Cylinder-Free Atmosphere Control for Incubators

描述（由申请人提供）：在这个第一阶段的SBIR项目中，一种新的电化学氧和二氧化碳控制系统的可行性，提供可变的、无气缸的培养箱控制，将由Giner， Inc.进行演示。目标是在商业细胞培养箱中实现可控的氧气和二氧化碳浓度，而不使用气瓶。在第一阶段，可行性将通过提供气体产生和控制一个小型孵化器的原型系统。在第二阶段，该技术将适用于一系列孵化器，采用集成电子设备进行封装，并为商业化做准备。Giner, Inc.的商业产品目标是为商业孵化器提供电化学附加单元，以在不使用压缩气瓶的情况下向这些孵化器提供受控气体气氛（氧气，二氧化碳，氮气，湿度）。商业潜力：具有连续可调的电化学供氧和二氧化碳的孵化器将有很大的市场。Giner, Inc.的商业产品目标（第三阶段）是商业孵化器的电化学附加单元，在不使用压缩气瓶的情况下为这些孵化器提供受控气体气氛（O2, CO2，氮气，湿度）。该产品将比当前一代的细胞培养箱更灵活（完全可变氧气和二氧化碳水平）和方便（无钢瓶）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase I SBIR program, the feasibility of a novel electrochemical oxygen and carbon dioxide control system, providing variable, cylinder-free, incubator control will be demonstrated by Giner, Inc. The goal is to achieve controllable oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in a commercial cell culture incubator, without the use of gas cylinders. In Phase I, feasibility will be demonstrated by providing gas generation and control to a small incubator with a prototype system. In Phase II, the technology will be sized for a range of incubators, be packaged with integrated electronics and be more full-featured in preparation for commercialization. Giner, Inc.'s commercial product goal is an electrochemical add-on unit to commercial incubators to supply controlled gas atmospheres (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, humidity) to those incubators without the use of compressed gas cylinders. Commercial Potential: There would be a substantial market for incubators that have continuously adjustable electrochemically supplied oxygen and carbon dioxide. Giner, Inc.'s commercial product goal (Phase III) is an electrochemical add-on unit to commercial incubators to supply controlled gas atmospheres (O2, CO2, nitrogen, humidity) to those incubators without the use of compressed gas cylinders. This product will be much more flexible (fully variable oxygen and carbon dioxide levels) and convenient (no cylinders) than the current generation of cell culture incubator.