Single-Cell Label-Free Assay
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1. A method for characterizing a single live-cell response to a stimulus, the method comprising:
- contacting the single live-cell immobilized on a biosensor with a stimulus for a selected cellular target;
interrogating and detecting the dynamic mass redistribution of the contacted cell with a biosensor imaging system; and
determining the difference effect of the stimulus on the cell-signaling of the cellular target.
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The disclosure provides a system and method for characterizing a single live-cell response to a stimulus with a biosensor imaging system having cells immobilized on the biosensor at a resolution level of a single cell, as defined herein.
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1. A method for characterizing a single live-cell response to a stimulus, the method comprising:
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contacting the single live-cell immobilized on a biosensor with a stimulus for a selected cellular target; interrogating and detecting the dynamic mass redistribution of the contacted cell with a biosensor imaging system; and determining the difference effect of the stimulus on the cell-signaling of the cellular target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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