Methods for evaluating cell membrane properties
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) determining a cell membrane property derived from a transcellular impedance measurement;
(b) determining a stability of the measurement; and
(c) determining an error of the measurement.
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Abstract
Methods for measuring cell membrane property are disclosed. A computer readable medium includes instructions for deriving from transcellular impedance a measurement of a cell membrane property and provides the stability and error of the measurement. The derivation from the transcellular impedance includes the real and imaginary components of the transcellular impedance and also uses a geometric shape to model the shape of the cell. Alternatively, the derivation from the transcellular impedance includes magnitude and complex components. The measurements include the membrane capacitance, membrane resistance, and/or cell adhesion.
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) determining a cell membrane property derived from a transcellular impedance measurement;
(b) determining a stability of the measurement; and
(c) determining an error of the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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determining a cell membrane property from a transcellular impedance measurement, where determining the cell membrane property comprises;
(a) modeling real and imaginary data pertaining to the transcellular impedance; and
(b) using a geometric shape to model the shape of the cell. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
(a) determining membrane capacitance and membrane resistance of a cell from a transcellular impedance measurement. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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