Method and a container for effecting at least one non-lethal change in inherent properties of a non-human biological system under the influence of zero gravity

US10531613B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS DS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Guido Bose · Markdorf, DE
• Andreas Grasl · Rosenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2020
• Expiry date: May 13, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01H4/001
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A container for effecting at least one non-lethal change in inherent properties of a non-human biological system, such as a plant or a fungus, under the influence of zero gravity, comprising a carrier plate configured to receive two capacitor plates of a plate capacitor, wherein the plates are situated parallel to one another and in each case perpendicularly on the carrier plate, at least one sample container arranged horizontally on the carrier plate, adjacent to each of the two capacitor plates and configured to receive the biological system, and an electromagnet arranged substantially half way between the capacitor plates and, when seen from the carrier plate, arranged horizontally above the at least one sample container. Additionally, a European modular cultivation system for use in the International Space Station comprises a centrifuge, wherein the container is received in the centrifuge.