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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique (Cnrs), Paris, FR;
Neuroindx, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science, Tokyo, JP;
Dominique Collard, Lambersart, FR;
Hiroyuki Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Stanislav Karsten, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, FR;
Neuroindx, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
The Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system () adapted to measure multiple biophysical characteristics of cells, the system () comprising: a microfluidic chip () provided with a microfluidic channel () which allows cells to flow through, the microfluidic channel () having an inlet (), an outlet (), and a lateral opening () situated between the inlet () and the outlet (); and a capacitive sensor () integrated in the microfluidic chip, adapted to obtain biophysical characteristics of a single cell in the microfluidic channel () by directly manipulating the single cell by sensor elements () through the lateral opening () of the microfluidic channel (), the sensor () comprising a stationary part and an electrostatically driven movable part which is movable relative to the stationary part, the stationary part being fixed to the microfluidic chip (), the movable part being arranged in the lateral opening () of the microfluidic channel (), wherein a portion of the sensor elements () provides an interface between fluid and air in the system.