Invention Application
- Patent Title: Biological identification system with integrated sensor chip
- Patent Title (中): 具有集成传感器芯片的生物识别系统
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Application No.: US09848727Application Date: 2001-05-03
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Publication No.: US20020123048A1Publication Date: 2002-09-05
- Inventor: Vincent Jen-Jr. Gau
- Main IPC: C12Q001/68
- IPC: C12Q001/68 ; G01N033/53 ; C12Q001/00 ; G01F001/64

Abstract:
A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and integrated circuit (IC) based biosensor capable of sensing or detecting various ionic molecules and macromelecules (DNA, RNA or protein). The MEMS based biosensor may utilize a hybridization and enzyme amplification scheme and an electrochemical detection scheme for sensitivity improvement and system miniaturization. The biosensor or biosensors are incorporated on a single substrate. Preferably, the biosensor system comprises at least two electrodes. The electrodes may comprise a working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter (auxiliary) electrode. The biosensor or biosensors also provide an apparatus and method for confinement of reagent and/or solution in the biosensor or biosensors using surface tension at small scale. The confinement system provides controlled contacts between the reagent(s) and/or solution(s) with the components (i.e., electrodes) of the biosensor or biosensors using controllable surface properties and surface tension forces. The confinement system allows for incorporation of the biosensor or biosensors into a portable or handheld device and is immune to shaking and/or flipping. The invention also provide for a biosensor and/or sensors that are integrated with integrated circuit (IC) technologies. Preferably, the entire sensor system or systems are fabricated on a single IC substrate or chip and no external component and/or instrument is required for a complete detection system or systems. Preferably, the sensor system or systems are fabricated using the IC process and on a silicon substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US07399585B2 Biological identification system with integrated sensor chip Public/Granted day:2008-07-15
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