On-chip cell migration detection
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1. A microelectrode sensing device, comprising:
- a substrate;
an array of microelectrode sensors formed on the substrate, each sensor comprising at least one conductive layer formed above the substrate and patterned to comprise a counter electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes to detect an electrical signal in absence and presence of one or more target cells positioned on at least a portion of a surface of each sensing electrode; and
a chemical coating on a first region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes to inhibit adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the first region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, while a second region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes is free of the chemical coating to allow adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the second region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, and wherein the chemical coating is made of a material that desorbs from the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes in response to an electrical stimulus;
wherein the plurality of sensing electrodes are spaced apart and arranged around the counter electrode and each sensing electrode having one end facing the counter electrode and a second end facing away from the counter electrode, the second end commonly connected to second ends of all other sensing electrodes to collectively provide a single spatially averaged output value of the detected electrical signal, andwherein the first region of the surface of each sensing electrode is located at the end of each sensing electrode facing the counter electrode, andwherein the second region of the surface of each sensing electrode is adjacent to the first region and extended to the second end of each sensing electrode.
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Abstract
Techniques, systems and apparatus are disclosed for detecting impedance. In one aspect, a microelectrode sensing device includes a substrate and an array of microelectrode sensors formed on the substrate. Each sensor includes at least one conductive layer formed above the substrate and patterned to include a counter electrode and multiple sensing electrodes to detect an electrical signal in absence and presence of one or more target cells positioned on at least a portion of a surface of each sensing electrode. The sensing electrodes are spaced apart and arranged around the counter electrode to provide a spatially averaged value of the detected electrical signal.
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1. A microelectrode sensing device, comprising:
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a substrate; an array of microelectrode sensors formed on the substrate, each sensor comprising at least one conductive layer formed above the substrate and patterned to comprise a counter electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes to detect an electrical signal in absence and presence of one or more target cells positioned on at least a portion of a surface of each sensing electrode; and a chemical coating on a first region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes to inhibit adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the first region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, while a second region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes is free of the chemical coating to allow adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the second region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, and wherein the chemical coating is made of a material that desorbs from the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes in response to an electrical stimulus; wherein the plurality of sensing electrodes are spaced apart and arranged around the counter electrode and each sensing electrode having one end facing the counter electrode and a second end facing away from the counter electrode, the second end commonly connected to second ends of all other sensing electrodes to collectively provide a single spatially averaged output value of the detected electrical signal, and wherein the first region of the surface of each sensing electrode is located at the end of each sensing electrode facing the counter electrode, and wherein the second region of the surface of each sensing electrode is adjacent to the first region and extended to the second end of each sensing electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a microelectrode sensing device comprising; a substrate, and an array of microelectrode sensors formed on the substrate, each sensor comprising at least one conductive layer formed above the substrate and patterned to comprise a counter electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes to detect an electrical signal in absence and presence of one or more target cells positioned on at least a portion of a surface of each sensing electrode, wherein the plurality of sensing electrodes are spaced apart, arranged around the counter electrode such that one end of each electrode is collectively connected to end of a common output to provide a single spatially averaged output value of the detected electrical signal; and an analysis system in communication with the microelectrode sensing device to receive from the microelectrode sensing device data representing at least the electrical signal detected by the sensing electrodes, and process the received data to obtain one or more impedance measurements; wherein the microelectrode sensing device comprises a chemical coating on a first region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes to inhibit adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the first region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, while a second region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes is free of the chemical coating to allow adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the second region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes, and wherein the chemical coating is made of a material that desorbs from the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes in response to an electrical stimulus, and wherein the first region of the surface of each sensing electrode is located at a second end of each sensing electrode facing the counter electrode, and wherein the second region of the surface of each sensing electrode is adjacent to the first region and extended to the second end of each sensing electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring cell migration comprising:
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applying a chemical coating layer on a first region of a surface of each sensing electrode in a microelectrode sensing device that includes a counter electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes to inhibit adhesion of target cells on the first region of the surface of each sensing electrode, while a second region of the surface of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes is free of the chemical coating to allow adhesion of the one or more target cells onto the second region of the surface of the plurality of sensing electrodes; seeding the target cells in the microelectrode sensing device to allow the seeded target cells to adhere to areas outside of the surface of each sensing electrode; applying an electrical signal to each sensing electrode to desorb the applied chemical coating layer from the surface of each sensing electrode; detecting a change in an electrical impedance measured by each sensing electrode in response to one or more of the seeded target cells migrating onto the surface of each sensing electrode; and receiving a single spatially averaged output value of a detected electrical signal from the plurality of sensing electrode, wherein the plurality of sensing electrodes are spaced apart and arranged around the counter electrode and connected to one another to provide the single spatially averaged output value, wherein the first region of the surface of each sensing electrode is located at one end of each sensing electrode facing the counter electrode, and wherein the second region of the surface of each sensing electrode is adjacent to the first region and extended to the second end of each sensing electrode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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