Patents Assigned to Ashby Scientific, Inc.
  • Roller bottle having pitted or cratered inner surface for cell growth
    Patent number: 6130080
    Abstract: A roller bottle and method of culturing biological material, such as cells, using the roller bottle are disclosed. The roller bottle comprises a rough or uneven polymeric inner cell growth surface for culturing the cells. The growth surface is formed as an integral part of the roller bottle. The rough or uneven growth surface is provided by the inner growth surface being pitted or cratered to a depth of 1 mm or less. Further, the craters of the inner growth surface may be in the form of micro-cupels and measure less than 2 mm across.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Ashby Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: Jess Paul Fuller