Screen Holdings Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Urakawa

Masakazu Sanada

A cell retainer has a measuring surface that includes a work region in which a plurality of working electrodes are arranged, a reference electrode arranged outward of the work region, a plurality of first regions provided between the work region and the reference electrode, and a second region arranged between each two of the first regions, the two being adjacent to each other in a radial direction. A contact angle in the first region is greater than a contact angle in the work region and a contact angle in the second region. Thus, any of the first regions arranged outward of the work region or the second region serves to restrict the spread of a cell suspension. Moreover, the first regions arranged in multiple tiers enable selection of a drop region and a drop area from a plurality of drop regions and a plurality of drop areas. Accordingly, it is possible to adjust the thickness of a cell layer by selecting the drop area of the cell suspension.

Cell retainer

A cell potential measurement device has a measuring plane on which a cell suspension is dropped. The cell potential measurement device includes a plurality of working electrodes and a reference electrode. The plurality of working electrodes are two-dimensionally arranged in a working region of the measuring plane. The reference electrode is provided outside the working area of the measuring plane. A contact angle in a hydrophobic region between the working region and the reference electrodes of the measuring plane is larger than a contact angle in the working region.

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Kyoto, Japan

Satoshi Urakawa