US 2015/0087009 A1 · LIVE CELL VIABILITY MODIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are provided for selectively altering the viability characteristics of a live cell. In some embodiments, an electrical signal acquisition array, electrically coupled to a high gain amplifier, is used in conjunction with an analog to digital converter and a computer to record natural electrical signals that a cell type may use to communicate with its neighbors, the immune system, and the organism in which it is operating, as well as the signals and waveforms that define its particular natural operational electrical signature. Specific parts of the recorded electrical signals that are determined to be relevant to specific behavior patterns are extracted from the recordings as discreet waveforms, loaded into an arbitrary waveform generator, and played back through either an electromagnetic radiating transducer or an electrical signal output array to apply electromagnetic energy to the cells to alter the electrical characteristics of a live cell.

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Dependent claims

A live cell viability modification system comprising:

at least one first live cell;
at least one electrically conductive array;
at least one amplifier electrically coupled to said at least one electrically conductive array,
said at least one electrically conductive array in contact with at said least one first live cell in a first viable state;
an analog to digital converter electrically coupled to said amplifier to digitize and record a plurality of first electrical signals sensed from said at least one first live cell through said at least one electrically conductive array;
a computer configured to extract at least one second electrical signal from said plurality of first electrical signals;
at least one arbitrary waveform generator electrically coupled to said at least one amplifier, wherein said at least one arbitrary waveform generator is configured to generate said at least one second electrical signal;
wherein said at least one second electrical signal is generated from said arbitrary waveform generator through said at least one amplifier and through said electrically conductive array to at least one second live cell.

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A method for modifying live cell viability, comprising the steps of:

placing at least one first live cell in physical contact with at least one electrically conductive array, wherein said at least one first live cell is in a first viable state;
sensing a plurality of first electrical signals from said at least one first live cell by at least one analog to digital converter, wherein said analog to digital converter is electrically coupled to said at least one electrically conductive array;
wherein said analog to digital converter is configured to digitize and record the plurality of first electrical signals;
extracting at least one second electrical signal from said plurality of first electrical signals;
wherein the step of extracting is performed with the use of a computer;
loading said at least one second electrical signal into at least one arbitrary waveform generator that is electrically coupled to said computer;
placing at least one second live cell in physical contact with at least one electrically conductive array;
applying said at least one second electrical signal to said at least one second live cell;
wherein the step of applying is performed by said at least one arbitrary waveform generator;
wherein said at least one arbitrary waveform generator is electrically coupled to said at least one electrically conductive array.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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