Abstract:
The invention relates to a measuring cell for receiving an electric potential of a sample. Said cell has a common substrate for a sensor, which converts a sample into an electric potential and for an amplifier circuit, which is connected to the sensor. The measuring field contains several measuring cells. The measuring cell can also be used to subject a sample to an electric potential, by applying an electric signal to the amplifier circuit.
Abstract:
According to the invention, a plurality of cumulative current flows fulfilling a pre-determined selection criterion can be determined from detected cumulative current flows. At least one cumulative current flow fulfilling a pre-determined second selection criterion can be selected from the determined cumulative current flows, as a cumulative current flow representing a sensor signal. The sensor element to which a sensor signal is applied is determined from the selected cumulative current flow.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a sensor assembly comprising a plurality of line conductors oriented in a first direction, a plurality of column conductors oriented in at least a second direction, and a plurality of sensor fields arranged in intersection zones between line conductors and column conductors. Each sensor field comprises at least one coupling device for electrically coupling respectively a line conductor with a column conductor, and a sensing element which is associated with the coupling device and which is designed in such a way as to influence the electric current flow passing through the associated coupling device. The inventive sensor assembly also comprises a means electrically coupled with an end zone of at least part of the line conductors and of at least part of the column conductors and designed to detect a corresponding cumulative current flow, consisting of individual current flows supplied by the sensor fields of each conductor. The inventive sensor assembly further comprises a decoding device coupled with the line conductors and with the column conductors.
Abstract:
A measuring cell for recording an electrical potential of an analyte situated on the measuring cell. The measuring cell has a sensor, a layer arranged above the sensor and electrically insulating the analyte from the sensor, and an amplifier circuit connected to the sensor on a substrate and having an input stage containing a field-effect transistor or a bipolar transistor, the sensor being at least indirectly connected to a control terminal of the field-effect transistor or of the bipolar transistor. An operating point of the amplifier circuit is set by means of a voltage or a current applied at the control terminal of the field-effect transistor or of the bipolar transistor of the input stage of the amplifier circuit.
Abstract:
Biochip for capacitive stimulation and/or detection of biological tissues. The biochip has a carrier structure, at least one stimulation and/or sensor device, which is arranged in or at the carrier structure, and at least one dielectric layer, one layer area of which is arranged at the stimulation and/or sensor device and the opposite layer area of which forms a stimulation and/or sensor area for capacitive simulation and/or detection of biological tissues, wherein the dielectric layer comprises TiO 2 .