Patent ID: 9063136
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B01L,C12M,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
1. A microfluidic device for disrupting a cellular membrane of a cell, said device comprising: a microfluidic channel for flowing a cell-containing liquid sample; a first electrode provided on one surface of said microfluidic channel, said first electrode comprising aluminum etched with a dense network of microscopic tunnels; a second electrode provided on an opposing surface of said microfluidic channel; an aluminum oxide dielectric layer formed on said first electrode by electrochemical oxidation, for preventing the flow of a Faradaic current within said microfluidic channel under the application of a voltage between said first electrode and said second electrode; and a voltage source connected to said first electrode and said second electrode for applying a pulsed voltage therebetween.