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Multiple-electrode and metal-coated probes

US8702927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · US

Inventors

Haim H. Bau · Swarthmore, US
Michael Schrlau · Drexel Hill, US
Rui Zhang · Chandler, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2010
Grant date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/48728
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided are probes featuring multiple electrodes, which probes have diameters in the nanometer range and may be inserted into cells or other subjects so as to monitor an electrical characteristic of the subject. The probes may also include a conductive coating on at least one probe element to improve the probes' performance. The probes may also be used to inject a fluid or other agent into the subject and simultaneously monitor changes in the subject's electrical characteristics in response to the injection. Related methods of fabricating and of using the inventive probes are also provided.

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