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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Xiao Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
Yama Abassi, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaobo Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Jiangbo Gan, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiao Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
Yama Abassi, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaobo Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Jiangbo Gan, San Diego, CA (US);
ACEA Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes devices, systems, and methods for assaying cells using cell-substrate impedance monitoring. In one aspect, the invention provides cell-substrate impedance monitoring devices that comprise electrode arrays on a nonconducting substrate, in which each of the arrays has an approximately uniform electrode resistance across the entire array. In another aspect, the invention provides cellular assays that use impedance monitoring to detect changes in cell behavior or state. In some preferred aspects, the assays are designed to investigate the affects of compounds on cells, such as cytotoxicity assays.