Patent ID: 7747390
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: C12M,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing a digital cell, comprising: a) means for obtaining a cell parameter specifying a cell of experimental interest; b) means for obtaining an environment parameter specifying environment under which the cell specified by the cell parameter is cultured; c) means for obtaining a stimulus parameter specifying a stimulus to be given to the cell specified by the cell parameter; d) means for obtaining a stimulus response result showing a result which the cell specified by the cell parameter responds to the stimulus specified by the stimulus parameter under the environment specified by the environment parameter wherein the stimulus response comprises profile data for the cell obtained by monitoring a biological agent or a collection thereof on or in the cell over time, and wherein during the monitoring, the cell is immobilized to a support by a composition comprising a salt, and a 29 kDa fragment of fibronectin; e) means for producing an experimental data against the cell, by correlating the cell parameter, the environment parameter, the stimulus parameter and the stimulus response result; and f) means for providing at least one collection of experimental data as a digital cell, by optionally repeating steps performed by the means a) through e) to produce at least one collection of experimental data against the cell, wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for storing the at least one collection of experimental data against the cell.