Inventors:
Yiching LIANG - Milpitas CA, US
Assignee:
MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G01N 27/00
B32B 3/10
B05D 3/10
B05D 5/10
B05D 3/06
US Classification:
324 711, 4272071, 427554, 216 95, 216 58, 428138
Abstract:
A planar patch clamp device includes a substrate comprising a first planar surface, a second planar surface opposing the first planar surface, and an inside surface defining an aperture extending from the first planar surface to the second planar surface; and an adhesion layer conformally disposed on the substrate including on the inside surface, wherein the adhesion layer defines a shape of the aperture, and the aperture is smooth and free of sharp corners. The substrate may be composed of silicon or a silicon-inclusive compound, and the adhesion layer may be composed of a glass material having a low-temperature reflow property. The device may be annealed to reflow the adhesion layer, thereby providing the aperture with smooth surfaces.