Device for confining live neural cells cultivated on a chip of noninvasive neuroelectronic interfacing
US7489012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is directed to a microdevice for containing electrically coupled cells while allowing their growth that allows the addition or removal of cells from their containment by providing an actuatable gate. When the gate is actuated, for example with electric current, the cells may be added or removed from their containment. The invention may be applied to a neurochip or any device for growing cells in a defined spatial arrangement.
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