit formed in accordance with the table 600 for one closed culture vessel, and the flow of the culture medium and air at the time of cell seeding.
- a flow-path control protocol at the time of cell seeding is shown by using a channel circuit diagram for one closed culture vessel 101a shown in FIG.
- cell seeding is performed in the order of the upper layer and the lower layer, but the order is arbitrary.
- the cell bag 102 is connected to the closed culture vessel 101 via the first flow path circuit (105), the electromagnetic valve 106b, the fluid movement control mechanism 108a, the first flow path circuit (122), and the second electromagnetic valve 132a.
- first flow path circuit (105) To the first flow path (first supply port) 210, cell seeding is performed on the upper first container 203.
- the flow path (second supply port) 206 has the second flow path circuit (121), the first electromagnetic valve 130b, the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108b, the second flow path. It is connected to the filter 117a via the circuit circuit (104) and the electromagnetic valve 106a. Between the upper part of the first container 203 and the upper part of the second container 201, there is a gap 222 that allows gas to flow between each other. The air is exhausted through the filter 117a.
- the cell bag 102 is fed into the cell culture insert container via the flow path 210.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged from the flow channel (second supply port) 206 to the outside of the culture vessel.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117a.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the process ends. In this way, cell seeding from the cell bag 102 to the first container 203 is executed smoothly.
- the solenoid valve 106, the fluid movement control mechanism 108, the first solenoid valve 130, and the second solenoid valve 132 are sequentially controlled to open and close.
- a first flow path circuit and a second flow path circuit are formed on the upper layer of the closed culture vessel, and cell seeding is performed.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a control table 800 for seeding the lower layer of the closed culture vessel 101.
- the control device 402 controls the two-way valve 106, the three-way valve 107, and the fluid movement for seeding the lower layers of the ten closed culture vessels 101 (101a to 101j).
- the control mechanism unit 108, the first electromagnetic valve 130, and the second electromagnetic valve 132 are controlled.
- the flow rate of the fluid is 4 ml / second, and each valve and pump are sequentially controlled to supply 3 ml of the cell suspension to the lower layer of the culture vessel 101a over 45 seconds.
- the valves and pumps are sequentially controlled in the same manner in the next culture vessel 101b, and a series of processing is performed over 45 seconds to supply 3 ml of the cell suspension. Thereafter, the treatment is performed in the same manner, and finally, a treatment for seeding the lower layer of the culture vessel 101j is performed.
- FIG. 9 shows a flow path circuit formed according to the table 800 for one closed culture vessel, and the flow of the culture medium and air at the time of cell seeding.
- a flow-path control protocol at the time of cell seeding is shown by using a channel circuit diagram for one closed culture vessel 101a shown in FIG.
- the second cell bag 103 is closed via the second flow path circuit (104), the electromagnetic valve 106c, the fluid movement control mechanism 108b, the second flow path circuit (121), and the first electromagnetic valve 130b. It is connected to the flow path (second supply port) 206 of the culture container 101, and cell seeding is performed on the lower second container 201.
- the first container 203 in the upper layer has a flow path (first supply port) 210 of the first flow path circuit (122), the second electromagnetic valve 132a, the fluid movement control mechanism unit 108a, the first flow path. It is connected to the filter 117b via the circuit circuit (105) and the electromagnetic valve 106f. Between the upper part of the first container 203 and the upper part of the second container 201, there is a gap 222 that allows gas to flow between each other. The air is exhausted through the filter 117b.
- the solution is fed from the cell bag 103 into the second container 201 of the culture container main body via the flow path (second supply port) 206.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged from the flow channel (first supply port) 210 to the outside of the culture vessel.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117b.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the process ends. In this way, cell seeding from the second cell bag 103 to the second container 201 is performed smoothly.
- the solenoid valve 106, the fluid movement control mechanism 108, the first solenoid valve 130, and the second solenoid valve 132 are sequentially controlled to open and close.
- a first flow path circuit and a second flow path circuit are formed on the lower layer of the closed culture vessel, and cell seeding is performed.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table 1000 for controlling medium replacement to the upper layer of a closed culture vessel.
- the control device 402 uses the two-way valve 106, the three-way valve 107, the fluid for exchanging the medium in the upper layer of each of the ten closed culture vessels 101 (101a to 101j).
- the movement control mechanism unit 108, the first electromagnetic valve 130, and the second electromagnetic valve 132 are controlled.
- FIG. 11A to FIG. 11D show a flow path circuit formed in accordance with the table 1000 for one closed culture vessel 101 and the flow of the medium and air when the upper layer medium is exchanged thereby.
- the target of medium exchange is the cell culture insert container which is the upper layer and the second container of the culture container main body which is the lower layer.
- both mediums are exchanged.
- exchanges an upper layer and a lower layer is arbitrary.
- the culture medium bag 111 is connected to the closed culture vessel 101 via the first flow path circuit (105), the electromagnetic valve 106d, the fluid movement control mechanism 108a, the first flow path circuit (122), and the second electromagnetic valve 132a.
- the flow path (second supply port) 206 has a second flow path circuit (121), a first electromagnetic valve 130b, a fluid movement control mechanism section 108b, a second flow path.
- the circuit (104) is connected to the filter 117a via the electromagnetic valve 106a. Between the upper part of the first container 203 and the upper part of the second container 201, there is a gap 222 that allows gas to flow between each other. The air is exhausted through the filter 117b.
- the liquid is fed from the culture medium bag 111 to the connection projection structure 209 of the flow path (first supply port) 210 in the cell culture insert container.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged from the flow channel 206 to the outside of the culture vessel.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117a.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the culture medium bag 111 is installed in the refrigerator, the culture medium immediately after being fed from the culture medium bag is 4 ° C., but is heated to 37 ° C. by the heater 112 and is kept in a thermostatic chamber in which a culture vessel is installed. Maintain at 37 ° C.
- the liquid supply is temporarily stopped. That is, according to the table 1000, by closing each solenoid valve on the supply side of the first flow path circuit and stopping the pump, the tip of the medium in the first flow path circuit is maintained near the connection projection structure 209. The In addition, what is necessary is just to change this stop position suitably according to a use.
- the old medium used for the culture in the cell culture insert container is discharged from the flow path (first discharge port) 212.
- the first container 201 in the lower layer has a flow path 206 having a first flow path circuit (121), a first electromagnetic valve 130b, a fluid movement control mechanism unit 108b, a first flow path circuit (104), It is connected to the filter 117a through the electromagnetic valve 106a.
- the flow path (first discharge port) 212 of the closed culture vessel 101 is connected to the drain bag 113, the drain collection via the second flow path circuit (124), the fluid movement control mechanism 108c, and the three-way valve 107a. Connected to the bag 114a.
- the air flowing into the first flow path circuit (104) is supplied from the second supply port 206 into the culture vessel 101.
- the air is finally supplied from the filter 117a into the flow path 206.
- the two-way valve and the three-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow are previously opened according to the table 1000. That is, the flow path (first discharge port) 212 of the closed culture vessel 101 is connected to the drainage bag 113, the drainage recovery via the first flow path circuit (124), the fluid movement control mechanism 108c, and the three-way valve 107a. It is connected to the bag 114a. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108d are operated to discharge the liquid from the culture container 101 to the drainage bag 113, the drainage collection bag 11aA, and supply air from the filter 117a to the culture container 101. .
- the drainage ends when the entire amount of the old medium in the upper first container 203 is discharged from the upper layer.
- the old arrangement is finally discharged to the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114a, but it is not necessary to complete the drainage with respect to the entire amount in the culture vessel 101.
- the culture medium supplied from the culture medium bag 111 to the connection projection structure 209 of the flow path (first supply port) 210 of the container 101 and waiting in this state is transferred to the upper first container 203.
- the air in the culture container is discharged out of the culture container through the flow path 206.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117a.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is opened in advance according to the table 1000. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the old medium remaining between the flow path (first discharge port) 212 and the drainage bag 113 or the drainage recovery bag 114b is removed from the drainage bag 113 or the drainage recovery bag. Drain to 114b.
- air is supplied into the culture vessel 101 from the flow path (first supply port) 210.
- the air is finally supplied from the filter 117a into the flow path.
- the two-way valve and the three-way valve on the flow path through which the medium and air flow are previously opened according to the table 1000. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism units 108b and 108d are operated to drain and supply air.
- the drainage ends when the entire old medium in the upper layer is discharged into the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114b.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a table 1200 for controlling medium replacement to the lower layer of the closed culture vessel in the first embodiment.
- the control device 402 uses the two-way valve 106, the three-way valve 107, the fluid for exchanging the medium under each of the ten closed culture vessels 101 (101a to 101j).
- the movement control mechanism unit 108, the first electromagnetic valve 130, and the second electromagnetic valve 132 are controlled.
- FIGS. 13A to 13D show a flow path circuit formed in accordance with the table 1200 for one closed culture vessel 101, and the flow of the medium and air when the lower layer medium is exchanged thereby.
- liquid feeding is stopped once. That is, according to the table 1200, by closing each solenoid valve on the supply side of the second flow path circuit and stopping the pump, the tip of the medium in the second flow path circuit is maintained near the connection projection structure 205.
- this stop position suitably according to a use.
- the air in the culture vessel 101 is discharged from the flow channel (first supply port) 210 to the outside of the culture vessel via the first flow channel circuit 122.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117b.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the culture medium bag is installed in the refrigerator, the culture medium immediately after feeding from the culture medium bag is 4 ° C., but it is heated to 37 ° C. by the heater 112 and is maintained in the thermostatic chamber in which the culture container is installed. Maintain at ° C.
- the old medium used for the culture in the second container 201 of the main body of the culture container 101 is passed from the flow path (second discharge port) 208 through the second flow path circuit 123. And discharged to the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114a.
- air is supplied into the culture vessel 101 from the flow path (first supply port) 210 via the first flow path circuit 122.
- the air is finally supplied from the filter 117b into the flow path.
- the two-way valve and the three-way valve on the flow path through which the medium and air flow are previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism units 108a and 108d are operated to drain and supply air.
- the drainage ends when all the old medium in the lower layer is discharged from the lower layer.
- the old arrangement is finally discharged to the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114a, but does not need to be completed for the entire volume.
- the liquid is supplied in advance from the culture medium bag 111 to the connection projection structure 205 of the flow path (second supply port) 206 in the second container 201 of the culture container main body at 37 ° C.
- the new medium that has been waiting in the part is supplied to the lower layer 201.
- the air in the culture vessel is discharged from the flow channel (first supply port) 210 to the outside of the culture vessel via the first flow channel circuit 123.
- the air is finally discharged out of the flow path from the filter 117b.
- the two-way valve on the flow path through which the culture medium and air flow is previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism sections 108b and 108a are operated to perform liquid feeding and air feeding.
- the old medium remaining between the flow path (second discharge port) 208 and the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114a is removed from the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag. Drain to 114a.
- air is supplied from the flow path 206 into the culture vessel.
- the air is finally supplied from the filter 117b into the flow path.
- the two-way valve and the three-way valve on the flow path through which the medium and air flow are previously opened. Keep everything else closed.
- the fluid movement control mechanism units 108a and 108d are operated to drain and supply air. The drainage ends when the old medium in the lower layer is completely discharged into the drainage bag 113 or the drainage collection bag 114a.
- the medium in the cell seeding step and the medium exchange step, the medium always flows in one direction, so the old medium does not mix with the new medium, and the reproducibility of the culture is improved.
- a new medium is quickly supplied after all the old medium is discharged at the time of medium exchange.
- a part of the flow path tube attached to the closed culture vessel serves both as a liquid feeding function and an air feeding function, so that the entire flow path circuit is simplified.
- the culture procedure may be performed in order for each culture vessel in the following steps S1 to S12.
- Step S1 Start> First, as shown in FIG. 5, the automatic culture apparatus is activated. The operation is started when the operator presses the start switch of the operation unit in the control device. At this time, the channel circuit and the like are installed in the automatic culture apparatus in advance. On the operation screen of the control unit display, confirm that the value is appropriate for the internal environment of the automatic culture apparatus. For example, it is confirmed that the temperature of the thermostat is 37 ° C. These numerical values are not limited. For example, the temperature can be selected from the range of 0 ° C to 45 ° C. Further, the inside of the apparatus is sterilized with a sterilizing gas or sterilized with ethanol by an appropriate prior operation, and is in a clean state. In addition, sterilization is performed in advance on the flow path portion used for culture.
- Step S2 Schedule determination> An automatic culture schedule to be performed by an automatic culture apparatus is determined according to the type and amount of cells to be cultured. Conditions such as date, frequency, fluid volume, etc. for performing operations such as cell seeding, medium exchange, microscopic observation, drainage collection, examination tissue collection, and transplantation tissue collection are input from the operation unit of the control unit.
- Step S3 Cell seeding> After opening and closing appropriate two-way and three-way valves, The fluid movement control mechanism is operated to suck the cell suspension from the cell bag.
- the cell suspension is oral mucosal cells suspended in KCM medium (keratinocyte culture medium) and 3T3-J2 cells also suspended in KCM medium in order to culture oral mucosal cells.
- KCM medium keratinocyte culture medium
- 3T3-J2 cells also suspended in KCM medium in order to culture oral mucosal cells.
- the cell suspension is aspirated while discharging the air in the flow path to the outside of the flow path through the air filter. And it seeds to a culture container.
- Cell seeding is sequentially performed on each upper layer and lower layer of each culture vessel. After sowing, the culture vessel is rocked a plurality of times by a rotating mechanism so that the cell distribution on the culture surface becomes uniform.
- Step S4 Cell Culture> Culturing is performed for a predetermined time in a state where the culture vessel is left still horizontally.
- the stationary period is about 5 days after sowing.
- the ambient environment of the culture vessel is maintained at 37 ° C. by a thermostat.
- the gas of a predetermined component is sent into the inside of a culture container as needed.
- the CO2 concentration is maintained at 5% and the humidity at 100%.
- the air inside the automatic culture apparatus is constantly stirred by a fan so that the temperature distribution is always uniform.
- ⁇ Step S5 Observation with a microscope>
- Cell images are acquired using a microscope installed in an automatic culture apparatus.
- the light source installed in the automatic culture apparatus is appropriately illuminated, and the cells are focused and imaged by a microscope. If necessary, set a fixed point on the culture surface and photograph.
- the acquired cell image is stored in a database so that it can be viewed as necessary on a display installed outside the automatic culture apparatus. Judging from the information regarding the growth state of the cells obtained by microscopic observation, the frequency and timing of medium replacement are adjusted. For example, when the cell adhesion is insufficient, the medium of S6 is not changed, and the cell culture of S4 is continued.
- Step S6 Medium replacement>
- the medium exchange is generally performed once every few days.
- the frequency is adjusted according to the state of cell growth.
- the fluid movement control mechanism is operated, and the fluid movement control mechanism is driven to suck the medium from the medium bag.
- the air in the flow path is discharged out of the flow path through the filter.
- the medium immediately after being fed from the medium bag is 4 ° C., but the process proceeds to the next step with the temperature of the medium maintained at 37 ° C. due to the gas phase in the heater and thermostatic chamber.
- the old medium is discharged from the culture vessel.
- the culture vessel is tilted by the rotating mechanism so that the entire amount of the old medium is discharged.
- a new medium maintained at 37 ° C. is supplied into the culture vessel. This avoids drying of the cells on the culture surface and a temperature drop on the culture surface.
- a part of the old medium discharged from the culture container is sent to the drainage collection bag and the rest is sent to the drainage bag.
- the collected old medium is evaluated for cell growth using medium component analysis by a separately prepared medium component analyzer. For example, the amount of glucose used during cell growth and the amount of lactic acid excreted is measured to grasp the cell growth state.
- a mycoplasma test or the like is performed to determine whether the medium is contaminated. When there is contamination, the culture is immediately terminated, and the cells are aseptically discarded by appropriate operations so that the place where the automatic culture apparatus is installed is not contaminated.
- Step S7 Collection of examination tissue> One day out of the culture containers being cultured is collected for examination on the day before the scheduled transplant date.
- the culture container is aseptically removed using a sterile desorption part previously incorporated in the flow path.
- the collected culture vessel it is inspected whether the state of the cells inside has a quality suitable for transplantation. For example, in the case of regenerated tissue with oral mucosal cells, it has a layered structure of about 3 layers by histological evaluation, or oral mucosal stem cells are present in the basal layer of regenerated tissue by immunohistochemical staining evaluation, Evaluate whether or not specific protein is expressed.
- Step S8 Culture and medium exchange just before transplantation> Culture is performed by the same operation as in step S4. And just before implementing step S9, culture medium exchange by the same operation as step S6 is performed.
- Step S9 Collection of transplanted tissue>
- the tissue is collected for transplantation and used for regenerative medical treatment.
- the culture vessel is removed using a sterile desorption part. Then, it is transported to an operating room where regenerative medical treatment is performed while maintaining sterility and biological quality, and used for treatment.
- Step S10 End> Remove the channel used for culture. Subsequently, sterilization with a sterilization gas or disinfection with ethanol is performed by an appropriate operation inside the apparatus to obtain a clean state. The various software of the automatic culture apparatus is terminated, and the operation of the automatic culture apparatus is terminated.
- a peristaltic pump is assumed as a fluid movement control mechanism for moving fluid, but it goes without saying that other drive mechanisms such as a syringe pump may be used.
- the culture medium always flows in one direction in the cell seeding process and the culture medium exchange process.
- the old medium is not mixed with the new medium, so that the reproducibility of the culture is improved.
- Analysis accuracy of medium component analysis using the collected old medium is improved.
- a new medium warmed to 37 ° C. in advance is supplied immediately.
- a part of the flow path tube attached to the closed culture vessel serves both as a liquid feeding function and an air feeding function, so that the entire flow path circuit is simplified.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a closed culture vessel according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the closed culture container 101 is composed of a plurality of first containers 203 and a plurality of second containers 201 formed integrally with the cell container main body 200, and lids 202A and 202B.
- the first container 203 and the second container 201 form a pair, and the planar shape of each container is, for example, a semicircle or a square.
- the pair of first container 203 and second container 201 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and a partition wall 220 is provided between the first container 203 and the second container 201.
- the first container 203, the second container 201, and the lid 202 are each formed by injection molding, cutting, or the like.
- the partition 220 is provided with a porous membrane or a pore membrane, and the liquid and the gas can move between the first container 203 and the second container 201 through the portion.
- a gap 222 that allows gas to flow between each other exists between the upper portion of the first container 203 and the upper portion of the second container 201.
- Epithelial cells 215 and feeder cells 216 are seeded and cultured on the bottom surface of each container.
- the culture container 101 for holding and culturing cells includes the medium and cells, or the second container 201 that contains only the medium, the medium and cells, or the first container 203 that contains only the medium,
- the first container 203 and the second container 201 that have a lid member 202 that seals at least the second container and are arranged in a pair are arranged in a horizontal direction.
- a first supply port 210, a second supply port 206, a first discharge port 212, and a second discharge port 208 that can be connected to the flow path circuit are provided on the outer surface of the culture container.
- the communication state to the first and second supply ports is controlled by means for controlling the liquid feeding,
- the communication state to the second discharge port is switched. That is, a first supply port 210 and a first discharge port 212 are provided for the first container 203, and a second supply port 206 and a second discharge port 208 are provided for the second container 201. Yes.
- An elastic member 204 such as an O-ring is provided on the lid portion 202 of the cell container body 200 or the cell container second containers 201 and 203.
- the position of the flow path (first supply port) 210 in the first container 203 should be changed depending on the amount of the culture medium introduced into the container, but may be any position above the level of the introduced culture medium.
- the position of the flow path (first discharge port) 212 on the bottom surface of the first container 203 is used for discharging the culture medium from the container. Therefore, the bottom surface of the first container 203 and the flow path (first discharge port) 212 are close to each other. It is desirable that The position of the flow path (first discharge port) 212 on the bottom surface of the container 202 is used for discharging the medium from the cell container, so that the bottom surface of the container 202 and the flow path (first discharge port) 212 are close to each other. Is desirable.
- the position of the channel (second supply port) 206 in the second container 201 of the main body of the culture container should be changed depending on the amount of the culture medium introduced into the container, but if it is above the level of the introduced culture medium Good.
- the position of the channel (second discharge port) 208 in the second container 201 of the culture container is used for discharging the medium from the second container 201 of the cell container main body, and therefore the bottom surface of the second container 201 of the cell container. It is desirable that the lowermost inner diameter of the flow path 208 is set to have the same height.
- the cell suspension / medium flows only in the direction from the outside to the inside of the culture container at the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 206. Air flows in both directions.
- the first discharge port 212 and the second discharge port 208 the cell suspension / medium and air flow only in the direction from the inside to the outside of the culture vessel.
- FIG. 15 is an overall circuit diagram of the automatic culture apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- an automatic culture apparatus is configured by using only one closed system culture container having the same configuration as that shown in Example 1 as the closed system culture container 101.
- a first supply port 210, a second supply port 206, a first discharge port 212, and a second discharge port 208 that can be connected to the flow path circuit are provided on the outer surface of the culture vessel 101.
- the communication state to the first and second supply ports is controlled by the means for controlling the liquid feeding, the first and second The communication state to the discharge port is switched.
- the cell suspension / medium flows only in the direction from the outside to the inside of the culture vessel 101 at the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 206. Air flows in both directions.
- the cell suspension / medium and air flow only in the direction from the inside to the outside of the culture vessel.
- Example 1 The same effect as in Example 1 can be obtained by replacing the closed culture vessel 101 of this example with the culture vessel of Example 1 and incorporating it into the automatic culture apparatus of Example 1. In particular, it is suitable for applications where only one culture vessel 101 is desired.
- the present invention is an automatic culture apparatus for culturing cells or tissues by an automatic operation using a culture container, particularly an automatic culture apparatus capable of producing a regenerative tissue usable for regenerative medicine. Useful as.
- control device 403 ... thermostat 404 ... temperature control unit 405 ... gas supply unit 406 ... gas concentration control unit 407 ... fluid movement control 408 ... microscope 409 ... Cell / medium / drainage / drainage collection bag 410 ... display screen 411 ... gas concentration adjustment unit 412 ... database 600 ... table.
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培養期間中、培地交換時を所定の日時に実施する。上皮系細胞の場合、1-3日程度に1回の頻度で一般に実施する。培地交換は、10個の培養容器に対し、1個ずつ順次実施する。最初に、冷蔵庫内に4℃にて保管されている培地バッグ111を流体移動制御機構部108により培養容器の直前まで送液する。この時、培地バッグ111から送液された直後は4℃である培地を、ヒーター112により37℃まで温める。培養容器の周囲は、37℃に維持された恒温機の中であるため、ヒーター112により温めた培地は37℃を保持する。続いて、培養容器内の培地を培養容器から排出する。流体移動制御機構部108により、排液バッグ113へ排出する。その時、培地成分分析に必要な排液の一部は、排液回収バッグ114において回収する。本実施例では、培養容器101の上層及び下層を分けた状態で回収することが可能となっている。また培養容器から古い培地を排出する際には、回転機構110により培養容器を傾け、培養容器101内の排出口側から古い培地が排出されやすくなるようにする。続いて、事前に培地バッグ111より培養容器の直前まで送液し、37℃に保持された状態の新しい培地を、培養容器へ供給する。
図6は、データベース412に保持された、閉鎖系培養容器の上層への播種時制御用のテーブル600の一例を示す図である。図中、黒丸印が電磁弁の開(オン)及びポンプの動作状態、×印が電磁弁の閉(オフ)及びポンプの停止状態を示している(以下、同じ)。テーブル600で与えられる所定のシーケンスに従い、制御装置402により、10個の閉鎖系培養容器101(101a~101j)の各々の上層への播種のために、二方弁106、三方弁107、流体移動制御機構部(チューブポンプ)108、第一の電磁弁130、第二の電磁弁132等が制御される。例えば、培養容器101aの上層に対する播種のために、流体の流速を4ml/秒とし、30秒かけて各弁やポンプを順次制御し培養容器101aの上層に2mlの細胞懸濁液を供給する。それに続いて、培養容器101bの上層に対する播種のために、同様に30秒かけて各弁やポンプを順次制御する一連の処理がなされ、培養容器101bの上層に2mlの細胞懸濁液を供給する。以下、同様にして、処理され、最後に、培養容器101jの上層への播種のための処理がなされる。なお、ここで示した流速等の数値はあくまでも一例であることは言うまでもない。
図8は、閉鎖系培養容器101の下層への播種時制御用のテーブル800の一例を示す図である。テーブル800で与えられる所定のシーケンスに従い、制御装置402により、10個の閉鎖系培養容器101(101a~101j)の各々の下層への播種のために、二方弁106、三方弁107、流体移動制御機構部108、第一の電磁弁130、第二の電磁弁132が制御される。例えば、培養容器101aの下層に対する播種のために、流体の流速を4ml/秒とし、各弁やポンプを順次制御し45秒かけて培養容器101aの下層に3mlの細胞懸濁液を供給する。次の培養容器101bにも、同様に各弁やポンプを順次制御し、45秒かけて一連の処理を行い3mlの細胞懸濁液を供給する。以下、同様にして、処理され、最後に、培養容器101jの下層への播種のための処理がなされる。
図10は、閉鎖系培養容器の上層への培地交換制御用のテーブル1000の一例を示す図である。
図12は、第1の実施例における、閉鎖系培養容器の下層への培地交換制御用のテーブル1200の一例を示す図である。
まず、図5に示すように、自動培養装置を起動させる。操作者が制御装置にある操作部のスタートスイッチを押すことにより起動する。尚、この時点で流路回路等は事前に自動培養装置へ設置されている。制御部のディスプレイの操作画面において、自動培養装置の内部環境として適切な値であることを確認する。例えば、恒温機の温度が37℃であることを確認する。これらの数値は限定的なものでなく、例えば温度は、0℃から45℃の範囲より選択可能である。また装置の内部は、事前の適切な操作により、滅菌ガスによる滅菌或いはエタノールによる消毒が施され、清浄な状態となっている。また、培養に用いる流路部に対しても事前に滅菌を施してある。
培養する細胞の種類と量に合わせ、自動培養装置により実施する自動培養スケジュールを決定する。細胞播種、培地交換、顕微鏡観察、排液回収、検査用組織回収、移植用組織回収等の操作を行う日時、頻度、液量等の条件を、制御部の操作部より入力する。
適切な二方弁及び三方弁の開閉を行った後、
流体移動制御機構部を作動させ、細胞バッグより細胞懸濁液を吸引する。細胞懸濁液は、食道粘膜再生の例では口腔粘膜細胞を培養するため、KCM培地(keratinocyte culture medium)に懸濁した口腔粘膜細胞と、同じくKCM培地に懸濁した3T3-J2細胞である。流体移動制御機構部を駆動させることにより、エアフィルタを介して流路外へ流路内の空気を排出しつつ、細胞懸濁液を吸引する。そして培養容器へ播種する。細胞播種は、各培養容器のそれぞれの上層及び下層へ、順次実施する。播種後、回転機構により培養容器を複数回揺動させることにより、培養表面上の細胞分布が均一となるようにする。
培養容器を水平に静置した状態で所定時間、培養する。例として口腔粘膜細胞の場合、静置期間は播種後5日間程度とする。培養中は、恒温機により培養容器の周囲環境を37℃に維持する。また、必要に応じ培養容器の内部へ所定成分の気体を送気する。口腔粘膜細胞の培養の場合、CO2濃度は5%、湿度は100%に維持する。自動培養装置内部の空気はファンにより常に攪拌し、温度分布が常に一様となるようにする。
自動培養装置内に設置した顕微鏡を用い、細胞画像を取得する。自動培養装置内に設置した光源を適宜発光させ、顕微鏡により細胞に焦点を合わせ、撮像する。必要に応じ、培養表面に定点を任意に定め、撮影する。取得した細胞画像はデータベースに保存し、自動培養装置の外部に設置したディスプレイ上で必要に応じ閲覧できるようにする。顕微鏡観察により得た細胞の生育状態に関する情報から判断し、培地交換の頻度、時期の調整を行う。例えば細胞の接着が不十分な場合、S6の培地交換は実施せず、S4の細胞の培養を継続する。
培地交換は、一般に数日に一度の頻度で実施する。細胞の生育状況に応じ、頻度は調整を行う。適切な電磁弁の開閉を行った後、流体移動制御機構部を作動させ、流体移動制御機構部を駆動させることにより培地バッグより培地を吸引する。同時に、フィルタを介して流路外へ流路内の空気を排出する。培地バッグから送液された直後の培地は4℃であるが、ヒーター及び恒温機内の気相により、培地の温度は37℃を維持した状態で次の工程に進む。
移植予定日の前日に、培養中の培養容器のうち1枚を検査用に回収する。あらかじめ流路内に組み込まれた無菌脱着部を用い、培養容器を無菌的に取り外す。そして回収した培養容器において、中の細胞の状態が移植に適した質を有するか検査を行う。例えば口腔粘膜細胞による再生組織の場合、組織学的評価により3層程度の重層化した構造を有するか、免疫組織化学染色評価により口腔粘膜幹細胞が再生組織の基底層に存在するか、口腔粘膜細胞特異的タンパク質を発現しているか等の評価を行う。
ステップS4と同じ操作による培養を行う。そしてステップS9を実施する直前に、ステップS6と同じ操作による培地交換を行う。
ステップS7による評価の結果、移植に適した再生組織が培養できていると判断がついた場合、移植用として組織を回収して再生医療治療に用いる。S7と同様に、無菌脱着部を用い培養容器を取り外す。その後、再生医療治療を行う手術室へ、無菌性と生物学的な質を維持した状態で搬送し、治療に用いる。
培養に用いた流路部を取り外す。続いて、装置の内部へ適切な操作により、滅菌ガスによる滅菌或いはエタノールによる消毒を施し、清浄な状態にする。自動培養装置の各種ソフトを終了させ、自動培養装置の作動を終了させる。
本実施例の閉鎖系培養容器101を実施例1の培養容器に置き換え、実施例1の自動培養装置に組み込んで使用することで、実施例1と同様な効果が得られる。すなわち、細胞播種工程及び培地交換工程において、培地は常に一方向に流れるので、古い培地が新しい培地に混入せず、培養の再現性が向上する。しかも、閉鎖系培養容器に取り付けた流路チューブの一部は、送液と送気の機能を兼ねるため、全体流路回路は簡潔となる。
102…細胞バッグ
103…細胞バッグ
104…第二の流路回路(導入部)
105…第一の流路回路(導入部)
106…二方弁
107…三方弁
108…流体移動制御機構部
109…多分岐部
110…回転機構
111…培地バッグ
112…ヒーター
113…排液バッグ
114…排液回収バッグ
115…ガス供給部
116…ガス濃度調整部
117…フィルタ
118…無菌脱着部
121…第二の流路回路(分岐路)
122…第一の流路回路(分岐路)
123…第二の流路回路(分岐路)
124…第一の流路回路(分岐路)
130…第一の電磁弁
132…第二の電磁弁
200…細胞容器本体
201…第二容器
202…細胞容器蓋部
203…第一容器(セルカルチャーインサート容器)
204…弾性部材
205、207、209、211、213…接続突起構造
206…流路(第二供給ポート)
208…流路(第二排出ポート)
210…流路(第一供給ポート)
212…流路(第一排出ポート)
214…培地
215…上皮系細胞
216…フィーダー細胞
401…培養容器
402…制御装置
403…恒温機
404…温度調節部
405…ガス供給部
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- 細胞を保持、培養するための培養容器であって、
細胞容器本体と、該細胞容器本体に前記細胞及び培地を供給する流路回路を接続するため接続ポートとを備えており、
前記細胞容器本体は、対をなす少なくとも1組の第一容器と第二容器と、容器蓋部とを有し、
前記第一容器及び前記第二容器は、各々、培地及び細胞を、または培地のみを収容するための容器であり、前記第一容器と前記第二容器間の隔壁の一部は、液体及び気体が相互に移動可能に構成されており、
前記第一容器の上部と前記第二容器の上部との間には、相互に気体の流通を可能にするギャップが存在しており、
前記接続ポートとして、
前記第一容器には、前記培地の供給と、気体の供給及び排出をするための第一供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第一排出ポートとが接続され、
前記第二容器には、前記培地の供給と、前記気体の供給及び排出をするための第二供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第二排出ポートとが接続され、
前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートは、前記培地を前記培養容器に対して常に一方向へ流す流路として機能する
ことを特徴とする培養容器。 - 請求項1において、
前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートは、前記培地を前記培養容器の外側から内側への方向のみに流す流路、及び、前記気体を双方的に流す流路として機能し、
前記第一排出ポート及び前記第二排出ポートは、前記培地を前記培養容器の内側から外側への方向のみに流す流路として機能し、前記気体は流さない
ことを特徴とする培養容器。 - 請求項2において、
前記第一供給ポートの前記第一容器における開口位置は、前記第一排出ポートの前記第一容器における開口位置よりも高い位置にあり、
前記第一供給ポートの前記第二容器への開口位置は、前記第一排出ポートの前記第一容器への開口位置よりも高い位置にある
ことを特徴とする培養容器。 - 請求項3において、
前記培養容器は、細胞容器本体と、該細胞容器本体に第二の流路回路及び第一の流路回路を接続するための前記第一、前記第二供給ポート、及び、前記第一、第二排出ポートを備えており、
前記細胞容器本体は、該細胞容器本体に一体に形成された複数の前記第二容器と、前記蓋部と、前記各第二容器と前記蓋部との間に挿入される複数の前記第一容器とを備えている
ことを特徴とする培養容器。 - 請求項4において、
前記第一排出ポートの前記第一容器における開口位置は、前記第一容器の底面付近に位置し、
前記第二排出ポートの前記第二容器における開口位置は、前記第二容器の底面と前記第二排出ポートの内径最下部が、同じ高さとなる位置にある
ことを特徴とする培養容器。 - 請求項5において、
前記培養容器を略水平に保持する状態と、傾けた状態の何れかを取るよう制御する回転制御部を含むこと
を特徴とする培養容器。 - 培養容器内への細胞播種と培地交換を行い、前記培養容器内において細胞を培養する自動培養装置であって、
少なくとも1つの閉鎖系培養容器と、
前記閉鎖系培養容器の供給側に1つの細胞バッグ、培地バッグ、第一のフィルタ、及び排液回収バッグを接続する第一の流路回路と、
前記閉鎖系培養容器の供給側に他の細胞バッグ、培地バッグ、第二のフィルタ及び排液回収バッグを接続する第二の流路回路と、
前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路に設けられた流体移動制御機構部及び電磁弁とを備え、
前記閉鎖系培養容器は、
細胞容器本体と、該細胞容器本体に前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路を接続するため接続ポートとを備えており、
前記細胞容器本体は、対をなす少なくとも1組の第一容器と第二容器と、容器蓋部とを有し、
前記第一容器及び前記第二容器は、各々、培地及び細胞を、または培地のみを収容するための容器であり、前記第一容器と前記第二容器間の隔壁の一部は、液体及び気体が相互に移動可能に構成されており、
前記第一容器の上部と前記第二容器の上部との間には、相互に気体の流通を可能にするギャップが存在しており、
前記第一容器には、前記培地の供給と、気体の供給及び排出をするための第一供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第一排出ポートとに、前記第一の流路回路が接続され、
前記第二容器には、前記培地の供給と、前記気体の供給及び排出をするための第二供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第二排出ポートとに、前記第二の流路回路が接続され、
前記培地が、前記第一の流路回路、前記第二の流路回路、前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートを介して、前記培養容器に対して常に一方向に供給される
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項7において、
前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートは、前記培地を、前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路を経由して、前記培養容器の外側から内側への方向のみに流す流路、及び、前記気体を双方的に流す流路として機能し、
前記第一排出ポート及び前記第二排出ポートは、前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路を経由して、前記培地を前記培養容器の内側から外側への方向のみに流す流路として機能し、前記気体は流さない
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項8において、
前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路に設けられた前記流体移動制御機構部及び前記電磁弁を備え制御する制御装置を備えており、
前記制御装置は、データベースに保持された情報に基づいて、前記培地及び前記気体が前記第一の流路回路及び前記第二の流路回路を流れる時期及び流れの方向を制御する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項9において、
前記制御装置は、
前記培地バッグから前記第一の流路回路を経て前記培養容器の第一供給ポートまで培地を送液した状態で、送液を一旦停止し、
この状態で、前記培養容器の古い培地を前記第一排出ポートから排出し、
さらに、前記第一の流路回路を経て流入した空気を前記第二供給ポートから前記培養容器内へ供給し、該空気を前記第一の流路回路及びフィルタを経て排気し、
さらに、前記培養容器の第一供給ポートまで培地された状態で待機していた前記培地を、前記第一容器に送液する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 培養容器内への細胞播種と培地交換を行い、培養容器内において細胞を培養する自動培養装置であって、
細胞懸濁液が収容される細胞バッグと、
培地が収容される培地バックと、
培地を冷蔵保存する冷蔵庫と
培地を37℃に温めるヒーターと、
細胞を培養する培養容器と、
細胞懸濁液及び培地及び空気を送液/送気する流体移動制御機構部と
前記培養容器、細胞バッグ、培地バッグ、流体移動制御機構部からなる流路回路が設置される細胞培養用恒温槽と、
前記培養容器の培養環境を制御する制御装置を備え、
前記培養容器は、培地及び細胞を、または培地のみを収容する第一容器と、
当該第一容器内部に、培地及び細胞を、または培地のみを収容する第二容器と、
当該第一容器を少なくとも封止する蓋部材を有する培養容器において、
前記第一容器には、前記培地の供給と、気体の供給及び排出をするための第一供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第一排出ポートとが接続され、
前記第二容器には、前記培地の供給と、前記気体の供給及び排出をするための第二供給ポートと、前記培地を排出するための第二排出ポートとが接続され、
前記制御装置は、
当該第一容器への培地の排出または供給、あるいは前記第二容器からの培地の排液または供給をする場合に、前記第一供給ポート、前記第二供給ポートと、前記第一排出ポート、前記第二排出ポートを切り替え、送液を制御する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項11において、
前記細胞播種あるいは前記培地交換において、前記培地は前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートの少なくとも一方から前記培養容器内へ供給され、
前記第一排出ポート及び前記第二排出ポートの少なくとも一方から前記培養容器外へ排出されることにより、前記培地は一方向のみに送液される
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項11において、
前記第一排出ポート及び前記第二排出ポートは、
前記第一容器及び前記第二容器の底面に近接し、
前記培養容器を略水平に保持する状態と、傾けた状態の何れかを取るよう制御する回転制御部を含み、
該回転制御部により、前記第一容器及び前記第二容器の培地の排出において、全量または所定量を排出する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項13において、
細胞播種時は、前記細胞バッグ内の細胞懸濁液を送液/送気機構により、前記第一供給ポート及び前記第二供給ポートの何れか一方から前記培養容器の前記第一容器または前記第二容器へ供給し、
同時に、前記細胞懸濁液を供給していない前記第一供給ポート若しくは前記第二供給ポートから前記培養容器外へ気体を排出する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。 - 請求項13において、
前記培地交換時は、前記培地バッグ内の培地を前記流体移動制御機構部により、前記培養容器の第一容器または第二容器の前記第一供給ポートまたは第二供給ポートまで送液しつつ、送液されていない他の前記第一供給ポートまたは前記第二供給ポートから空気を排出し、
続いて培地交換を行う前記一容器または前記第二容器から、前記第一排出ポートまたは前記第二排出ポートより古い培地を排出しつつ、
送液されていない前記第一供給ポートまたは前記第二供給ポートから空気を排出し、
最後に送液された前記第一供給ポートまたは前記第二供給ポートから前記培地を前記第一容器または前記第二容器へ供給しつつ、送液されていない前記第一供給ポートまたは前記第二供給ポートから空気を排出する
ことを特徴とする自動培養装置。
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