TISSUE PIECE FORMING DEVICE AND TISSUE PIECE FORMING METHOD

摘要

A tissue piece forming device suitable for forming a tissue piece required in the process of fabricating a novel tissue array chip having many benefits such as the one that the tissue array chip can be fabricated even if the tissue included in a tissue block has a small thickness. The tissue piece forming device (100) for forming a sheet-like tissue piece (S) into a roll shape includes a rotary shaft (1) to which one end of the sliced tissue piece (S) is secured and a drive means for rotating the rotary shaft (1). The tissue piece (S) can be formed into a tight roll shape while rotating the rotary shaft (1).