CELL OBSERVATION DEVICE, AND CELL OBSERVATION METHOD

摘要

A cell observation system 1, for measuring fluorescence emitted from a cell held by a microplate 20 having a plurality of wells 21, comprises a microplate holder 11 for mounting the microplate 20, an electrical stimulator 16 arranged with a plurality of electrode pairs 17 including positive and negative electrodes 17b, 17a, a position controller 30 for controlling a position of the electrical stimulator 16 so as to place the electrode pairs 17 within the wells 21, a moving image acquisition unit 40 for detecting the fluorescence from the sample S within the wells 21, and a data analyzer 50 for setting a part of a region facing the positive electrode 17b on the well 21 as an analysis region and analyzing an optical intensity in the analysis region so as to acquire analysis information concerning the sample S.

主权项

1. A system for measuring light emitted from a cell held by a sample case comprising a holding unit for holding a sample including the cell, the system comprising:
a holder configured to hold the sample case; an electrical stimulator comprising electrode pair comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; a position controller configured to control a position of the electrical stimulator so as to place the electrode pair within the holding unit of the sample case; a light detector comprising a two-dimensional pixel structure and configured to detect light from the sample within the holding unit of the sample case; and an information analyzer coupling the light detector and configured to set a part of a region facing the first electrode on the holding unit as an analysis region for an optical intensity distribution obtained according to a result of detection by the light detector and analyze an optical intensity in the analysis region so as to acquire analysis information concerning the sample.