Automated Micropipette Electrode Guidance System

Micropipettes are a common laboratory instrument utilized in many fields ranging from cell manipulation to conductance microscopy and electrophysiology. Current optical micropipettes, including electrodes, are unable to simultaneously emit and collect light, which is needed in some in vivo procedures, particularly those requiring incremental steps of repeated measurements and movements to find a target cell. A guidance system for optical micropipette electrodes would help find target cells with greater success.