HIGH-DENSITY MICRO-CHAMBER ARRAY AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SAME

摘要

A high-density micro-chamber array has a translucent flat substrate, a hydrophobic layer in which a plurality of micro-chambers are provided, and a lipid bilayer membrane formed in each of the openings of the plurality of micro-chambers, wherein an electrode is provided in each of the micro-chambers, and when the side of the substrate on which the hydrophobic layer is provided is directed upward, the micro-chamber array is configured such that with at least one of the following A) and B) being met, light entering the substrate from below the substrate is transmitted through the substrate and penetrates into the interiors of the micro-chambers, and light entering the substrate from the interiors of the micro-chambers is transmitted through the substrate and escapes toward below the substrate. A) The electrode is provided on an inner side surface of each of the micro-chambers. B) The electrode is provided as a transparent electrode on a bottom surface of each of the micro-chambers.