The life marker chip for the Exomars mission

Author

Leinse, A. ; Leeuwis, H. ; Prak, A. ; Heideman, R.G. ; Borst, A.

fYear

2011

fDate

18-20 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Novel developments in antibody micro-array technology allow the development of a very sensitive instrument that is capable of detecting a wide variety of different biomarkers from a sample liquid. An international consortium led by the UK is currently developing the Life Marker Chip as an analytical instrument for the ExoMars mission in 2018 based on the use of immunoassay technique. In this paper it will be discussed how micro/nano system hardware has been designed and the connected fabrication technology has been developed, compatible with the requirements of a Mars mission instrument and allowing a seamless integration in the instrument.

Keywords

Mars; extraterrestrial life; micromechanical devices; nanoelectromechanical devices; nanofabrication; organic compounds; planetary rovers; ExoMars mission; Life Marker Chip; Mars mission instrument; antibody microarray technology; biomarker detection; fabrication technology; immunoassay technique; microsystem hardware; nanosystem hardware; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Instruments; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-315-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953740

Filename

5953740