Method for the effective delivery of photonic energy to cultures in a fluid medium
US10457906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M41/06
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus to prevent bio-filming during the delivery of photonic energy to a culture or set of organisms in a fluid culture medium, the device including a culture medium, a container configured to house the culture medium, and an assembly to generate and deliver a liquid energy transfer medium between the culture medium and the photonic device, the assembly including one or more apertures sized and shaped to form one or more liquid replenishing lenses and a fluid-light unit in the container to house the photonic device and the liquid energy transfer medium, the photonic device is at least one from among a photoreceptor, a photoemitter, or a combination of the photoreceptor and the photoemitter, and further including a pump coupled to the fluid-light unit, the assembly is configured to convey the photonic energy between the photonic device and the culture medium through the liquid energy transfer medium.
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