論文

査読有り
2018年1月

LED-CT Scan for pH Distribution on a Cross-Section of Cell Culture Medium

SENSORS
  • Higashino, Nobuya
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  • Takayama, Toshio
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  • Ito, Hiroaki
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  • Horade, Mitsuhiro
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  • Yamaguchi, Yasutaka
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  • Tsai, Chia-Hung Dylan
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  • Kaneko, Makoto

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/s18010191
出版者・発行元
MDPI AG

In cell culture, the pH of the culture medium is one of the most important conditions. However, the culture medium may have non-uniform pH distribution due to activities of cells and changes in the environment. Although it is possible to measure the pH distribution with an existing pH meter using distributed electrodes, the method involves direct contact with the medium and would greatly increase the risk of contamination. Here in this paper, we propose a computed tomography (CT) scan for measuring pH distribution using the color change of phenol red with a light-emitting diode (LED) light source. Using the principle of CT scan, we can measure pH distribution without contacting culture medium, and thus, decrease the risk of contamination. We have developed the device with a LED, an array of photo receivers and a rotation mechanism. The system is firstly calibrated with different shapes of wooden objects that do not pass light, we succeeded in obtaining their 3D topographies. The system was also used for measuring a culture medium with two different pH values, it was possible to obtain a pH distribution that clearly shows the boundary.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010191
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000423286300190&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/s18010191
  • ISSN : 1424-8220
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000423286300190

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