Development of EIS cell chips and their application for cell analysis

Abstract : We report the development of EIS cell chips able to monitor cell growth and adhesion. They are made of transparent or semitransparent materials to allow complementary analysis of cell behaviour during the measurements through optical microscopy. Our approach is cheap both in fabrication and usage, it is not invasive for cells and it does not require any additional reagent. Our devices are particular suitable to count cells or to evaluate cell morphology and changes as a consequence of different treatments.