18888608. CELL OBSERVATION SYSTEM (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
CELL OBSERVATION SYSTEM
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CELL OBSERVATION SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18888608 titled 'CELL OBSERVATION SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
A cell observation system has: a part for a culturing container to be placed, the culturing container having a surface where cells are culturable and an optically transparent side face forming a peripheral wall of the surface; a light emission unit configured to irradiate the surface with irradiation light from the side face; and an image capturing unit configured to capture images of the surface and has at least any of features (a) controlling variation in an amount of light of the irradiation light, the surface being irradiated with the irradiation light, and the variation being due to absorption of light by a medium in the culturing container and (b) correcting an effect caused by variation in an amount of light of the irradiation light, the surface being irradiated with the irradiation light, and the variation being due to absorption of light by a medium in the culturing container.