Patent ID: 6716584
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B01J,B01L,C12Q,C40B

Abstract:
A cell component recovering apparatus comprising:a substrate being disposed in a separation cell, wherein a sample solution containing cells is supplied on a surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate has a plurality of independent areas formed on its surface; a first electrode disposed at each of the plurality of independent areas; a second electrode opposed to the substrate, wherein each of the cells is captured one by one separately on each of the plurality of independent areas, by applying an alternating field between the first electrodes and the second electrode, and temperature control means for heating the surface of the substrate at one area of the plurality of independent areas to a predetermined temperature to destroy the cell captured at said one area, to liberate cell components from the cell captured at said one area into the separation cell; wherein by introducing a washing solution, the apparatus enables liberated cell components from the cell captured in said one area to be recovered while cells in areas other than said one area remain on the substrate, and wherein said temperature control means individually heats different areas of said plurality of areas so as to enable recovery of cell components from said plurality of areas.