Tissue Culture Tray and System for the In Vitro Testing and Characterization of Magnetically-Induced Rotation and Translational Motion of Magnetic Particles

摘要

A tissue culture plate or tray and a system for magnetically induced rotational and translational (“MIRT”) movement of magnetic particles are disclosed. A representative plate or tray comprises: a plate base having an upper surface and a plurality of sides, the plate base having a form factor of a truncated cuboid; and a plurality of channels arranged in the plate base, each channel spaced apart from one or more sides of the plurality of sides, each channel having a predetermined depth from the upper surface of the plate base, and each channel having a length and a width, with the length being greater than the width. The channels may be parallel, or branched, or curved or straight, and may have variable widths. The channels may be tubular or open to the upper surface of the plate base. A MIRT system using the tissue culture plate or tray is also disclosed.