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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Robert H. Blick, Madison, WI (US);
Hua Qin, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robert H. Blick, Madison, WI (US);
Hua Qin, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); A61K 9/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patch-clamp system employs a high-frequency characterization of cell wall membranes. Changes in the frequency response of a tank circuit incorporating the cell wall membrane impedance provides highly sensitive and highly time-resolved measurements of ion channel activity.