Patent ID: 6368851
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: C12M,C12N

Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring a state variable of at least one biological cell (3) located in a nutrient medium (2), comprising a specimen slide (4) having a support area (5) or which the cell (3) is supportable in an adherent manner, at least one measuring probe for contact with a liquid located inside the cell (3) for measuring the state variable, and a measurement amplifier 12 allocated to the measuring probe, wherein the measuring probe is arranged within the support area (5) with an electric insulator (9) surrounding it, such that the cell (3) is supportable on the insulator (9) to seal it from the nutrient medium (2), and at least one poration tool is arranged in the support area (5) tor forming an opening in a membrane of the cell (3), said opening being in an area of the measuring probe.