Real time electronic cell sensing systems and applications...

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Treatment of micro-organisms or enzymes with electrical or...

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C435S173400, C435S288400, C435S288500, C204S403030

Reexamination Certificate

active

10987732

ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes devices, systems, and methods for assaying cells using cell-substrate impedance monitoring. In one aspect, the invention provides cell-substrate impedance monitoring devices that comprise electrode arrays on a nonconducting substrate, in which each of the arrays has an approximately uniform electrode resistance across the entire array. In another aspect, the invention provides cell-substrate monitoring systems comprising one or more cell-substrate monitoring devices comprising multiple wells each having an electrode array, an impedance analyzer, a device station that connects arrays of individual wells to the impedance analyzer, and software for controlling the device station and impedance analyzer. In another aspect, the invention provides cellular assays that use impedance monitoring to detect changes in cell behavior or state. In some preferred aspects, the assays are designed to investigate the affects of compounds on cells, such as cytotoxicity assays. In other preferred aspects, the assays are designed to investigate the compounds that effect IgE-mediated responses of cells to antigens.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2656508 (1953-10-01), Coulter
patent: 3259842 (1966-07-01), Coulter et al.
patent: 3743581 (1973-07-01), Cady et al.
patent: 3890201 (1975-06-01), Cady
patent: 4072578 (1978-02-01), Cady et al.
patent: 4225410 (1980-09-01), Pace
patent: 4686190 (1987-08-01), Cramer et al.
patent: 4920047 (1990-04-01), Giaever et al.
patent: 5134070 (1992-07-01), Casnig
patent: 5187096 (1993-02-01), Giaever et al.
patent: 5218312 (1993-06-01), Moro
patent: 5278048 (1994-01-01), Parce et al.
patent: 5284753 (1994-02-01), Goodwin
patent: 5563067 (1996-10-01), Sugihara et al.
patent: 5626734 (1997-05-01), Docoslis et al.
patent: 5643742 (1997-07-01), Malin et al.
patent: 5801055 (1998-09-01), Henderson
patent: 5810725 (1998-09-01), Sugihara et al.
patent: 5851489 (1998-12-01), Wolf et al.
patent: 5981268 (1999-11-01), Kovacs et al.
patent: 6051422 (2000-04-01), Kovacs et al.
patent: 6132683 (2000-10-01), Sugihara et al.
patent: 6169394 (2001-01-01), Frazier et al.
patent: 6232062 (2001-05-01), Kayyem et al.
patent: 6235520 (2001-05-01), Malin et al.
patent: 6280586 (2001-08-01), Wolf et al.
patent: 6288527 (2001-09-01), Sugihara et al.
patent: 6368795 (2002-04-01), Hefti
patent: 6368851 (2002-04-01), Baumann et al.
patent: 6376233 (2002-04-01), Wolf et al.
patent: 6448030 (2002-09-01), Rust et al.
patent: 6448794 (2002-09-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 6461808 (2002-10-01), Bodner et al.
patent: 6472144 (2002-10-01), Malin et al.
patent: 6485905 (2002-11-01), Hefti
patent: 6573063 (2003-03-01), Hochman
patent: 6566079 (2003-05-01), Hefti
patent: 6626902 (2003-09-01), Kucharczyk et al.
patent: 6627461 (2003-09-01), Chapman et al.
patent: RE38323 (2003-11-01), Sugihara et al.
patent: 6686193 (2004-02-01), Maher et al.
patent: 6716620 (2004-04-01), Bashir et al.
patent: 2002/0032531 (2002-03-01), Mansky et al.
patent: 2002/0076690 (2002-06-01), Miles et al.
patent: 2002/0086280 (2002-07-01), Lynes et al.
patent: 2002/0110847 (2002-08-01), Baumann et al.
patent: 2002/0150886 (2002-10-01), Miles et al.
patent: 2003/0032000 (2003-02-01), Liu et al.
patent: 2005/0014130 (2005-01-01), Liu et al.
patent: 1195432 (2004-09-01), None
patent: 96/01836 (1996-01-01), None
patent: 99/66329 (1999-12-01), None
patent: 00/71669 (2000-11-01), None
patent: 01/25769 (2001-04-01), None
patent: 01/038873 (2001-05-01), None
patent: 02/04943 (2002-01-01), None
patent: 02/42766 (2002-05-01), None
patent: 03/016887 (2003-02-01), None
patent: 05/005979 (2005-01-01), None
Aravanis et al. A genetically engineered cell-based biosensor for functional classification of agents. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 16:571-577 (2001).
Baumann et al. Microelectronic sensor system for microphysiological application on living cells. Sensors & Accuators B55:77-89 (1999).
Becker et al, Separation of human breast cancer cells from blood by differential dielectric affinity. Cell Biology. 92:960-964 (1995).
Berens et al, The role of extracellular matrix in human astrocytoma migration and proliferation studied in a microliter scale assy. Clin. Exp. Metastasis 12:405-415 (1994).
Bergveld, A criticial evaluation of direct electrical protein detection methods, Biosensors& Bioelectronics. 6:55-72 (1991).
Burns et al, Neutrophil Transendothelial Migration Is Independent of Tight Junctions and Occurs Preferentially at Tricellular Corners. Journal of Immunology 2893-2903 (1997).
Duan et al, Separation-Free Sandwich Enzyme Immnoassys Using Microporous Gold Electrodes and Self-Assembled Monolayer/Immobilized Capture Antibodies, Anal. Chem. 66:1369-1377 (1994).
Connolly et al., An extracellular microelectrode array for monitoring electrogenic cells in culture Biosensors & Bioelectronics 5: 223-234 (1990).
Ehret et al, Monitoring of cellular behaviour by impedance measurements on interdigitated electrode structures. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 12(1):29-41 (1997).
Ehret et al, On-line control of cellular adhesion with impedance measurements using interdigitated electrode structures, Meidcal & Biolgical Engineering and Computing 36:365-370.
Falk et al, A 48-well Micro Chemotaxis Assembly for Rapid and Accurate Measruement of Leukocyte Migration. J Immunol. Meth. 33:239-247 (1980).
Fuhr et al, Positioning and Manipulatin of Cells and Microparticles Using Miniaturized Electric Field Traps and Travelling Waves. Sensors and Materials 7(2):131-146 (1995).
Gaiever et al, Monitoring fibroblast behavior in tissue culture with an applied electric field. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci 81:3761-3764 (1984).
Giaever et al, Micromotion of mammalian cells measured electrically. Proc. Natl. Acad. USA 88: 7896-7900 (1991).
Hadjout et al., Automated Real-Time Measurement of Chemotactic Cell Motility BioTechniques 31: 1130-1138 (2001).
Henning et al, Approach to a multiparametric sensor-ship-based tumor chemosensitivity assay, Anti-Cancer Drugs 12:21-32 (2001).
Hidalgo et al, Characterization of the Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Line (Caco-2) as a Model System for Intestinal Epithelial Permeability. Gastroenterology 96:736-749 (1989).
Huang et al., Dielectrophoretic Cell Separation and Gene Expression Profiling on Microelectronic Chip Arrays. Anal. Chem. 74:3362-3371 (2002).
Keese et al, Real-time impedance assay to follow the invasive activities of metastatic cells in culture. Biotechniques 33:842-850 (2002).
Kleinmann et al, Basement Membrane Complexes with Biological Activity. Biochemistry. 26:312-318 (1986).
Kowolenko et al., Measurement of macrophage adherence and spreading with week electric fields. Journal of Immunological Methods 127: 71-77 (1990).
Larsen et al, Somatic Cell Counting with Silicon Apertures. Micro Total Analysis Systems 103-106 (2000).
Lo et al, Monitoring motion of confluent cells in tissue culture, Experimental Cell Research 204:102-109 (1993).
Lo et al., pH Changes in pulsed CO2incubators cause periodic changes in cell morphology Experimental Cell Research 213: 391-397 (1994).
Lo et al., Impedance Analysis of MDCK cells measured by electric cell-substrate impedance sensing Biophysical Journal 69: 2800-2807 (1995).
Luong, et al., Monitoring Motility, Spreading, and Mortality of Adherent Insect Cells Using an Impedance Sensor. Analytical Chemistry 73: 1844-1848 (2001).
Mitra et al, Electric measurements can be used to monitor the attachment and spreading of cells in tissue culture. Biotechniques 11(4):504-510 (1991).
Miyata et al, New Wound-Healing Model Using Cultured Corneal Endothelial Cells. Jpn. J. Ophthalmol. 34:257-266 (1990).
Neher, Molecular biology meets microelectronics Nature Biotechnology 19: 114 (2001).
Nerurkar et al, The Use of Surfactants to Enhance the Permeability of Peptides Through Caco-2 Cells by Inhibition of an Apically Polarized Efflux System. Pharamaceutical Research 13(4):528-534.
Ong et al, Remote Query Resonant-Circuit Sensors For Monitoring of Bacterial Growth: Application to Food Quality Control. Sensors 2:219-222 (2002).
Pancrazio et al, Portable cell-based biosensor system for

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Real time electronic cell sensing systems and applications... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Real time electronic cell sensing systems and applications..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Real time electronic cell sensing systems and applications... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3765067

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.