摘要:
It is an object of the invention to provide an instrument for pharmacologic measurement capable of detecting a very small and short time change in electric signal caused by a pharmacologic action of a biologic specimen with quickness and a high sensitivity by steeply decreasing an external disturbance component mixed into the system while dropping/exchange of medicinal solutions is conducted in a batch mode. The pharmacologic measurement instrument 20 detects a change in electric signal caused by a pharmacologic action or electrophysiologic action of a biologic specimen, and includes: an electrically conductive box 2 having an opening section 8 at the top surface thereof; and a well vessel 19 disposed in the opening section 8 thereof, wherein the well vessel 19 includes: a base 1 having recesses 4 in which the biologic specimens 6 are put; measurement electrodes 10 formed on the bottom surfaces of the respective recesses 4; and reference electrodes 13 electrically insulated from the respective measurement electrodes 10, and the reference electrodes 13 together with the electrically conductive box 2 electrostatically shields the well vessel 19.
摘要:
The present invention is a method of moving a fluid in a capillary using a capillary chip having a layer including a polymer composition and a capillary formed on the surface or inside of the aforementioned layer including a polymer composition, wherein the aforementioned capillary has a movement control part, and the aforementioned movement control part includes multiple and sequential opening/closing parts; the aforementioned opening/closing part blocks movement of the fluid that flows in the aforementioned capillary by increase in the volume of the aforementioned polymer composition to result in the closed state, while it permits movement of the fluid that flows in the aforementioned capillary by decrease in the volume of the aforementioned polymer composition to result in the open state; and the aforementioned method of moving the fluid includes a step (a) of switching the aforementioned multiple opening/closing parts from the open state to the closed state sequentially in a movement direction by changing the temperature of the aforementioned polymer composition in the aforementioned movement control part, thereby moving the fluid in the aforementioned capillary.
摘要:
An extracellular potential measuring device includes a plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an electrode provided on the second surface of the plate portion. In the plate portion, a pocket having an opening which opens to the first surface is formed, and a through-hole communicating to the second surface from the pocket. The through-hole communicates from a position which is closer to the opening than a deepest point of the first pocket. The electrode is provided around of the opening of the through-hole. In this device, even if a cell to be examined does not reach the deepest point of the pocket, a cell membrane of the cell can tightly attaches onto the through-hole securely without a clearance. Hence, culture solution inside the through-hole is isolated from culture solution over an upper surface of the plate portion, thereby allowing electrochemical changes caused by activities of the cell to be detected efficiently with a detector electrode.
摘要:
Convenient techniques for discriminating the base type in a base sequence of a nucleic acid are provided. The technique includes the step (a) of preparing a sample solution containing a nucleic acid, a primer having a base sequence that includes a complementary binding region which complementarily binds to the nucleic acid, and a nucleotide; the step (b) of allowing the sample solution to stand under a condition to cause an extension reaction of the primer, and producing pyrophosphate when the extension reaction is caused; the step (c) of bringing the sample solution into contact with the front face of a H+ hardly permeable membrane having H+-pyrophosphatase, which penetrates from front to back of the membrane, of which active site that hydrolyzes pyrophosphate being exposed to the front face; the step (d) of measuring the H+ concentration of at least either one of the solution at the front face side of the H+ hardly permeable membrane or the solution at the back face side of the H+ hardly permeable membrane, in a state where the H+-pyrophosphatase is immersed in the solution; the step (e) of detecting the extension reaction on the basis of the result of measurement in the step (d) ; and the step (f) of discriminating the base type in the base sequence of the nucleic acid on the basis of the result of detection in the step (e).
摘要:
A measurement device 10 includes a measurement cell 11. The measurement cell 11 includes a substrates 17 and a substrate 16 formed on the substrate 17. The substrates 16 and 17 are bonded to each other. Thus, a flow pass 9 is formed in the measurement cell 11. As shown in FIG. 3, on the substrate 17 of the measurement cell 11, provided are a concave well 19, a protruding microelectrode 1 connected to a terminal 4a and formed on a side wall surface of the well 19, communicating tubes 15a and 15b connected to both of side surfaces of the well 19 (i.e., the flow pass 9) to face to each other, resistance baths 6a and 6b connected to the communicating tubes 15a and 15b, thin film resistors 3a and 3b arranged in the resistance baths 6a and 6b, and a reference electrode 2 connected to a terminal 4b.
摘要:
A plasmon sensor includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer having an upper surface facing a lower surface of the first metal layer. The upper surface of the first metal layer is configured to receive an electromagnetic wave. A hollow space is provided between the first and second metal layers, and is configured to be filled with a test sample containing a medium. This plasmon sensor has a small size and a simple structure.
摘要:
An extracellular potential measuring device includes a plate portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an electrode provided on the second surface of the plate portion. In the plate portion, a pocket having an opening which opens to the first surface is formed, and a through-hole communicating to the second surface from the pocket. The through-hole communicates from a position which is closer to the opening than a deepest point of the first pocket. The electrode is provided around of the opening of the through-hole. In this device, even if a cell to be examined does not reach the deepest point of the pocket, a cell membrane of the cell can tightly attaches onto the through-hole securely without a clearance. Hence, culture solution inside the through-hole is isolated from culture solution over an upper surface of the plate portion, thereby allowing electrochemical changes caused by activities of the cell to be detected efficiently with a detector electrode.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to detect a specific chemical substance with high sensitivity and high precision. By using a specific lipid bilayer membrane, a chemical substance is detected with high sensitivity and high precision. Here, the specific lipid bilayer membrane comprises a chemical substance receptor, a chimeric G protein, and a potassium ion channel. The chimeric G protein comprises a chimeric Gα subunit and a Gβγ subunit complex. The chimeric Gα subunit is selected from the group consisting of Gi/olf13 (SEQ ID NO: 04), Gi/olf28 (SEQ ID NO: 05), Gi/olf94 (SEQ ID NO: 07), Gi/olf113 (SEQ ID NO: 08), Gi/olf α3-β5,C (SEQ ID NO: 12), and Gi/olfα4-β6,C (SEQ ID NO: 15).
摘要翻译:本发明的目的是检测具有高灵敏度和高精度的特定化学物质。 通过使用特定的脂质双层膜,以高灵敏度和高精度检测化学物质。 这里,特定脂质双层膜包含化学物质受体,嵌合G蛋白和钾离子通道。 嵌合G蛋白包含嵌合Gα亚基和G&bgrγγ亚基复合物。 嵌合Gα亚基选自Gi / olf13(SEQ ID NO:04),Gi / olf28(SEQ ID NO:05),Gi / olf94(SEQ ID NO:07),Gi / olf113(SEQ ID NO: NO:08),Gi /olfα3-和bgr; 5,C(SEQ ID NO:12)和Gi /olfα4-&bgr; 6,C(SEQ ID NO:15)。
摘要:
A diaphragm is formed by etching a substrate. This substrate has a first surface provided with a depression by isotropic dry etching, and a second surface opposite the first surface. Furthermore, a through-hole is formed from the depression to the second surface by anisotropic dry etching. The depression and the through-hole are formed by using one resist mask. The depression has a hemispherical shape or a semi-elliptical spherical shape.
摘要:
To provide an electrode plate for electrochemical measurements that enables detecting and quantifying the concentration of a target substance contained in a sample solution with rapidity and favorable sensitivity using an apparatus for electrochemical measurements is objected to.Specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of the determination using an electrode plate for electrochemical measurements 1 including a substrate 31, an upper layer 40 provided on the upper face of the substrate, a lower layer 11 provided on the lower face of the substrate, a first electrode body 32 sandwiched between the upper face of the substrate and the upper layer, and a second electrode body 12 sandwiched between the lower face of the substrate and the lower layer, wherein: the upper layer has a plurality of upper layer through-holes 41a and 41b; the first electrode body has a plurality of first electrodes 32d including a portion exposed from the upper face of the upper layer via the upper layer through-hole 41b; the substrate has a plurality of substrate through-holes 33; and the second electrode body has a plurality of second electrodes 12d including a portion exposed from the upper face of the upper layer via the upper layer through-hole 41a and the substrate through-hole in the second electrode body.