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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Xiaobo Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yama A. Abassi, San Diego, CA (US);
Biao Xi, San Diego, CA (US);
Wen Fu Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiao Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaobo Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yama A. Abassi, San Diego, CA (US);
Biao Xi, San Diego, CA (US);
Wen Fu Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiao Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
ACEA Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improved monitoring of excitation-contraction coupling and excitable cells are provided, which provide millisecond time resolution. The system is capable of continuously monitoring excitation-contraction coupling in a relatively high-throughput manner. The system includes a device for monitoring cell-substrate impedance, an impedance analyzer capable of impedance measurements at millisecond time resolution, electronic circuitry that can engage the device and selectively connect two or more electrode arrays of the device to the impedance analyzer and a software program that controls the electronic circuitry and records and analyzes data obtained from the impedance analyzer.