MEMS modules for life-on-a-chip

Author

Meldrum, D. ; Holl, M. ; Seriburi, P. ; Phillips, S. ; Chao, S.H. ; Jang, L. ; Kosar, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

25-28 May 2003

Abstract

Real-time analysis of living cells requires microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with multiple detection and fluidic capabilities. In this paper we present progress towards a modular architecture for life-on-a-chip microsystems. Capabilities explored for use in MEMS modules include efficient mixing of fluids, genetically engineered reporters, microformat sensor patches, dielectrophoretic capture and cell manipulation, and electroimpedance spectroscopy.

Keywords

biological techniques; biosensors; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; electrophoresis; microfluidics; microsensors; MEMS modules; cell manipulation; dielectrophoretic capture; electroimpedance spectroscopy; genetically engineered reporters; life-on-a-chip microsystems; living cells; microelectromechanical systems; microformat sensor patches; modular architecture; multiple detection capabilities; multiple fluidic capabilities; real-time analysis; Bioinformatics; Cancer; Dielectrophoresis; Fluorescence; Gene expression; Genomics; Microfluidics; Micromechanical devices; Proteins; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7761-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205100

Filename

1205100