Title :
A micro-watt metal-insulator-solution-transport (MIST) device for scalable digital bio-microfluidic systems
Author :
Fair, R.B. ; Pollack, M.G. ; Woo, R. ; Pamula, V.K. ; Hong, R. ; Zhang, T. ; Venkatraman, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
In this work new data, models, and applications are presented of an ultra-low power, microfluidic device for use in integrated bio-microelectrofluidic systems (Bio-MEFS). The metal-insulator-solution transport (MIST) device is based on the high-speed manipulation of discrete droplets of analytes and reagents under voltage control, and is the MOSFET equivalent for MEFS.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomedical measurement; drops; microfluidics; analytes; discrete droplets; high-speed manipulation; integrated bio-microelectrofluidic systems; metal-insulator-solution transport device; reagents; scalable digital bio-microfluidic systems; ultra-low power microfluidic device; uniform unit-sized microdroplets; voltage control; Electrodes; Etching; Insulation; MOSFET circuits; Metal-insulator structures; Microfluidics; Power system modeling; Surface tension; Threshold voltage; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 2001. IEDM '01. Technical Digest. International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7050-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2001.979513
