title: Microfluidic system for planar patch clamp electrode arrays.
abstract: We present a microfluidic system integrated with disposable cell interface partitions for simultaneous patch clamp recordings. Glass-supported poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) partitions, having a 2 microm air-blown aperture, were reversibly sealed to a microfluidic system including PDMS channels with isolation valves and microfabricated Ag/AgCl electrodes. Gigaseal recordings from RBL-1 cells were obtained with a 24% success rate. Simultaneous whole cell recordings from valve-isolated electrodes were obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kathryn G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Klemic
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Fred J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sigworth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002460:Cell Line; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000379:methods; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D008839:Microelectrodes; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats