Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve measurement accuracy by preventing surfaces of sheets of sensor chips from being covered with air bubbles. SOLUTION: A cell electrophysiological sensor is provided with a mounted plate 8 having through-holes 7 and the sensor chips 9 inserted in the through-holes 7. The sensor chips 9 have the sheets 10 having conduction holes 12. A plurality of protrusions 13 in contact with ends of the sensor chips 9 are formed at internal walls of the through-holes 7. The protrusions 13 are arranged in such a way that gaps may be present between each tip and tips of adjacent protrusions 13. This invention can thereby enlarge cross-sectional areas of the through-holes 7 by amounts of the gaps. As a result of this, the surfaces of the sheets 10 is prevented from being covered with air bubbles and measurement accuracy is improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chemical material identifying sensor for surely arranging, at a predetermined portion, a bead which has caused hybridization with a target material such as many chemical materials, with no need of a chemical bonding portion, and to provide a measuring method using it. SOLUTION: This sensor includes a plate 1 where a recess 2 having a through-hole 3 is arranged and a first and a second region 4, 5 which are divided by the plate 1. While a micro particle 11 having a probe function is disposed at the recess 2 of the through-hole, a liquid is filled in one of the first, the second region 4, 5 and in the through-hole 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for measuring electrophysiological phenomenon of cells that can realize high-accuracy measurements in stable manner. SOLUTION: The apparatus for measuring electrophysiological phenomenon of cells is constituted of a cellular electrophysiology sensor, produced by fixing a sensor chip 2 which is constituted of a thin plate 3, having a through-hole 5 and a frame 4 for holding the plate to the inner side of the opening of a substrate 1 which has an opening; and a dispensing means for filling a measuring liquid 12 into a cavity 6 of the sensor chip 2. The dispensing means has a head part 8 of a non-contact jet dispenser to make liquid droplets 12a fly into the cavity 6, and a moving mechanism. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cell electric physiology measurement device in which less breakage such as the cracking of a thin sheet occurs and which has excellent productivity. SOLUTION: This cell electric physiology measurement device 1 includes the thin sheet 7 and a frame 6. The thin sheet includes a first surface 3a and a second surface 4a, recessed parts 8 opened to the first surface 3a side, and through-holes 9 opened to the second surface 4a side. The frame 6 is brought into contact with the thin sheet outer peripheral part 4b of the thin sheet 7 on the second surface 4a side. The recessed parts 8 have an inner wall whose vertical cross section is constituted by a curve bent outside the recessed parts 8. The upper outer periphery end 3b of the thin sheet 7 has a round shape whose vertical cross section is constituted by a curve bent inside the thin sheet 7 from the first surface 3a side to the second surface 4a side. Thus, this invention can easily achieve a structure where the outer peripheral part 4b of the thin sheet 7 does not protrude from the outer peripheral part 6a of the frame 6. The cell electric physiology measurement device 1 less causing breakage such as the cracking of the thin sheet 7 and having excellent productivity can be provided by this structure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT