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Facilities and Techniques of Space Life Science

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The life science research facility is an important technical means and basic condition guarantee for the development of space life science and biotechnology. Silkworm Culture Apparatus (SCA), Stem Cell Culture Apparatus (SCCA), Embryo Culture Apparatus (ECA), Plant Culture Apparatus (PCA) and Higher Plant Culture Apparatus (HPCA) are customized space life science experiment facilities, developed to carry out several different life science experiments in space microgravity condition, which are on board SJ-10 recoverable science experimental satellite (SJ-10 satellite). In this chapter, the composition, structure, function and space experiment process of ECA, SCCA, SCA, APCA, and PCA are introduced. The common key technologies of each apparatus are summarized and the feasibility of each apparatus in preflight and space flight stage are analyzed.

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Abbreviations

ABRS:

Advanced Biological Research System

ADSEP:

Advanced Separations Processing Facility

BS:

Bioculture System

ECA:

Embryo Culture Apparatus

HPCA:

Higher Plant Culture Apparatus

ISPR:

International Standard Payload Rack

ISS:

International Space Station

PCA:

Plant Culture Apparatus

SCA:

Silkworm Culture Apparatus

SCCA:

Stem Cell Culture Apparatus

SJ-10 satellite:

SJ-10 recoverable microgravity experimental satellite

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

    Meimin Zhang, Weibo Zheng, Guanghui Tong, Zengchuang Xu, Yin Zhang, Yongchun Yuan, Hao Sun, Fangwu Liu, Kun Ding & Tao Zhang

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  1. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Enkui Duan

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Mian Long

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Zhang, M. et al. (2019). Facilities and Techniques of Space Life Science. In: Duan, E., Long, M. (eds) Life Science in Space: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite. Research for Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6325-2_13

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