| CPC C12M 23/26 (2013.01) [C12M 23/48 (2013.01); C12M 33/00 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A cell culture device comprising:
a band-shaped flexible member, the band-shaped member being configured to be circumferentially windable, wherein
in a state in which the band-shaped member is circumferentially wound, the band-shaped member has an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface, at least one of which is provided with a plurality of wells each having a concave shape, the plurality of wells adjusted for cells to be cultured therein,
at least some of the plurality of wells are connected to each other by a culture solution conduit adjusted for a culture solution to flow therethrough, and
the plurality of wells and the culture solution conduit are covered by directly contacting the outer circumferential surface of the band-shaped member wound on an inner circumferential side of the plurality of wells and the culture solution conduit, or by directly contacting the inner circumferential surface of the band-shaped member wound on an outer circumferential side of the plurality of wells and the culture solution conduit,
wherein the culture solution conduit includes a connection conduit that connect at least some of the plurality of wells,
wherein the connection conduit connects the lower wells from the upper portions of each of the plurality of wells and is inclined upward, and
wherein the plurality of wells are provided in a staggered manner on a circumferential surface of the band-shaped member.
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