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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Hirokazu Sugihara, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Oka, Osaka, JP;
Ken Shimono, Irvine, CA (US);
Ryuta Ogawa, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Taketani, Irvine, CA (US);
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
This invention relates to a low impedance cell potential measuring electrode assembly typically having a number of microelectrodes on an insulating substrate and having a wall enclosing the region including the microelectrodes. The device is capable of measuring electrophysiological activities of a monitored sample using the microelectrodes while cultivating those cells or tissues in the in the region of the microelectrodes. The invention utilizes independent reference electrodes to lower the impedance of the overall system and to therefore lower the noise often inherent in the measured data. Optimally the microelectrodes are enclosed by a physical wall used for controlling the atmosphere around the monitored sample.