Laboratory animals and human cell lines have typically been used in
drug development, functional genomics, toxicology etc. There are however
some problems with such tests:
HUT /
Control Engineering /
Research /
Microsystems /
Solomanda
Manipulation, detection and analysis of biological cells and organelles
Laboratory animals and human cell lines have typically been used in
drug development, functional genomics, toxicology etc. There are however
some problems with such tests:
In order to dispense with these tests, new types of cell cultures are
needed that consist of
New methods for handling cells one by one are essential, when this kind of cell cultures will be in use. The Solomanda project aims to develop a system for automatic manipulation, detection and analysis of individual cells. The system consists of
The objectives of HUT
and TUT in the project are
The micromanipulation system consists of a new type of micromanipulator integrated with a pressure microinjector, a control system and a vision system. The vision system and advanced control algorithms will allow high-precision three dimensional positioning of the manipulator. This way cell injections can be automated and the survival rate of injected cells raised from the present values.