| abstract |
The present invention relates generally to chemical, biological, and / or biochemical reactor chips and other reaction systems, such as microreactor systems, and systems and methods for constructing and using such devices. In one aspect, a chip or other reaction system can be constructed to promote cell growth therein. In certain embodiments, the chip or other reaction system of the present invention includes one or more reaction sites. This reaction site is very small, for example, may have a volume of less than about 1 ml. In one aspect of the invention, environmental factors associated with one or more reaction sites, such as temperature, pressure, CO 2 concentration, O 2 concentration, relative humidity, pH, etc., are measured using one or more sensors, actuators. Can be detected, measured and / or controlled by the chip by using a processor and / or control system. |