Design and Implementation of a Novel Portable C3S3 System

Background:

Biosensors are devices that typically use biological molecules to detect other biological molecules or chemical substances. Detection of food-borne pathogens, biochemical agents, environmental toxins or early cancer biomarkers, requires elaborate time-consuming culturing techniques that must be completed in a microbiology laboratory. Cell-based biosensors (CBBs) can simplify many of these applications and provide better approach towards early detection with improved prognosis.

 Technology Overview:

 The Capillary Cell Culture, Screening and Survival System (C3S3) is a portable, capillary-based cell culture platform for in vitro screening and viability assays. The C3S3 technology can produce an array of homogeneously sized cells for in vitro cell culture.

 Advantages:

• Scalable.
• Inexpensive.
• Non-toxic and biocompatible.

  Intellectual Property Summary:

  U. S. 13/640,896