A device for treating in vitro cultures of stem cells and neuroblasts with weak electric fields has been developed. The purpose of the treatment is to control the process of cell differentiation, as well as the growth and orientation of neurites. The structure of the device and the electric circuit of its output stage are described, together with the main technical specifications and the operation of the device.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 54, No. 5, Sep.-Oct., 2020, pp. 1-3.
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Domanskiy, V.L., Koshelev, S.M. & Sobakin, I.A. A Generator of Weak Electric Fields for Treatment of In Vitro Cultures of Stem and Neuronal Cells. Biomed Eng 54, 299–302 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-021-10026-w
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