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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael Engel, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Sao Paulo, BR;
Ado Jorio de Vasconcelos, Belo Horizonte, BR;
Ricardo L. Ohta, Sao Paulo, BR;
Mathias B. Steiner, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, BR;
Abstract
A growth chamber chip includes a base surrounding a growth chamber; a growth medium within the growth chamber; a sensor package within the growth chamber; a sensor feedthrough extending from the sensor package through a portion of the base to an outer surface of the base; and a transparent seal covering the growth chamber. In one or more embodiments, the base includes a nutrient channel connected in fluid communication with the growth medium and exposed to an outer surface of the base. One or more embodiments provide an array of growth chamber chips, with a movable arm that is movable across the array to individually scan each of the growth chamber chips.