Apparatus and methods for monitoring the status of a metabolically active cell
US7704745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/115831
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for monitoring the status of a cell that consumes oxygen. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of confining the cell in a sensing volume, measuring dynamically intracellular or extracellular signaling of the cell, and determining the status of the cell from the measured intracellular or extracellular signaling of the cell.
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