AUTOMATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR LIFESPAN AND HEALTHSPAN ANALYSIS IN NEMATODES

AUTOMATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR LIFESPAN AND HEALTHSPAN ANALYSIS IN NEMATODES

The present invention includes a system and method for analyzing animals including: a media reservoir and a media pump in fluid communication with the media reservoir; a food reservoir and a food pump in fluid communication with the food reservoir; an input port in fluid communication with the media...

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Hauptverfasser: ANUPOM, Taslim, VANAPALLI, Siva, A, GUPTA, Siddhartha, RAHMAN, Mizanur
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention includes a system and method for analyzing animals including: a media reservoir and a media pump in fluid communication with the media reservoir; a food reservoir and a food pump in fluid communication with the food reservoir; an input port in fluid communication with the media pump and the food pump; a microfluidic device in fluid communication with the input port including: a micropillar arena or a plurality of micropillar chambers; an outlet port in fluid communication with the microfluidic device; a light source positioned outside the micropillar arena to illuminate the interior of the micropillar arena; an imager positioned outside the micropillar arena to image the interior of the micropillar arena; and a controller coupled to the media pump, the food pump, the microfluidic device, the light source, and the imager.