CMOS-only sensors and manipulators for microorganisms

Author

Medoro, G. ; Manaresi, N. ; Tartagni, M. ; Guerrieri, Roberto

Author_Institution

Silicon BioSyst. s.r.l., Bologna, Italy

fYear

2000

fDate

10-13 Dec. 2000

Firstpage

415

Lastpage

418

Abstract

Microelectronics holds the promise to bring to biology the advantages of miniaturization for carrying out highly automated experiments, under software control, with increased speed and low cost. This paper describes an essential building block for this scenario: a method for the stable levitation and independent motion of microorganisms in a liquid and their precise displacement by means of an electronic programmable device.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; biocontrol; biosensors; electrochemical sensors; electrophoresis; microelectrodes; micromanipulators; microorganisms; microsensors; suspensions; CMOS-only sensors; dielectrophoresis; electronic programmable device; embedded sensors; force cages; highly automated experiments; independent motion; low cost; microchamber; microorganisms; miniaturization; particle manipulators; precise displacement; software control; stable levitation; trapping; Biology; CMOS technology; Cells (biology); Dielectrophoresis; Laboratories; Levitation; Microelectronics; Microorganisms; Pharmaceutical technology; Viruses (medical);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 2000. IEDM '00. Technical Digest. International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6438-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.2000.904344

Filename

904344