Device and method for detecting cellular processes by means of luminescence measurements
First Claim
1. A device for detecting a cellular metabolic process associated with a cell by detecting a luminescence event in, at, or in the immediate vicinity of the cell, the device comprising:
- a carrier element with a surface prepared for coupling of the cell thereto;
a detector for receiving a luminescence signal indicative of the luminescent event through the prepared surface, where the detector is integrated into the carrier element below the prepared surface;
a cover covering the prepared surface to form a cavity, the cover having an inlet and an outlet; and
a metabolically-influencing cell excitation reservoir connected to the inlet and containing a biological or chemical excitation medium that includes a luminophore, where the excitation medium influences the metabolism of the cell during excitation thereof by the medium, and where the luminophore reacts with a metabolic product of the cell during the excitation thereof to thereby provide the luminescence signal.
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Abstract
A device includes a carrier element with a surface prepared for direct or indirect coupling or receiving of cells, at least one optical detector to receive a luminescence signal, the detector being integrated into the carrier element below the prepared surface, a cover covering the prepared surface to form a cavity, the cover having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and an excitation source connected to the inlet opening. The excitation source constitutes a reservoir for a chemical or biological excitation substance or medium that influences the metabolism of the cell, with metabolic processes being made visible by luminescence and detected by at the least one optical detector.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for detecting a cellular metabolic process associated with a cell by detecting a luminescence event in, at, or in the immediate vicinity of the cell, the device comprising:
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a carrier element with a surface prepared for coupling of the cell thereto; a detector for receiving a luminescence signal indicative of the luminescent event through the prepared surface, where the detector is integrated into the carrier element below the prepared surface; a cover covering the prepared surface to form a cavity, the cover having an inlet and an outlet; and a metabolically-influencing cell excitation reservoir connected to the inlet and containing a biological or chemical excitation medium that includes a luminophore, where the excitation medium influences the metabolism of the cell during excitation thereof by the medium, and where the luminophore reacts with a metabolic product of the cell during the excitation thereof to thereby provide the luminescence signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for detecting a cellular metabolic process associated with a cell by detecting a luminescence event in, at, or in the immediate vicinity of the cell, the device comprising:
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a semiconductive device with a surface prepared for coupling of the cell thereto; a detector for receiving a luminescence signal indicative of the luminescent event through the prepared surface, where the detector is integrated into the semiconductive device below the cell; a cover that covers the prepared surface to forth a cavity, the cover having an inlet and an outlet; and a metabolically-influencing cell excitation reservoir that provides to the cavity via the inlet a biological or chemical excitation medium that includes a luminophore, where the excitation medium influences the metabolism of the cell during excitation thereof by the medium, and where the luminophore reacts with a metabolic product of the cell during the excitation thereof to provide luminescence detected by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for detecting a cellular metabolic process associated with a cell by detecting a luminescence event, the device comprising:
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a semiconductive device with a surface prepared with a cell-immobilizing medium for coupling and immobilizing of the cell thereto; a detector for receiving a luminescence signal indicative of the luminescent event through the prepared surface, where the detector is integrated into the semiconductive device below the cell and prepared surface; a housing that in cooperation with the prepared surface forms a cavity having an inlet and an outlet; and one of a metabolically-influencing cell excitation reservoir that provides to the cavity via the inlet a biological or chemical excitation medium that includes a luminophore, where the excitation medium influences the metabolism of the cell and the luminophore reacts with a metabolic product of the cell to provide luminescence detected by the detector.
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