Patent ID: 8264245

Claim:
A device for measuring properties of cells, comprising: a well including a cell accommodation unit connected to an inlet and an outlet, and a first electrode accommodation unit and a second electrode accommodation unit arranged with the cell accommodation unit disposed therebetween; an electrical property measurement unit including a first electrode formed in the first electrode accommodation unit and a second electrode formed in the second electrode accommodation unit so as to measure electrical properties of cells accommodated in the cell accommodation unit and/or apply electrical stimulation to the cells; and electric field connection channels formed between the first electrode accommodation unit and the cell accommodation unit and between the second electrode accommodation unit and the cell accommodation unit, and configured to control a pattern of electric fields in the cell accommodation unit in three dimensions by adjusting angles of the electric field connection channels; wherein the well further includes a mechanical property measurement unit arranged either above or below or both above and below the cell accommodation unit and configured to measure mechanical properties of the cells and/or to apply mechanical stimulation to the cells.