Cell Washing Device Using Non-Mechanical Fluid Vortex Flow

摘要

A device for washing a suspension of cells. The device includes a bowl-shaped basin having a top end and a bottom end and an axis extending from the top end to the bottom end, and an inlet port formed in the basin. The inlet port is positioned at an angle to allow for a wash solution to be injected or delivered into the basin and circulate around the basin about the central axis. A suspension of cells can be washed in the circulating wash solution. The circulating wash solution forces the cells to settle at the bottom of the basin, where they can be extracted.

主权项

1. A device for washing a suspension of cells comprising:
a. a bowl-shaped basin having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top end, a bottom end, and a central axis extending from the top end to the bottom end; and b. an inlet port formed into the basin, the inlet port being positioned at an angle to allow for a wash solution to be delivered into the basin and circulate around the basin about the central axis, wherein the bowl-shaped basin maintains circular flow of the wash solution about the central axis, wherein a suspension of cells can be washed in the circulating wash solution, and wherein the circulating wash solution forces the cells to settle at the bottom of the basin where the cells can be extracted.