WO2016133209A1 - 細胞培養装置、培地交換用カートリッジ、培地交換方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cell culture apparatus for culturing cells.
- the present invention also relates to a medium replacement cartridge used in a cell culture apparatus.
- the present invention also relates to a medium replacement method using a medium replacement cartridge.
- Patent Document 1 is known as an example of a medium exchange mechanism.
- a culture container placed on a medium exchange stage container loading table
- a culture medium storage container, and a recovery container are connected using different tubes, and culture is performed from the culture medium storage container through one tube.
- a mechanism is disclosed in which a new culture medium is supplied to a container and an old culture medium is recovered from the culture container to a recovery container via the other tube.
- a process for the next culture container is started until a series of processes of medium supply, medium exchange, medium recovery, and channel washing is completed for one culture container.
- the working time for processing a plurality of culture vessels becomes longer.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cell culture apparatus, a medium replacement cartridge, and a medium replacement method capable of shortening and automatically replacing a liquid flow path.
- the cell culture device comprises: An incubator that can accommodate a closed culture vessel; A medium exchange cartridge having a liquid supply channel and a liquid recovery channel, and removable from the culture vessel; A medium supply unit for supplying a liquid medium to the liquid supply channel of the medium replacement cartridge; With the medium replacement cartridge connected to the culture container, the liquid medium in the liquid supply channel is allowed to flow into the culture container and the liquid medium in the culture container is allowed to flow out to the liquid recovery channel.
- a medium exchange part A medium recovery unit for recovering a liquid medium from the liquid recovery flow path of the medium replacement cartridge, The medium replacement cartridge is movable among the medium supply unit, the medium replacement unit, and the medium recovery unit.
- the cell culture device comprises: You may further provide the cartridge conveyance part which moves the said culture medium replacement
- a flow path cleaning section for cleaning the liquid supply flow path and the liquid recovery flow path of the medium replacement cartridge may be movable among the medium supply unit, the medium replacement unit, the medium recovery unit, and the flow path cleaning unit.
- the culture medium exchange part is provided adjacent to the incubator part, and the culture container can be exchanged via the culture medium replacement cartridge while the culture container is accommodated in the incubator part. Also good.
- the culture medium recovery part may be provided with a culture medium analysis part for analyzing the recovered liquid medium.
- the cell culture device comprises: A cartridge storage unit for storing a plurality of unused medium replacement cartridges; A cartridge recovery unit for recovering the used medium replacement cartridge; May be further provided.
- the liquid supply flow path includes a first inlet that can be connected to the culture medium supply section, a first outlet that can be connected to the inlet of the culture vessel, the first inlet, and the first outlet.
- a liquid storage chamber that communicates with the vent hole that communicates with the liquid storage chamber;
- the liquid recovery flow path includes a second inlet that can be connected to the outlet of the culture vessel, a second outlet that can be connected to the culture medium recovery unit, the second inlet and the second outlet.
- a curved flow path including a plurality of bent portions or curved portions communicating with each other.
- the curved channel may have a serpentine or spiral shape.
- the first outlet and the second inlet may be provided adjacent to each other.
- the medium replacement cartridge according to the present invention comprises: It has a liquid supply channel and a liquid recovery channel, It can be attached to and detached from the closed culture vessel, and can be moved among the medium supply unit, the medium exchange unit, and the medium recovery unit of the cell culture apparatus.
- the liquid supply flow path includes a first inlet that can be connected to the culture medium supply section, a first outlet that can be connected to the inlet of the culture vessel, the first inlet, and the first outlet.
- a liquid storage chamber that communicates with the vent hole that communicates with the liquid storage chamber;
- the liquid recovery flow path includes a second inlet that can be connected to the outlet of the culture vessel, a second outlet that can be connected to the culture medium recovery unit, the second inlet and the second outlet.
- a curved flow path including a plurality of bent portions or curved portions communicating with each other.
- the curved channel may have a serpentine or spiral shape.
- the first outlet and the second inlet may be provided adjacent to each other.
- the medium exchange method comprises: A medium replacement cartridge having a liquid supply channel and a liquid recovery channel is connected to a medium supply unit, a liquid medium is supplied from the medium supply unit to the liquid supply channel, and the medium replacement cartridge is connected to the medium supply unit.
- a medium supply step for separating from, The culture medium replacement cartridge is connected to a closed culture container, and the liquid medium in the liquid supply channel is allowed to flow into the culture container and the liquid medium in the culture container is allowed to flow into the liquid recovery path.
- the medium exchange method according to the present invention comprises: After the culture medium recovery step, a washing step of washing the liquid supply channel and the liquid recovery channel of the medium replacement cartridge may be further provided.
- the culture medium exchange step may be performed in a state where the culture container is accommodated in an incubator unit.
- the medium exchange method according to the present invention comprises: A medium analysis step for analyzing the recovered liquid medium may be further provided after the medium recovery step.
- the culture medium replacement cartridge capable of storing a predetermined amount of liquid culture medium moves between the culture medium supply unit, the culture medium replacement unit, and the culture medium recovery unit, so that the culture container becomes the culture medium supply unit and the culture medium recovery unit.
- the medium can be exchanged in a state separated from the medium. For this reason, the liquid flow path can be shortened.
- the liquid flow path is formed in a medium replacement cartridge, that is, a cartridge-type component, the replacement of the liquid flow path is easy.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic top plan view showing a configuration of an automatic culture system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the automatic culture system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a front view showing a container transport unit used in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the liquid storage and supply unit and the incubator unit used in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a medium replacement cartridge used in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a first modification of the medium replacement cartridge.
- FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a second modification of the medium replacement cartridge.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic plan view showing a structure of a valve of the medium replacement cartridge of FIG. 5A.
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the valve of FIG. 6A along the line AA.
- FIG. 7A corresponds to FIG. 6B and is a view for explaining the operation of the valve.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 6B for explaining the operation of the valve.
- FIG. 7C is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 6B for explaining the operation of the valve.
- FIG. 8A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a view for explaining a medium supply step.
- FIG. 8B is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a culture medium supply step.
- FIG. 8A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a culture medium supply step.
- FIG. 9A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a culture medium exchange step.
- FIG. 9B is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a medium exchange step.
- FIG. 10A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a culture medium recovery step.
- FIG. 10B is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A and is a diagram for explaining a culture medium recovery step.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A, for explaining the flow path cleaning step.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A, for explaining the flow path cleaning step.
- FIG. 11C is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A, for explaining the flow path cleaning step.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A, for explaining the flow path cleaning step.
- FIG. 11D is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5A for explaining the flow path cleaning step.
- FIG. 12A is an internal top view showing the configuration of the first modified example of the transport container.
- FIG. 12B is an internal side view showing the configuration of the first modified example of the transport container.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 12B for explaining the operation of the transport container.
- FIG. 14 is a drawing corresponding to FIG. 12A and is an internal top view showing the configuration of the second modified example of the transport container.
- FIG. 15A is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a modification of the cell culture device.
- FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 15C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 15D is a left side view of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- the culture apparatus according to the present embodiment can be used for culturing all types of cells, including (human) iPS cells, pluripotent stem cells such as (human) ES cells, and chondrocytes such as bone marrow stromal cells (MSC). It can be used when culturing various cells such as dendritic cells.
- an automatic culture system for automatically culturing iPS cells will be described below. However, it should be noted that this is only an example. That is, it should be noted that the culture apparatus according to the present embodiment can be used even if the cells are not automatically cultured as in the present embodiment.
- the automatic culture system includes a raw material storage device 10 that stores raw material cells, and a container transport unit that transports a transport container 70 (see FIG. 3) that contains cells and the like in a sealed state. 60 and a transport container 70 transported by the container transport unit 60, take out a closed culture container 75 containing cells from the transport container 70, and culture the cells in the removed culture container 75 inside 20 and 30.
- the raw material storage device 10 includes an iPS cell establishment device 11 for establishing iPS cells.
- the raw material storage device 10 includes a unit thermostat, a centrifuge, an automatic blood cell counter, an automatic magnetic cell separator, a flow cytometer, a gene transfer device, and the like.
- the cell culture devices 20 and 30 of the present embodiment automatically use a plurality (four in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1) of iPS cell automatic culture devices 20 for automatically culturing iPS cells and differentiated cells differentiated from iPS cells. And a plurality (8 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1) of differentiated cell automatic culturing apparatuses 30 to be cultured.
- the iPS cell automatic culture device 20 when simply referred to as “cell culture device”, the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30, or the iPS cell automatic culture device 20 and the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 are used. It means both.
- source cells such as somatic cells, iPS cells, differentiated cells, or source cells, iPS cells and iPS cells. It means any two or all of differentiated cells.
- the transport container 70 has a plurality of (eight in FIG. 3) shelves 71 on which the culture containers 75 are placed, and the culture containers 75 are placed on each shelf 71. And the conveyance container 70 will be conveyed by the container conveyance part 60 in the state in which the some culture container 75 was accommodated in the conveyance container 70.
- FIG. 3 shows that the transport container 70 has a plurality of (eight in FIG. 3) shelves 71 on which the culture containers 75 are placed, and the culture containers 75 are placed on each shelf 71. And the conveyance container 70 will be conveyed by the container conveyance part 60 in the state in which the some culture container 75 was accommodated in the conveyance container 70.
- the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 includes a housing 22 as shown in FIG. 1, a medium analysis unit 24 for analyzing liquid medium components that change as the iPS cells are cultured, and iPS cells as shown in FIG.
- the cell inspection / removal unit 25 that inspects and removes iPS cells in a poor state, and stores and supplies a liquid medium or a liquid containing a proteolytic enzyme, and performs pretreatment before seeding iPS cells, or iPS
- the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 also includes an in-device transport unit 23 that transports the culture container 75 and the like in the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 26 described above also has a function of inverting the culture container 75 upside down.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 26 described above automatically supplies the liquid medium into the culture container 75 from an inflow port (not shown), thereby automatically replacing the old liquid medium in the culture container 75 with a new liquid medium.
- the cell inspection removal unit 25 selectively separates defective iPS cells from ECM (Extracellular Matrix) applied to the surface of a film (not shown) of the culture vessel 75 based on the acquired information of iPS cells. Thereafter, the liquid storage and supply unit 26 supplies the liquid medium from the inflow port into the culture vessel 75, thereby pushing out the suspended defective iPS cells from the culture vessel 75 through the outflow port (not shown).
- a method of selectively detaching the iPS cells in the culture vessel 75 a method of applying ultrasonic waves or light to the iPS cells, a method of applying a physical force from the outside of the culture vessel 75, or the like can be taken. it can. Further, when using such a technique, a proteolytic enzyme may be used in combination.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 26 peels iPS cells from the ECM applied to the surface of the film of the culture container 75 by appropriately supplying the proteolytic enzyme from the inflow port into the culture container 75. Thereafter, the liquid storage and supply unit 26 supplies the liquid medium from the inflow port into the culture vessel 75, whereby the suspended iPS cells are pushed out of the culture vessel 75 through the outflow port.
- the extruded iPS cells are diluted into a suspension and then housed (seeded) in a plurality of separate culture vessels 75. In this way, the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 automatically performs the passage of iPS cells.
- the temperature in the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 is adjusted by the incubator unit 27 so that the temperature becomes about 37 ° C., for example. Further, the gas concentration in the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 is adjusted by the incubator unit 27 by appropriately adding carbon dioxide or nitrogen. Further, the humidity may be adjusted to about 100% by the incubator unit 37 as necessary.
- the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 includes a housing 32 as shown in FIG. 1, a medium analysis unit 34 for analyzing liquid medium components that change as the differentiated cells are cultured, and a differentiated cell as shown in FIG.
- a cell inspection / removal unit 35 that inspects and removes differentiated cells in a poor state, and stores and supplies a liquid medium, a liquid containing a proteolytic enzyme, and performs pretreatment before seeding differentiated cells, or differentiation.
- the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 also includes an in-apparatus transport unit 33 that transports the culture vessel 75 and the like in the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 36 described above automatically replaces the old liquid medium in the culture container 75 with a new liquid medium by appropriately supplying the liquid medium to the culture container 75 from the inlet.
- the cell test removal unit 35 selectively peels off poorly differentiated cells from the ECM applied to the surface of the film 77 of the culture vessel 75 based on the acquired information of differentiated cells. Thereafter, the liquid storage and supply unit 36 supplies the liquid medium from the inflow port into the culture vessel 75, thereby pushing out the floating poorly differentiated cells from the culture vessel 75 through the outflow port.
- a method of selectively separating the differentiated cells in the culture vessel 75 a method of applying ultrasonic waves or light to the differentiated cells, a method of applying a physical force from the outside of the culture vessel 75, or the like can be taken. it can. Further, when using such a technique, a proteolytic enzyme may be used in combination.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 36 peels the differentiated cells from the ECM applied to the surface of the film of the culture container 75 by appropriately supplying the proteolytic enzyme into the culture container 75 from the inflow port. Thereafter, the liquid storage and supply unit 36 supplies the liquid medium from the inflow port into the culture vessel 75, whereby the suspended differentiated cells are pushed out of the culture vessel 75 through the outflow port.
- the differentiated cells that have been pushed out are diluted into a suspension and then housed (seeded) in a plurality of separate culture vessels 75. In this way, the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 automatically performs passage of differentiated cells.
- the temperature in the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 is adjusted by the incubator unit 37 so that the temperature becomes approximately 37 ° C., for example. Further, the gas concentration in the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 is adjusted by the incubator unit 37 by appropriately adding carbon dioxide, nitrogen or oxygen. Note that the liquid storage and supply unit 36 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 may supply a liquid medium containing a differentiation-inducing factor when inducing differentiation. Further, the humidity may be adjusted to about 100% by the incubator unit 37 as necessary.
- the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 is connected to each of a medium analysis unit 24, a cell test removal unit 25, a liquid storage supply unit 26, an incubator unit 27, a discharge unit 28, and an in-device transport unit 23. And has a control unit 29 for controlling them.
- the control unit 29 manages the status, manages the log, manages the culture schedule, and performs a user interface function with respect to the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20.
- the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 is connected to and communicates with the medium analysis unit 34, the cell test removal unit 35, the liquid storage and supply unit 36, the incubator unit 37, the discharge unit 38, and the in-device transport unit 33.
- a control unit 39 manages the status, manages the log, manages the culture schedule, and performs the user interface function with respect to the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30.
- the above-described iPS cell establishment device 11 has the same configuration as the iPS cell automatic culture device 20 and the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30. That is, the iPS cell establishment device 11 includes a housing 12b as shown in FIG. 1, a medium analysis unit 14 for analyzing a liquid medium as shown in FIG. Any one of the temperature inspection, the humidity, and the gas concentration in the housing 12b, or the cell storage / removal unit 15 for storing and supplying the liquid culture medium or the liquid containing the protease, etc. An incubator unit 17 that automatically adjusts all of these, and a waste liquid containing a used liquid medium, a used cleaning solution, a used reagent, and the like used in the iPS cell establishment device 11 are discharged downward from the housing 12b.
- the iPS cell establishment device 11 also includes an in-device transport unit 13 that transports the culture container 75 and the like in the iPS cell establishment device 11.
- the iPS cell establishment device 11 is connected to and communicates with each of the medium analysis unit 14, the cell test removal unit 15, the liquid storage and supply unit 16, the incubator unit 17, the discharge unit 18, and the in-device transport unit 13.
- a control unit 19 is included.
- Each control unit 19, 29, 39 is connected to an external device 90 such as a personal computer.
- the container transport unit 60 of the present embodiment has a holding unit 61 that holds the transport container 70 so as to hang downward, and moves along a rail 65 provided on the ceiling. It has become.
- the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 has a carry-in portion 21 for carrying a culture container 75 from a transfer container 70.
- the carry-in unit 21 carries in the iPS cells accommodated in the culture vessel 75 and also carries out the cell carry-in / out unit (not shown) for carrying out the cultured iPS cells, and the materials accommodated in other sealed containers. And a material carrying-in part (not shown) for carrying in.
- the differentiated cell automatic culture apparatus 30 has a carry-in unit 31 for carrying a culture container 75 from a transfer container 70.
- the carry-in unit 31 also carries a cell carry-in / out unit (not shown) for carrying in iPS cells contained in the culture vessel 75 and carrying out the cultured differentiated cells, and materials contained in other sealed containers. And a material carrying-in part (not shown) for carrying in.
- the materials are a liquid medium, a reagent, a cleaning liquid, a culture plate, a vial, a filter, a needle, and the like.
- the iPS cell establishment device 11 also has a carry-in part 12 a for carrying a transfer container 70.
- the automatic culture system of the present embodiment includes a sterilizer 1 for sterilizing the inside of the transfer container 70 and a iPS cell cultured in the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 at a predetermined timing.
- a sterilizer 1 for sterilizing the inside of the transfer container 70 and a iPS cell cultured in the iPS cell automatic culture apparatus 20 at a predetermined timing.
- an iPS cell analyzer 80 that examines iPS cells
- a differentiated cell analyzer 85 that receives differentiated cells cultured in the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 from the carry-in unit 86 at a predetermined timing and examines the differentiated cells.
- a cryopreservation apparatus 40 that receives the iPS cells, differentiated cells, or both iPS cells and differentiated cells cultured in the automatic culture apparatuses 20 and 30 from the carry-in unit 41 and stores them in a frozen state.
- cryopreservation devices 40 may be provided, or the entire room may be cooled and the room itself may function as a freezer.
- a rail 65 is provided on the ceiling of the room, and a container transport unit is provided along the rail 65. 60 may be able to move.
- a sterilization apparatus that supplies sterilization gas such as hydrogen peroxide gas or high-temperature gas into the transfer container 70 can be cited.
- Another example of the sterilization apparatus 1 is one that sterilizes the inside of the transport container 70 by irradiating, for example, ⁇ rays or ultraviolet rays from the outside while the transport container 70 is in a closed state.
- the inside of the transport container 70 may be sterilized using, for example, ⁇ rays or ultraviolet rays.
- the liquid medium or the like may contain proteins that are damaged by ⁇ rays or ultraviolet rays. In this case, it is desirable to sterilize with a sterilizing gas such as hydrogen peroxide gas or high-temperature gas.
- liquid storage and supply unit 16 of the iPS cell establishment device 11 any one or two of the liquid storage and supply unit 16 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the liquid storage and supply unit 26 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, and the liquid storage and supply unit 36 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 will be described. Or, all of them will be described as “liquid storage and supply unit 110”.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 16 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the liquid storage and supply unit 26 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20 and the liquid storage and supply unit 36 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 are the same. It has a configuration.
- any one, any two, or all of the incubator unit 17 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the incubator unit 27 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, and the incubator unit 37 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 will be described. This will be described as “incubator unit 101”.
- the incubator unit 17 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the incubator unit 27 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, and the incubator unit 37 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 have the same configuration.
- any one, any two of the medium analysis unit 14 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the medium analysis unit 24 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, and the medium analysis unit 34 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30, or All of this will be described as “medium analysis unit 106”.
- each of the medium analysis unit 14 of the iPS cell establishment device 11, the medium analysis unit 24 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20, and the medium analysis unit 34 of the differentiated cell automatic culture device 30 has the same configuration. ing.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the liquid storage and supply unit 110 and the incubator unit 101.
- the liquid storage and supply unit 110 includes a medium replacement cartridge 200 that has a liquid supply channel 201 and a liquid recovery channel 202 (see FIG. 5A) and can be attached to and detached from the culture vessel 75, and a medium.
- the medium supply unit 102 that supplies the liquid medium to the liquid supply channel 201 of the replacement cartridge 200 and the medium replacement cartridge 200 are connected to the culture container 75, the liquid medium in the liquid supply channel 201 is cultured in the culture container.
- a medium exchanging unit 103 that allows the medium in the culture vessel 75 to flow out into the liquid recovery channel 202 and a medium recovery unit 104 that recovers the liquid medium from the liquid recovery channel 202 of the medium replacement cartridge 200;
- a cartridge transport unit 109 that moves the medium replacement cartridge 200 between the medium supply unit 102, the medium exchange unit 103, and the medium collection unit 104.
- a thin arrow indicates the direction in which the medium replacement cartridge 200 moves
- a thick arrow indicates the direction in which the liquid medium moves.
- the culture medium recovery unit 104 is provided with a culture medium analysis unit 106 that analyzes the components of the recovered liquid medium.
- a flow path cleaning unit 105 for cleaning the liquid supply flow path 201 and the liquid recovery flow path 202 of the medium replacement cartridge 200 is provided.
- the cartridge transport unit 109 is configured to move the medium replacement cartridge 200 among the medium supply unit 102, the medium replacement unit 103, the medium recovery unit 104, and the flow path cleaning unit 105.
- a cartridge storage unit 107 that stores a plurality of unused medium replacement cartridges 200 and a cartridge recovery unit 108 that recovers used medium replacement cartridges are further provided. Is provided.
- the cartridge transport unit 109 periodically discharges the used medium replacement cartridge 200 to the cartridge collection unit 108 and takes out the unused medium replacement cartridge 200 from the cartridge storage unit 107.
- cartridge transport unit 109 for example, a known transport robot having a hand capable of gripping cartridge-type parts can be used.
- the liquid supply channel 201 includes a first inlet 211 that can be connected to the culture medium supply unit 102 and a first outlet 212 that can be connected to the inlet of the culture vessel 75. And a liquid storage chamber 213 communicating with the first inflow port 211 and the first outflow port 212, and a vent hole 214 communicating with the liquid storage chamber 213.
- a filter 218 for preventing entry of foreign matter from outside air is attached to the vent hole 214.
- the capacity of the liquid storage chamber 213 is about 1 to 1.5 times the capacity of the culture vessel 75 and is preferably larger than the capacity of the culture vessel 75. Specifically, for example, 30 ml.
- a valve 215 that can be opened and closed is provided in the flow path between the first inlet 211 and the liquid storage chamber 213.
- a valve 216 that can be opened and closed is also provided in the flow path between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212.
- a valve 217 that can be opened and closed is also provided in the flow path between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the vent 214. By closing the valves 215, 216, and 217, the liquid storage chamber 213 is sealed.
- the liquid recovery channel 202 includes a second inlet 221 that can be connected to the outlet of the culture vessel 75, a second outlet 222 that can be connected to the culture medium recovery unit 104, and the second inlet 221 and the second inlet.
- the curved channel 223 includes a plurality of bent portions or curved portions, so that the channel diameter can be reduced and the channel length can be increased, whereby the old medium flowing out of the culture vessel 75 and the new medium can be formed. It can collect
- the curved channel 223 has a meandering shape.
- the meandering shape is obtained. It is not always essential to have the shape, and for example, as shown in FIG. 5B, it may have a spiral shape.
- the capacity of the curved channel 223 is about 1 to 1.5 times the capacity of the culture vessel 75 and is preferably larger than the capacity of the culture vessel 75. Specifically, for example, 30 ml.
- the diameter of the curved flow path 223 is preferably 4 mm or less.
- a valve 225 that can be opened and closed is provided in the flow path between the second inlet 221 and the curved flow path 223.
- a valve 226 that can be opened and closed is also provided in the flow path between the curved flow path 223 and the second outlet port 222.
- the curved flow path 223 is sealed by closing the valves 225 and 226.
- the entire flow path from the second inlet 221 to the second outlet 222 is a thin curved channel 223.
- a part of the flow path from the second inlet 221 to the second outlet 222 is a tank-like flow path 224 within a range where mixing of the liquid does not occur (for example, within 1/2 of the recovery volume), and the remaining portion May be a narrow curved channel 223.
- a part of the flow path be a tank-shaped flow path 224.
- the first outlet 212 and the second inlet 221 are provided adjacent to each other. Thereby, the 1st outflow port 212 and the 2nd inflow port 221 can be easily connected with the inflow port and the outflow port of the culture container 75, respectively.
- valve 215 between the first inlet 211 and the liquid storage chamber 213, a valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212, and a valve between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the vent 214. 217, any one, any two, or all of the valve 225 between the second inlet 221 and the curved flow path 223 and the valve 226 between the curved flow path 223 and the second outlet 222 This will be described as “valve 240”.
- the valves 215, 216, 217, 225, and 226 have the same configuration.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic plan view showing the structure of the valve 240
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the valve 240 in FIG. 6A.
- the valve 240 has a main body 241 in which a pair of flow paths 243 and 244 are formed, and a sheet-like valve body 242 fixed to the upper surface of the main body 241.
- the valve body 242 is made of an elastomer, and is bonded to the upper surface of the main body 241 at the peripheral edge portion 242a.
- One end 243a of one channel 243 and one end 244a of the other channel 244 are open to the upper surface of the main body 241 in a region inside the peripheral edge 242a of the valve body 242.
- the lower surface of the valve body 242 is in close contact with the upper surface of the main body 241 by the restoring force (elastic force) of the sheet-like valve body 242. Therefore, one end 243a of one channel 243 and one end 244a of the other channel 244 are respectively closed by the valve body 242, and as a result, one channel 243 is blocked from the other channel 244. .
- valve 240 The operation of the valve 240 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7C.
- a cylindrical valve drive mechanism 249 When opening the valve 240, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, a cylindrical valve drive mechanism 249 is pressed against the upper surface of the peripheral portion 242a of the valve body 242, and then, as shown in FIG. The inside of the drive mechanism 249 is evacuated, and the inner region of the peripheral portion 242a of the valve body 242 is deformed so as to expand upward. Thereby, the valve body 242 is separated from the one end 243a of the one flow path 243 and the one end 244a of the other flow path 244, and in the region inside the peripheral edge 242a of the valve body 242, the one flow path 243 is It communicates with the other channel 244.
- the medium replacement cartridge 200 configured as described above can be manufactured by injection molding a hard resin such as polystyrene.
- the portion of the valve 240 can be formed from a hard resin and an elastomer by a two-color molding method.
- the manufacturing method of the cartridge 200 for culture medium replacement is not limited to injection molding, For example, you may manufacture by the layered modeling method using a 3D printer.
- FIG. 4 ⁇ Medium exchange method>
- FIGS. 8A to 11D show the flow paths through which the liquid passes.
- the cartridge transport unit 109 takes out the medium replacement cartridge 200 from the cartridge storage unit 107 and moves it to the medium supply unit 102.
- the medium storage container 102a is connected to the first inlet 211 of the medium replacement cartridge 200. Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, the valve 215 between the first inlet 211 and the liquid storage chamber 213 and the valve 217 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the vent 214 are opened. On the other hand, the valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212 is closed. In this state, the liquid medium is supplied from the medium storage container 102a via the first inlet 211. Since the valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212 is closed, the supplied liquid medium is stored in the liquid storage chamber 213.
- valve 215 between the first inlet 211 and the liquid storage chamber 213 and the valve 217 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the vent 214 are also closed, and the liquid storage chamber 213 is sealed.
- the culture medium supply unit 102 is provided with a valve drive mechanism 249, and the valves 215 and 217 that operate here are opened and closed by the valve drive mechanism 249.
- the cartridge exchange cartridge 200 is separated from the medium supply unit 102 by the cartridge transport unit 109 in a state where the medium is accommodated in the liquid storage chamber 213, and is transferred to the medium exchange unit 103. And moved.
- a culture vessel 75 is accommodated in advance in the incubator unit 101 adjacent to the medium exchange unit 103.
- a decompression pump is connected to the second outlet 222 of the medium exchange cartridge 200.
- the first outlet 212 and the second inlet 221 of the medium replacement cartridge 200 are respectively connected to the inlet and the outlet of the culture container 75 in a state where the culture container 75 is accommodated in the incubator unit 101. Connected to the outlet.
- the valve 225 and the valve 226 between the curved channel 223 and the second outlet 222 are opened, and the curved channel 223 is depressurized via the second outlet 222 by a decompression pump.
- the old medium in the culture vessel 75 flows out from the second inlet 221 into the curved flow path 223, and the new medium in the liquid storage chamber 213 flows into the culture vessel 75 from the first outlet 212.
- the culture medium exchanging unit 103 is provided with a valve drive mechanism 249, and the valves 216, 217, 225, and 226 operating here are opened and closed by the valve drive mechanism 249.
- the culture medium is exchanged while the culture vessel 75 is housed in the incubator unit 101 without the culture vessel 75 being taken out from the incubator unit 101. Therefore, the environmental fluctuation
- the cartridge exchange cartridge 200 is separated from the culture medium exchange unit 103 and the culture vessel 75 in a state where the culture medium is accommodated in the curved flow path 223 by the cartridge transport unit 109, It is moved to the collection unit 104.
- a pressure pump (not shown) is connected to the second outlet 222 of the medium replacement cartridge 200.
- the volume of the medium supplied to the culture container 75 is preferably larger than the capacity of the culture container 75.
- the curved channel 223 is supplied from the liquid storage chamber 213 to the culture vessel 75 on the second inlet 221 side. New media is contained.
- a part of the boundary between the new medium and the old medium may be in a mixed state.
- valve 226 between the second outlet 222 and the curved flow path 223 and the valve 225 between the curved flow path 223 and the second inlet 221 are opened, and the curved flow is generated by the pressurizing pump.
- the path 223 is pressurized from the second outlet 222 side, and a new culture medium accommodated on the second inlet 221 side of the curved flow path 223 and a mixing part of the new culture medium and the old culture medium are the second inlet 221. It is pushed out from the outside and discharged. After all of the medium including the new medium is discharged from the second inlet 221, pressurization by the pressurization pump is stopped.
- the medium analysis unit 106 is connected to the second inlet 221 of the medium replacement cartridge 200. Then, the valve 226 between the second outlet 222 and the curved flow path 223 and the valve 225 between the curved flow path 223 and the second inlet 221 are opened, respectively, by a pressure pump. The curved channel 223 is pressurized again from the second outlet 222 side. As a result, the old medium in the curved channel 223 is pushed out from the second inlet 221 to the medium analyzer 106 and collected. The medium analysis unit 106 analyzes the components of the collected old liquid medium.
- the culture medium recovery unit 104 is provided with a valve drive mechanism 249, and the valves 225 and 226 that operate here are opened and closed by the valve drive mechanism 249.
- the cartridge replacement cartridge 200 is separated from the medium collection unit 104 and the medium analysis unit 106 by the cartridge transport unit 109 and moved to the flow path cleaning unit 105.
- the cleaning liquid storage container 105a is connected to the first inlet 211 and the second outlet 222 of the medium replacement cartridge 200 via the three-way valve 105b. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, the valve 215 between the first inlet 211 and the liquid storage chamber 213 and the valve 217 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the vent 214 are opened. On the other hand, the valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212 is closed. In this state, the cleaning liquid storage container 105a and the first inlet 211 are communicated by the three-way valve 105b, and the cleaning liquid is supplied from the cleaning liquid storage container 105a through the first inlet 211.
- the valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212 is closed, the supplied cleaning liquid is stored in the liquid storage chamber 213. After the liquid storage chamber 213 is filled with the cleaning liquid, the flow path between the cleaning liquid storage container 105a and the first inlet 211 is closed by the three-way valve 105b.
- the waste liquid container 105c is connected to the first inlet 211 and the second outlet 222 of the medium replacement cartridge 200, and a pressure pump (not shown) is connected to the vent 214. Connected. Next, the valve 216 between the liquid storage chamber 213 and the first outlet 212 is opened, the inside of the liquid storage chamber 213 is pressurized by a pressurizing pump, and the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage chamber 213 is transferred to the first outlet 212. To the waste liquid container 105c and discharged.
- the valve 226 between the second outlet 222 and the curved channel 223 and the valve 225 between the curved channel 223 and the second inlet 221 are opened.
- the cleaning liquid storage container 105a and the second outlet 222 are communicated by the three-way valve 105b, and the cleaning liquid is supplied from the cleaning liquid storage container 105a through the second outlet 222.
- the cleaning liquid supplied from the second outlet 222 passes through the curved channel 223 and is discharged from the second inlet 221 to the waste liquid container 105c.
- the flow path cleaning unit 105 is provided with a valve drive mechanism 249, and the valves 215, 216, 217, 225, and 226 operating here are opened and closed by the valve drive mechanism 249.
- liquid recovery flow path 202 is cleaned after the liquid supply flow path 201 is cleaned, but the liquid supply flow path 201 may be cleaned after the liquid recovery flow path 202 is cleaned.
- the medium replacement cartridge 200 cleaned by the cartridge transport unit 109 is separated from the flow path cleaning unit 105 and returned to the medium supply unit 102 for the next medium replacement. Reused.
- the cartridge transport unit 109 periodically discharges the used medium replacement cartridge 200 to the cartridge recovery unit 108 and removes the unused medium replacement cartridge 200 from the cartridge storage unit 107.
- the culture medium replacement cartridge 200 that can store a predetermined amount of liquid culture medium moves among the culture medium supply unit 102, the culture medium replacement unit 103, and the culture medium recovery unit 104, whereby the culture container 75 is
- the culture medium can be exchanged while being separated from the culture medium supply unit 102 and the culture medium recovery unit 104. For this reason, it is not necessary to concentrate other devices such as the culture medium storage container 102a and the collection container around the culture container 75, and the liquid flow path does not become redundant due to physical restrictions due to the concentration of the equipment. Therefore, the liquid flow path can be shortened as compared with the conventional medium exchange mechanism.
- the liquid flow path is formed in the medium replacement cartridge 200, that is, a cartridge-like part, even a commercially available robot hand can be easily grasped and carried. It is easy to automate the replacement of the liquid flow path.
- each of the medium supply, medium replacement, medium recovery, and flow path cleaning processes can be performed in parallel. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in work time when processing a plurality of culture vessels 75.
- the present embodiment it is possible to remarkably reduce environmental fluctuations for the cells in the culture container 75 by exchanging the culture medium while the culture container 75 is accommodated in the incubator unit 101.
- the culture vessel 75 is removed from the incubator unit 101 and a medium exchange stage (not shown) is performed. The medium exchange may be performed above.
- the liquid recovery flow path 202 of the medium replacement cartridge 200 since the liquid recovery flow path 202 of the medium replacement cartridge 200 has the curved flow path 223 having a small flow path diameter and a long flow path length, The old culture medium and the new culture medium that flow out can be collected so as not to be mixed along the curved flow path 223. Thereby, the old culture medium and the new culture medium can be distinguished and discharged from the curved flow path 223, and the components of the old culture medium used in the culture vessel 75 can be analyzed accurately.
- FIG. 12A is an internal top view showing a configuration of a first modified example of a transport container that can accommodate a plurality of culture containers 75
- FIG. 12B is an internal side view of the transport container of FIG. 12A.
- the 12A and 12B includes a casing 171 and a cassette 180 that can hold a plurality of culture vessels 75.
- casing 171 has the square cylinder shape which a lower end part opens.
- the cassette 180 is lined up along the column 174, a lid 172 that fits and seals with the opening at the lower end of the housing 171, a column 174 that extends vertically upward from the lid 172, and the column 174. And a plurality of (eight in the illustrated example) shelves 173 provided.
- Each shelf 173 has a disk shape and is fixed to the support column 174 in a horizontally oriented posture.
- a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) culture vessels 75 are placed in rotational symmetry (four-fold symmetrical in the illustrated example) around the support column 174. Yes.
- the transport container 170 shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B is similar to the transport container 70 shown in FIG. 3 in a state where the transport container 170 is hung by the holding unit 61 of the container transport unit 60, and the differentiation unit 21 of the iPS cell automatic culture device 20 is differentiated. It is conveyed along the rail 65 to the carrying-in part 31 of the cell automatic culture apparatus 30 or the carrying-in part 12a of the iPS cell establishment apparatus 11.
- the cassette 180 When taking out the culture container 75 from the transport container 170, as shown in FIG. 13, the cassette 180 is pulled downward by a rotary lifting mechanism (not shown), and a plurality of culture containers 75 are held in the cassette 180. The outside of the housing 171 is taken out. Then, one culture vessel 75 is grasped and taken out from the top of one shelf 173 by a robot hand (not shown). After the culture vessels 75 are taken out one by one from the top of each shelf 173, the cassette 180 is rotated by 90 ° about the support column 174 by the rotary lifting mechanism. Then, the next culture vessel 75 is grasped and taken out from the top of one shelf 173 by the robot hand. By repeating the removal of the culture vessel 75 by the robot hand and the rotation of the cassette 180 by the rotary lifting mechanism, all the culture vessels 75 held in the cassette 180 can be taken out by the robot hand.
- a transport container 170 since a plurality of culture containers 75 can be placed on each shelf 173, the number of stored culture containers 75 can be increased as compared with the transport container 70 shown in FIG.
- the culture vessel 75 can be transported collectively into the apparatus.
- the cassette 180 is rotated about the support column 174, so that the robot can be moved relative to each shelf 173.
- the access point of the culture vessel 175 by hand can be shared by one point. Thereby, simplification of a container taking-out mechanism is attained.
- each shelf 173 In the example shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, four culture vessels 75 are placed on each shelf 173, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- two culture vessels 75 may be placed on each shelf 173 symmetrically about the support column 174.
- FIG. 15A is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a modified example of the cell culture device.
- FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 15C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 15D is a left side view of the cell culture device of FIG. 15A.
- the cell culture device 100b shown in FIGS. 15A to 15D takes out a cassette 180 (not shown in FIGS. 15A to 15D) holding a plurality of culture containers 75 from the transfer container 170 shown in FIGS.
- An in-apparatus transport unit 111 that transports the cassette 180 holding the culture vessel 75 to the incubator unit 101, and a plurality (16 in the illustrated example) that can be accommodated while being held in the cassette 180.
- an incubator unit 101 similarly to the cell culture device 100 shown in FIG. 4, the cell culture device 100b includes a cartridge transport unit 109 that transports the medium replacement cartridge 200, a medium supply unit 102, and a medium replacement unit (FIGS. 15A to 15D). (Not shown), a medium recovery unit 104, and a flow path cleaning unit 105.
- the culture medium replacement cartridge 200 shows only the first outlet and the second inlet that can be connected to the culture vessel 75.
- the 16 incubator units 101 are arranged in a 4 ⁇ 4 matrix along the vertical and horizontal directions. Each incubator unit 101 is accessible from both the in-device transport unit 111 and the cartridge transport unit 109. Each incubator unit 101 is provided with a turntable (not shown) so that a cassette 180 holding a plurality of culture vessels 75 can be rotated around a column 174.
- a cytological test removing unit 112 is connected to the incubator unit 101 located at the lower right.
- the cell inspection / removal unit 112 takes out the culture containers 75 one by one from the connected incubator unit 101, inspects the cells in the culture container 75, and removes cells in a bad state.
- the transport container 170 transported by the container transport unit 60 is connected to the in-device transport unit 111, and the cassette 180 holding the plurality of culture vessels 75 is taken out from the transport container 170 to the in-device transport unit 111.
- the in-apparatus transport unit 111 carries a cassette holding a plurality of culture vessels 75 into one incubator unit 101.
- the incubator 101 any one or all of temperature, humidity and gas concentration are automatically adjusted. From the viewpoint of running cost, it is preferable to stop the operation of the other incubator units 101 not in use at this point.
- medium replacement using the medium replacement cartridge 200 is performed on the culture container 75 accommodated in the incubator unit 101 in the same manner as the medium replacement method described above.
- the culture medium replacement cartridge 200 transported by the cartridge transport unit 109 is connected to the culture medium supply unit 102, and after the liquid culture medium is supplied to the liquid supply channel 201 of the culture medium replacement cartridge 200, the culture medium replacement cartridge 200. Is separated from the culture medium supply unit 102.
- the medium replacement cartridge 200 transported by the cartridge transport unit 109 is connected to one culture vessel 75 on one shelf 173 accommodated in the incubator unit 101, and is stored in the liquid supply channel 201.
- the liquid medium is supplied into the culture container 75 and the liquid medium in the culture container 75 is recovered in the liquid recovery channel 202. Thereafter, the medium replacement cartridge 200 is separated from the culture vessel 75.
- the medium replacement cartridge 200 transported by the cartridge transport unit 109 is connected to the medium recovery unit 104, and after the liquid medium is recovered from the liquid recovery channel 202 to the medium recovery unit 104, the medium replacement cartridge 200 is recovered. Is separated from the culture medium collection unit 104.
- the medium replacement cartridge transported by the cartridge transport unit 109 is connected to the flow path cleaning unit 105, and the liquid supply flow path 201 and the liquid recovery flow path 202 are cleaned.
- the washed medium replacement cartridge 200 is separated from the flow path cleaning unit 105, returned to the medium supply unit 102, and used for the next medium replacement.
- the cassette 180 is rotated 90 ° around the support column 174 by the turntable provided in the incubator unit 101. Then, the medium is exchanged for the next culture container 75 on each shelf 173.
- the in-apparatus transport unit 111 periodically transports the cassette 180 holding the plurality of culture vessels 75 to another incubator unit 101 to which the cell test removal unit 112 is connected.
- the cell inspection / removal unit 112 takes out the culture containers 75 one by one from the incubator unit 101, inspects the cells in the culture container 75 and removes bad cells, and then removes the inspected culture container 75 from the incubator. Return to the part 101. Thereafter, the in-device transport unit 111 returns the cassette 180 holding the plurality of inspected culture vessels 75 to the original incubator unit 101.
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Description
閉鎖系の培養容器を収容可能なインキュベータ部と、
液供給流路および液回収流路を有し、前記培養容器に対して着脱可能な培地交換用カートリッジと、
前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路に液体培地を供給する培地供給部と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジが前記培養容器に連結された状態で、前記液供給流路内の液体培地を前記培養容器内に流入させるとともに前記培養容器内の液体培地を前記液回収流路に流出させる培地交換部と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液回収流路から液体培地を回収する培地回収部と、を備え、
前記培地交換用カートリッジは、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部との間で移動可能である。
前記培地交換用カートリッジを、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部との間で移動させるカートリッジ搬送部をさらに備えてもよい。
前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路および前記液回収流路をそれぞれ洗浄する流路洗浄部をさらに備え、
前記培地交換用カートリッジは、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部と前記流路洗浄部との間で移動可能であってもよい。
前記培地交換部は、前記インキュベータ部に隣接して設けられており、前記培養容器が前記インキュベータ部に収容されたまま、前記培地交換用カートリッジを介して前記培養容器の培地交換が可能であってもよい。
前記培地回収部には、回収された液体培地を分析する培地分析部が設けられていてもよい。
未使用の前記培地交換用カートリッジを複数保管するカートリッジ保管部と、
使用済みの前記培地交換用カートリッジを回収するカートリッジ回収部と、
をさらに備えてもよい。
前記液供給流路は、前記培地供給部に連結可能な第1流入口と、前記培養容器の流入口に連結可能な第1流出口と、前記第1流入口と前記第1流出口とを連通する液貯蔵室と、前記液貯蔵室に連通する通気口と、を有し、
前記液回収流路は、前記培養容器の流出口に連結可能な第2流入口と、前記培地回収部に連結可能な第2流出口と、前記第2流入口と前記第2流出口とを連通する複数の屈曲箇所または湾曲箇所を含む曲線流路と、を有してもよい。
前記曲線流路は、蛇行状または渦巻き状の形状を有してもよい。
前記第1流出口と前記第2流入口とは互いに隣接して設けられていてもよい。
液供給流路および液回収流路を備え、
閉鎖系の培養容器に対して着脱可能であるとともに、細胞培養装置の培地供給部と培地交換部と培地回収部との間で移動可能である。
前記液供給流路は、前記培地供給部に連結可能な第1流入口と、前記培養容器の流入口に連結可能な第1流出口と、前記第1流入口と前記第1流出口とを連通する液貯蔵室と、前記液貯蔵室に連通する通気口と、を有し、
前記液回収流路は、前記培養容器の流出口に連結可能な第2流入口と、前記培地回収部に連結可能な第2流出口と、前記第2流入口と前記第2流出口とを連通する複数の屈曲箇所または湾曲箇所を含む曲線流路と、を有してもよい。
前記曲線流路は、蛇行状または渦巻き状の形状を有してもよい。
前記第1流出口と前記第2流入口とは互いに隣接して設けられていてもよい。
液供給流路および液回収流路を有する培地交換用カートリッジを培地供給部に連結し、前記培地供給部から前記液供給流路に液体培地を供給し、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培地供給部から分離する培地供給工程と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジを閉鎖系の培養容器に連結し、前記液供給流路内の液体培地を前記培養容器内に流入させるとともに前記培養容器内の液体培地を前記液回収流路内に流出させ、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培養容器から分離する培地交換工程と、 前記培地交換用カートリッジを培地回収部に連結し、前記液回収流路から前記培地回収部に液体培地を回収し、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培地回収部から分離する培地回収工程と、
を備える。
前記培地回収工程の後、前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路および前記液回収流路をそれぞれ洗浄する洗浄工程をさらに備えてもよい。
前記培地交換工程は、前記培養容器がインキュベータ部に収容された状態で行われてもよい。
前記培地回収工程の後、回収された液体培地を分析する培地分析工程をさらに備えてもよい。
まず、本実施の形態による自動培養システムの装置構成について説明する。
次に、上述した液体保管供給部およびインキュベータ部近辺の構成について説明する。
次に、図5Aを参照して、培地交換用カートリッジ200の構成について詳しく説明する。
次に、図4および図8A~図11Dを参照して、培地交換用カートリッジ200を用いた培地交換方法について説明する。図8A~図11Dにおける太線は、液体が通っている状態の流路を示している。
まず、図4に示すように、カートリッジ搬送部109により、培地交換用カートリッジ200がカートリッジ保管部107から取り出されて、培地供給部102へと移動される。
次に、上述した構成からなる本実施の形態によって達成される効果であって、まだ述べていない効果又はとりわけ重要な効果について説明する。
なお、上述した本実施の形態に対して様々な変更を加えることが可能である。以下、図面を参照しながら、変形例について説明する。以下の説明および以下の説明で用いる図面では、上述した本実施の形態と同様に構成され得る部分について、上述の実施の形態における対応する部分に対して用いた符号と同一の符号を用いることとし、重複する説明を省略する。また、上述した実施の形態において得られる作用効果が変形例においても得られることが明らかである場合、その説明を省略することもある。
100、100b 細胞培養装置
101 インキュベータ部
102 培地供給部
103 培地交換部
104 培地回収部
105 流路洗浄部
106 培地分析部
107 カートリッジ保管部
108 カートリッジ回収部
109 カートリッジ搬送部
200 培地交換用カートリッジ
201 液供給流路
202 液回収流路
211 第1流入口
212 第1流出口
213 液貯蔵室
214 通気口
221 第2流入口
222 第2流出口
223 曲線流路
224 タンク状の流路
Claims (17)
- 閉鎖系の培養容器を収容可能なインキュベータ部と、
液供給流路および液回収流路を有し、前記培養容器に対して着脱可能な培地交換用カートリッジと、
前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路に液体培地を供給する培地供給部と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジが前記培養容器に連結された状態で、前記液供給流路内の液体培地を前記培養容器内に流入させるとともに前記培養容器内の液体培地を前記液回収流路に流出させる培地交換部と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液回収流路から液体培地を回収する培地回収部と、を備え、
前記培地交換用カートリッジは、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部との間で移動可能である
ことを特徴とする細胞培養装置。 - 前記培地交換用カートリッジを、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部との間で移動させるカートリッジ搬送部
をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路および前記液回収流路をそれぞれ洗浄する流路洗浄部をさらに備え、
前記培地交換用カートリッジは、前記培地供給部と前記培地交換部と前記培地回収部と前記流路洗浄部との間で移動可能である
ことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記培地交換部は、前記インキュベータ部に隣接して設けられており、前記培養容器が前記インキュベータ部に収容されたまま、前記培地交換用カートリッジを介して前記培養容器の培地交換が可能である
ことを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記培地回収部には、回収された液体培地を分析する培地分析部が設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載の細胞培養装置。 - 未使用の前記培地交換用カートリッジを複数保管するカートリッジ保管部と、
使用済みの前記培地交換用カートリッジを回収するカートリッジ回収部と、
をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記液供給流路は、前記培地供給部に連結可能な第1流入口と、前記培養容器の流入口に連結可能な第1流出口と、前記第1流入口と前記第1流出口とを連通する液貯蔵室と、前記液貯蔵室に連通する通気口と、を有し、
前記液回収流路は、前記培養容器の流出口に連結可能な第2流入口と、前記培地回収部に連結可能な第2流出口と、前記第2流入口と前記第2流出口とを連通する複数の屈曲箇所または湾曲箇所を含む曲線流路と、を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記曲線流路は、蛇行状または渦巻き状の形状を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の細胞培養装置。 - 前記第1流出口と前記第2流入口とは互いに隣接して設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項7または8に記載の細胞培養装置。 - 液供給流路および液回収流路を備え、
閉鎖系の培養容器に対して着脱可能であるとともに、細胞培養装置の培地供給部と培地交換部と培地回収部との間で移動可能である
ことを特徴とする培地交換用カートリッジ。 - 前記液供給流路は、前記培地供給部に連結可能な第1流入口と、前記培養容器の流入口に連結可能な第1流出口と、前記第1流入口と前記第1流出口とを連通する液貯蔵室と、前記液貯蔵室に連通する通気口と、を有し、
前記液回収流路は、前記培養容器の流出口に連結可能な第2流入口と、前記培地回収部に連結可能な第2流出口と、前記第2流入口と前記第2流出口とを連通する複数の屈曲箇所または湾曲箇所を含む曲線流路と、を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の培地交換用カートリッジ。 - 前記曲線流路は、蛇行状または渦巻き状の形状を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の培地交換用カートリッジ。 - 前記第1流出口と前記第2流入口とは互いに隣接して設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項11または12に記載の培地交換用カートリッジ。 - 液供給流路および液回収流路を有する培地交換用カートリッジを培地供給部に連結し、前記培地供給部から前記液供給流路に液体培地を供給し、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培地供給部から分離する培地供給工程と、
前記培地交換用カートリッジを閉鎖系の培養容器に連結し、前記液供給流路内の液体培地を前記培養容器内に流入させるとともに前記培養容器内の液体培地を前記液回収流路内に流出させ、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培養容器から分離する培地交換工程と、 前記培地交換用カートリッジを培地回収部に連結し、前記液回収流路から前記培地回収部に液体培地を回収し、前記培地交換用カートリッジを前記培地回収部から分離する培地回収工程と、
を備えたことを特徴とする培地交換方法。 - 前記培地回収工程の後、前記培地交換用カートリッジの前記液供給流路および前記液回収流路をそれぞれ洗浄する洗浄工程
をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項14に記載の培地交換方法。 - 前記培地交換工程は、前記培養容器がインキュベータ部に収容された状態で行われる
ことを特徴とする請求項14または15に記載の培地交換方法。 - 前記培地回収工程の後、回収された液体培地を分析する培地分析工程
をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項14~16のいずれかに記載の培地交換方法。
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