MICRO-SCALED ANIMAL CELL INCUBATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF

摘要

There is provided a cell culture technology for culturing an animal cell in a separate microstructure. The micro-scaled animal cell incubator includes a lower glass substrate having fine hot wires processed with a metal and formed in an upper surface thereof; a first PDMS film attached onto the lower glass substrate to form two or more liquid and solid storage spaces in a position corresponding to the fine hot wires of the lower glass substrate and gas flow channels coupled respectively to the liquid and solid storage spaces to allow generated gases to flow therethrough; a gas-permeable PDMS thin film attached onto the gas flow channels of the PDMS film to pass the generated gases therethrough; a second PDMS film attached onto the PDMS thin film and having a culture medium storage space for storing a culture medium; and an upper glass substrate attached onto the second PDMS film and having fine hot wires formed in a lower surface thereof, the fine hot wires being covered by the PDMS film. The micro-scaled animal cell incubator may be useful to control a temperature of a culture medium to a suitable temperature level, as well as to self-supply gases required for the animal cell culture in a microstructure.