A microinjection device for injecting a target cell with a reagent. The
microinjection device includes a flexible substrate; a target supply
channel formed in the flexible substrate for receiving the target cell; a
reagent supply channel formed in the flexible substrate for receiving the
reagent; a suction capillary mounted within a suction channel formed in
the flexible substrate, the suction capillary providing suction to the
target supply channel for immobilizing the target cell within the target
supply channel; an injection needle mounted within a needle channel
formed in the flexible substrate, the injection needle being movable
between injected and un-injected positions by deforming at least a part
of the flexible substrate; and a plurality of electrodes embedded in the
flexible substrate, the plurality of electrodes creating a voltage
potential across the injection needle to move the reagent into the target
when the injection needle is in the injected position.