Title :
Integration of polypyrrole microactuators and organic optoelectronic devices for lab-on-chip applications
Author :
Izquierdo, R. ; Lefevre, F. ; Schougaard, S.B. ; Packirisam, M. ; Acharya, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sc. & ResMiQ, Univ. du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Two type of devices suited for lab-on-a-chip applications were investigated. First, the integration of a polymeric microactuator deposited on top of carbon electrodes placed below a microfluidic channel. This actuator uses the out-of-plane strain of the polypyrrole/NaDBS (sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate) system. The electrodeposition of polypyrrole on top of graphitic and carbon nanotube microelectrodes has been achieved. Secondly, the combination of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a microfuidic channel in order to build an integrated fluorescence detection system was also investigated.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; carbon nanotubes; electrodeposition; fluorescence; graphite; lab-on-a-chip; microactuators; microelectrodes; microfluidics; microsensors; organic light emitting diodes; polymers; C; carbon electrodes; carbon nanotube microelectrodes; electrodeposition; integrated fluorescence detection; lab-on-chip applications; microfluidic channel; organic light emitting diode; organic optoelectronic devices; out-of-plane strain; polymeric microactuator; polypyrrole; polypyrrole microactuators; polypyrrole-NaDBS; sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; Actuators; Capacitive sensors; Carbon dioxide; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodes; Lab-on-a-chip; Microactuators; Microfluidics; Optoelectronic devices; Organic light emitting diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 2009. ICECS 2009. 16th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yasmine Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5090-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5091-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2009.5410860
