Fig. 1: Principle for generating simulated microgravity (SMG) environment using the three-dimensional rotation of a clinostat. | npj Microgravity

Fig. 1: Principle for generating simulated microgravity (SMG) environment using the three-dimensional rotation of a clinostat.

From: Customized small-sized clinostat using 3D printing and gas-permeable polydimethylsiloxane culture dish

Fig. 1

Cells on Earth are cultured in normal gravity (1 g) environment with constant gravity along the −z direction. However, because the cells are rotated in a clinostat, the direction of gravity is constantly reoriented, and the cells experience SMG.

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