Systems for the active electronic control of biological reactions
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an array of unit cells disposed on a chip adapted to receive a conductive solution including charged biological materials, the cells being arranged in rows and columns, each unit cell including an electrode,a row selector external to the array and operatively connected to the array for selective addressing of rows of the array,a column selector external to the array and operatively connected to the array for providing an indication of output values and for selective addressing of the columns of the array,an input adapted to receive unit cell selection information, the input coupled to the row selector and the column selector,current circuitry for receiving an input current and providing electrical current to the electrodes of the unit cells,power source connectors adapted to receive power, the connectors supplying power to the unit cells, anda current mirror system for receipt of current at a first value and outputting current at a second value.
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Abstract
A system useful in performing active biological reactions includes an array of unit cells arranged in rows and columns. Row lines are coupled to row contacts of unit cells of the array. A row selector is coupled to the row lines to provide a row select voltage. Column lines are coupled to column contacts of the array. A column selector is coupled to the column lines to provide more than two column voltage states on the column lines. The unit cells are coupled to a supply and to an electrode, the row select and column select voltage states provides variable current output from the electrode of the unit cell. A return electrode is coupled to a potential and adapted to contact conductive solution including charged biological materials, wherein in the presence of the conductive solution, current is provided between various unit cells and the return electrode.
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34 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an array of unit cells disposed on a chip adapted to receive a conductive solution including charged biological materials, the cells being arranged in rows and columns, each unit cell including an electrode, a row selector external to the array and operatively connected to the array for selective addressing of rows of the array, a column selector external to the array and operatively connected to the array for providing an indication of output values and for selective addressing of the columns of the array, an input adapted to receive unit cell selection information, the input coupled to the row selector and the column selector, current circuitry for receiving an input current and providing electrical current to the electrodes of the unit cells, power source connectors adapted to receive power, the connectors supplying power to the unit cells, and a current mirror system for receipt of current at a first value and outputting current at a second value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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an array of unit cells disposed on a chip adapted to receive a conductive solution including charged biological materials, each unit cell including a row contact and a column contact, row lines, the row lines being coupled to the row contacts of the array, a row selector, the row selector being coupled the row lines to provide a row select voltage, column lines, the column lines being coupled to the column contacts of the array, a column selector, the column selector being coupled to the column lines to provide more than two column voltage states on the column lines, the unit cells being coupled to a supply and to an electrode, the row select voltage and the column voltage states providing a variable current output from the electrode of the unit cell, and a return electrode coupled to a potential and adapted to contact the conductive solution, whereby in the presence of the conductive solution, current is provided between various unit cells, including the return electrode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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