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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Imec, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Chengxun Liu, Leuven, BE;
Willem Van Roy, Bierbeek, BE;
Liesbet Lagae, Leuven, BE;
Chengjun Huang, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/327 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); G01N 15/1031 (2013.01); G01N 27/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/48728 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0883 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0065 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method to analyze or identify a cell. The method comprises: providing a cell, stimulating the cell with a stimulant thereby modifying a cell membrane impedance of the cell, monitoring the cell membrane impedance of the cell and identifying the cell based on the monitored cell membrane impedance. A corresponding device is also provided.