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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a cell electrophysiological sensor with high measurement accuracy. SOLUTION: This method include a process to arrange a sensor chip 14 to the end of a glass tube 13, and a process of extrusion molding of the glass tube 13 while heating by a die 28 arranged outside, bending the glass tube 13 internally, and welding the glass tube to the sensor chip 14. Thereby, the periphery of the sensor chip 14 can be surrounded with the hydrophilic glass tube 13, and as a result, the cell electrophysiological sensor with high measurement accuracy can be manufactured. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the measuring the accuracy of a cell electrophysiologic sensor. SOLUTION: The cell electrophysiologic sensor is equipped with a cell-holding plate 13, having a through-hole 22 and keep a groove 24 located in the outer periphery of the through-hole 22, in at least either the upper or under surface of the cell holding plate 13. Accordingly, with this constitution, dust can be dispersed even to the groove 24, and as a result, the measuring precision of the cell electrophysiologic sensor can be enhanced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cellular electrophysiological sensor capable of carrying out the measurement in a state of little leakage current even when the number of cells of measuring targets is increased. SOLUTION: The cellular electrophysiological sensor contacting a sensor chip 4 includes: a well 1 having a first through-hole 5; a holding plate 2 having a second through-hole 6 contacted downward of the well 1; and a diaphragm 9 having a third through-hole 7 in the inside of the second through-hole 6 by contacting a passage plate 3 having a cavity 11 having an inlet opening 16 and an outlet opening 17 of fluid downward of the holding plate 2 in both the ends. The holding plate 2 is made of a glass having hydrophilicity, and the sensor chip 4 is made of silicon. A stepped part 8 is formed at a part of the second through-hole 6 of the holding plate 2, and one surface of the stepped part 8 is joined to one surface of the sensor chip 4 by glass welding. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the suppression and removal of air bubbles, and to raise the reliability related to the measurement of a cell electrophysiology sensor. SOLUTION: The cell electrophysiology sensor includes a diaphragm 2 having at least one through hole 1, and a frame 3 that supports this diaphragm 2 and has a cavity 4. Since the shape of an end 5 of the frame 3 is made to have different heights, and the occurrence of air bubbles can be suppressed and the removal of the remaining air bubbles is facilitated. Therefore, the reliability in the measurement by the cell electrophysiology sensor can be raised. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that, as conventionally a micropipette is attached to an electrode holder with a screw and an O ring to ensure airtightness, such a method makes the work complicated and reduces the measurement efficiency. SOLUTION: The microprobe includes: a micropipette 10; a socket 7 having a first opening part 8 and a second opening part 9; a measuring electrode 4; a sleeve 2; and a connection member 3 provided with a pressure connection port 5, wherein, the back end of the micropipette 10 is inserted into the first opening part 8 of the socket 7, and the sleeve 2 is inserted into the second opening part 9 of this socket 7. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a probe immobilization method in which probe modification is restricted.SOLUTION: A probe immobilization method for fixing a probe 14 onto a substrate 11 comprises the steps of: preparing a substrate 11 to which DNA 12 is coupled and a probe 14 to which DNA-coupled protein 13 is coupled; and fixing the probe 14 via the DNA 12 at the substrate 11. The DNA 12 is thus formed on the substrate 11, and the DNA 12 is coupled to a DNA-coupling domain, which is part of the DNA-coupled protein 13 coupled to the probe 14, allowing the probe 14 to be adsorbed and fixed to the substrate, thereby making it possible to restrict the probe 14 from being modified with change in pH and temperature in a chemical reaction.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a probe immobilization method in which probe modification is restricted.SOLUTION: A probe immobilization method for immobilizing a probe 12 onto a substrate 11 comprises the steps of: preparing the substrate 11 and the probe 12; and processing the substrate 11 to fix the probe 12 onto the substrate 11 without chemical reaction. This allows the probe 12 to be adsorbed and fixed to the substrate 11 in a natural reaction without any chemical reaction upon fixing the probe 12, thereby making it possible to restrict the probe 12 from being modified with change in pH and temperature in a chemical reaction.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve production efficiency by improving a manufacturing yield of a cell electrophysiologic sensor.SOLUTION: The cell electrophysiologic sensor comprises: a sensor chip 13 that comprises a thin plate 16 including a through hole 18 and a frame body 17 held at the periphery of an upper surface of the thin plate 16 while surrounding the through hole 18 and having a cavity constituted of the frame body 17 and the through hole 18; and a well 11 abutting on the frame body 17 of the sensor chip 13 and holding the sensor chip 13, and keeping the outer peripheral part of the frame body 17 of the sensor chip 13 bonded to the inner peripheral part of the well 11 by an adhesive 20. The sensor has a constitution that a frame body gap 19a is opened at the outer peripheral part is formed in the frame body 17. Thus, the cell electrophysiologic sensor can improve a product yield by an outflow of the surplus adhesive 20 when bonded to a cavity.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the production cost of a chip, while maintaining the high measuring accuracy of a sensor. SOLUTION: The biochip includes a diaphragm 22 having a first layer 24 and a second layer 25 installed on the first layer 24, and a substrate body 23 installed on the second layer 25 of the diaphragm 22, and also a recess (23A) so as to expose the second layer 24 at least at one of the substrate body 23 or the first layer 24, wherein the first layer 24 is made of a poly-crystalline silicon, an amorphous silicon or a mixture of the amorphous silicon with the poly-crystalline silicon, and the second layer 25 contains silicon dioxide as a main component, and the thickness of the first layer 24 is made smaller than that of the substrate body 23. Thus, it is possible to suppress the production cost of the chip 13, while maintaining the high accuracy of the sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor enhanced in sensitivity which can be used besides DNA sensors. SOLUTION: The sensor comprises a substrate having a surface formed of silicon, a plurality of fibrous protrusions formed of silicon dioxide and directly bonded to the surface formed of silicon of the surface and a plurality of functional molecule receptors or reactive groups each formed on the fibrous protrusions. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT