Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor enhanced in sensitivity. SOLUTION: The sensor includes a base material 5, the vapor deposition layer 6 comprising a plurality of the particles 8 accumulated on the base material 5 in a branched state to be integrally bonded to each other and a plurality of the functional molecules 7 joined to the surfaces of the particles 8 of the vapor deposition layer 6, and the surfaces of the respective particles 8 contains aluminum oxide as the main component. By this constitution, the surface area of the base material 5 is magnified and the functional molecules 7 can be fixed in high density. As a result, the sensitivity of the sensor is enhanced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To aim at manufacturing of a cellular electrophysiological sensor with high measurement precision. SOLUTION: In order to achieve the purpose, following processes are included in the present invention: the process of holding sensor chips 14; the process of holding glass tubes 13 enclosing the outer circumference of the lateral surface of the sensor chips 14; and the process of melting the glass tubes 13 to glass-deposit with the lateral surface of the sensor chip 14, while giving wind pressure towards the lateral surface of the glass tube 13 from outside of the glass tube 13. Thereby, the present invention allows to encircle the outer circumference of the sensor chips 14 with the glass tube 13 of high hydrophilicity, resulted in possible manufacturing of cellular electrophysiological sensor with high measurement precision. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the measuring precision of a cellular electrophysiological sensor. SOLUTION: This device for the cellular electrophysiological sensor is equipped with a holding plate 11, a storage vessel 12 installed above the holding plate 11, a flow passage 13 installed below the holding plate 11, a tubular chip-holding part 15 inserted into the perforation 14 of the holding plate 11 and a sensor chip 16 inserted into the lower end of the chip-holding part 15, and the sensor chip 16 has a cell-holding plate 17 formed with a conductive hole 20. The lower surface 17A of the cell-holding plate is positioned below the lower surface 11A of the holding plate. Thereby, the sensor can flow bubbles off by the flow of liquid even if the bubbles attach in the vicinity of the conductive hole 20 on the side of the flow passage 13, and as a result, the measuring precision of the cellular electrophysiological sensor is improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dispensing apparatus capable of dispensing prescribed liquid and solid components while extracting/moving the solid component into other liquid in approximate synchronism with its dispensing operation. SOLUTION: The dispensing apparatus is composed of a component separating section and a pipette section 11. The component separating section includes an introducing channel 7 for introducing a first solution 6 containing solid particles 4, a flow channel 2 for introducing a second solution 9, concentration gradient generating means 3 for generating a concentration gradient of the solid particles 4 in the middle portion of the flow channel 2, and a lead-out channel 8 for leading out the first solution 6. The pipette section 11 is disposed so as to communicate with an end of the flow channel 2 from which the second solution 9 containing separated solid particles 4 moved from the first solution 6 into the second solution 9 by the concentration gradient generating means 3 is discharged. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the measuring accuracy of a cell electrophysiological sensor. SOLUTION: A device for the cell electrophysiological sensor is equipped with a cell-holing chip 11 and a substrate 9 for covering the sides of the cell-holding chip 11 so as to attain the objectives. Furthermore, the cell-holing chip 11 is provided with a conducting hole 14 connecting the upper and the lower surfaces thereof. The cell-holding chip 11 comprises silicon as the principal component. The substrate 9 is formed of glass and a hydrophilic film 16, composed of at least either silicon oxide or silicon nitride, is formed on each side of the cell-holing chip 11. The substrate 9 is heat-fused to the hydrophilic film 16. Thus, gaps between the sides of the cell-holding chip 11 and the substrate 9 can be reduced to raise airtightness and as a result, improve the measurement accuracy of the cell electrophysiological sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor chip on which a specimen cell can be caught longer than a conventional sensor chip and in which, since electric noise is reduced, even a weaker electric signal can be measured accurately.SOLUTION: In a sensor chip, a hydrocarbon film or an organic silicon film is formed in a part of a substrate or in a part of a through hole. Thus, an examinee cell can be prevented from being destroyed by passing the through hole and since electric capacitance of the sensor chip is reduced, electric noise is extremely reduced, such that high-accuracy cell electrophysiological measurement can be performed for a long time. Thus, pharmacological effects can be evaluated efficiently.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrophysiological measurement device capable of suppressing an effect of a compound secreted from a subject during measurement or the subject nearby without damage thereof.SOLUTION: The electrophysiological measurement device includes: a sensor chip 3 including at least one conduction hole 5 capturing the subject; a retaining plate 4 retaining the sensor chip 3; and a well including a through-hole 2 joined to an upper surface of the retaining plate 4. The electrophysiological measurement device for measuring electrophysiology of the subject 7 by filling the upper surface and a lower surface of the sensor chip 3 with a solution, includes a secretion absorber 6 absorbing the secretion of the subject 7, at a part filled with the solution.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve electrophysiological measurement corresponding to a polarity of a specimen having the polarity, and to perform simultaneous electrophysiological measurement of different domains of the same specimen. SOLUTION: In order to attain the purpose, this electrophysiological measuring device includes a substrate 1 on which a channel groove 4 having an inner wall for the flow of a solution containing the specimen is formed, a specimen capturing part 6 for capturing the specimen in the channel groove 4, and a conduction hole 5 for communicating a solution not containing the specimen with the channel groove 4 in order to measure an electrophysiological phenomenon of the specimen. The specimen capturing part 6 is allowed to capture the specimen so that the polarity carried by the specimen itself introduced into the channel groove 4 is oriented, and electrophysiological measurement is performed corresponding to the polarity of the specimen. Hereby, cell electrophysiological measurement can be performed efficiently corresponding to the polarity on the cell membrane of a cell. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cell electrophysiologic sensor of high productive efficiency. SOLUTION: This cell electrophysiologic sensor includes a mounting substrate 12 having through-holes 11, sensor chips 9 held at the lower end of the through-holes 11 and having a conductive hole 19, and tape 20 stuck to the lower surface of the mounting substrate 12 via an adhesive layer. The tape 20 has holes positioned inside the through-holes 11 in a part facing the through-holes 11. Thus, a cell electrophysiologic sensor can reduce exposing area of the adhesive layer, and has low cell toxicity and high measurement accuracy. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT