• DocumentCode
    1950470
  • Title

    Measurement of microscale bio-thermal responses by means of a micro-thermocouple probe

  • Author

    Kakuta, N. ; Suzuki, T. ; Saito, T. ; Nishimura, H. ; Mabuchi, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Collaborative Res., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    3114
  • Abstract
    We developed a micro-thermocouple probe in order to measure the thermal responses of a cell. A micropipette with a tip 1 μm diameter was used for the base of the probe. A Pt/Au junction was constructed on the tip. The average thermoelectric power of the probe was 2.1 μV/K. The temperature and time resolutions of the probe were investigated by using a laser beam to irradiate the tip.
  • Keywords
    biological techniques; biothermics; cellular biophysics; probes; thermocouples; Pt-Au; Pt/Au junction; average thermoelectric power; biophysical research technique; cell thermal responses measurement; laser beam tip irradiation; micropipette; microscale biothermal responses measurement; microthermocouple probe; temperature resolution; time resolution; Atomic force microscopy; Cells (biology); Coatings; Glass; Gold; Polyimides; Probes; Spatial resolution; Temperature sensors; Thermoelectricity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7211-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1017461
  • Filename
    1017461