An efficient and high-throughput electroporation microchip applicable for siRNA deliveryElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Supplementary data S1 to S6. See DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00195c

Here we report a novel electroporation microchip with great performance and compatibility with the standard multi-well plate used in biological research. The novel annular interdigitated electrode design makes it possible to achieve efficient cell transfection as high as 90% under low-strength electrical pulses, thereby circumventing the many adverse effects of conventional cuvette-type and previously reported microchip-based electroporation devices. Using this system, we demonstrated substantially improved cell transfection efficacy and viability in cultured and primary cells, for both plasmid and synthetic siRNA. Improvements of this system open new opportunities for high-throughput applications of siRNA technology in basic and biomedical research. Efficient in situ cell transfection using electroporation microchip fabricated by standard MEMS technology.