Title :
Investigation on living cells with a THz BioMEMS
Author :
Treizebré, Anthony ; Bocquet, Bertrand
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Sci. & Technol. Univ. of Lille, Villeneuve d´Ascq
Abstract :
We have designed a nanometer Thz probe based on a Planar Goubau Line (PGL). We show that the propagation keeps low losses and remains quasi-TEM. We have tested a wire with a size down to 100 nm excited by a classical Coplanar Waveguide (CPW). This probe is integrated in a Biological MicroElectroMechanical System (BioMEMS) for characterizing the molecular information transfer between the microfluidic environment and the membrane of a single cell.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; cellular biophysics; coplanar waveguides; molecular biophysics; submillimetre wave devices; THz BioMEMS; biological microelectromechanical system; coplanar waveguide; living cells; microfluidic environment; molecular information transfer; planar goubau line; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Coplanar waveguides; Microelectromechanical systems; Microfluidics; Nanobioscience; Probes; Propagation losses; Testing; Wire; Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems; Biological cells; Planar Goubau Line; Submillimeter wave devices;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1438-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516404
