DocumentCode
544245
Title
Interfacing biological membranes to silicon devices
Author
Grattarola, Massimo ; Martinoia, Sergio ; Massobrio, Giuseppe
Author_Institution
Biophys. & Electron. Eng. Dept. (DIBE), Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Volume
1
fYear
1992
fDate
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Firstpage
180
Lastpage
181
Abstract
The functional coupling of ion sensitive field effect transistors to biological membranes is described. Two specific examples are considered : detection of 11+ production, as a global indication of cell metabolism; detection of neuronal activity associated with Na+/K+ fluxes.
Keywords
biological techniques; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; elemental semiconductors; ion sensitive field effect transistors; neurophysiology; silicon; Si; biological membranes; cell metabolism; ion sensitive field effect transistors; neuronal activity; silicon device; Detectors; RNA;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Paris
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-0816-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760915
Filename
5760915
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