Patent ID: 9273367
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: C12N,C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a system for cell lysis, which comprises: (a) providing an optically induced cell lysis system, which comprises: (b) loading a cell-containing solution into the chamber of said biochip of the system; (c) capturing the interior image of the chamber of said biochip by the image capture unit to confirm the location and size of a target cell; and (d) using said control unit to control said light source for the position and/or size of the illuminated area on the photoconductive layer, thereby inducing the electric current to center on the illuminated area of the photoconductive layer to flow therethrough, wherein the light source provides an illumination light having an illumination power density of at least 29 nW/μm