Device and methods for detecting the response of a plurality of cells to at least one analyte of interest

David Cliffel, Franz J. Baudenbacher, John P. Wikswo, Sven Eklund, Robert R. Balcarcel, & Jonathan Mark Gilligan, Device and Methods for Detecting the Response of a Plurality of Cells to at Least One Analyte of Interest , Patent #7,713,733 B2, issued 11 May. 2010. Patent

Abstract:

An apparatus and methods for detecting at least one analyte of interest either produced or consumed by a plurality of cell. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of providing a housing defining a chamber, placing a plurality of cells in the chamber, and simultaneously detecting at least two analytes of interest either produced or consumed by the plurality of cells in the chamber.