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
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760915
