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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Paul A. Negulescu, Del Mar, CA (US);
Alec T. Harootunian, San Diego, CA (US);
Philip E. Salzmann, Cardiff, CA (US);
Javier H. Flores, San Diego, CA (US);
James E. Sinclair, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Minh Vuong, San Diego, CA (US);
Ashvani K. Singh, San Diego, CA (US);
Fred F. Vangoor, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul A. Negulescu, Del Mar, CA (US);
Alec T. Harootunian, San Diego, CA (US);
Philip E. Salzmann, Cardiff, CA (US);
Javier H. Flores, San Diego, CA (US);
James E. Sinclair, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Minh Vuong, San Diego, CA (US);
Ashvani K. Singh, San Diego, CA (US);
Fred F. VanGoor, San Diego, CA (US);
Vertex Pharmaceutcals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for characterizing the biological properties of cells can include a plurality of dual-compartment assay chambers wherein the compartments of each chamber are separated by a cell layer across which ions can flow. The biological properties of the cell layer in the presence or absence of experimental compounds can be determined by measuring an electrical gradient across the layer. A individual dual-compartment chamber of this type may be referred to as an 'Ussing chamber.'