Method and Apparatus for the Capture of Intra-cellular Activity

    公开(公告)号:US20200146610A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16450895

    申请日:2019-06-24

    Abstract: An intracellular monitoring device (IMD) that fits completely inside a living cell, and causes no significant impairment, to a cell's normal biological processes. The IMD monitors a cell for its level of a biological substance (e.g., calcium ion concentration) of interest. If the biological substance reaches or exceeds a threshold, the IMD transmits an electromagnetic signal, received by an antenna outside the cell. Each IMD has its electromagnetic signal encoded with a unique frequency. Detection of the frequency components, in the signals received by an antenna, permits identification of the source IMD's. A high calcium ion concentration is indicative of a strongly-activated cerebral cortex neuron. Brain tissue is relatively transparent to near infrared, making it a good frequency band, for the electromagnetic signals from neuron-monitoring IMD's. The near infrared of each IMD can be produced by quantum dots, powered by bioelectric catalysis triggered by high calcium ion concentration.

    Method and Apparatus for the Capture of Intra-cellular Activity
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    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for the Capture of Intra-cellular Activity 审中-公开
    捕获细胞内活性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160073946A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-17

    申请号:US14834334

    申请日:2015-08-24

    Abstract: An intracellular monitoring device (IMD) that fits completely inside a living cell, and causes no significant impairment, to a cell's normal biological processes. The IMD monitors a cell for its level of a biological substance (e.g., calcium ion concentration) of interest. If the biological substance reaches or exceeds a threshold, the IMD transmits an electromagnetic signal, received by an antenna outside the cell. Each IMD has its electromagnetic signal encoded with a unique frequency. Detection of the frequency components, in the signals received by an antenna, permits identification of the source IMD's. A high calcium ion concentration is indicative of a strongly-activated cerebral cortex neuron. Brain tissue is relatively transparent to near infrared, making it a good frequency band, for the electromagnetic signals from neuron-monitoring IMD's. The near infrared of each IMD can be produced by quantum dots, powered by bioelectric catalysis triggered by high calcium ion concentration.

    Abstract translation: 细胞内监测装置(IMD)完全适合活细胞,不会对细胞的正常生物过程造成重大损伤。 IMD监测细胞的感兴趣的生物物质水平(例如钙离子浓度)。 如果生物物质达到或超过阈值,则IMD将由电天线外的天线接收的电磁信号传输。 每个IMD的电磁信号都以独特的频率进行编码。 在天线接收到的信号中检测频率分量可以识别源IMD。 高钙离子浓度表示强烈激活的大脑皮层神经元。 脑组织对近红外线相对透明,使其成为良好的频带,用于来自神经元监测IMD的电磁信号。 每个IMD的近红外线可以通过量子点产生,由高钙离子浓度触发的生物电催化作用。

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