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| 20130119440 | BIOSENSORS INTEGRATED WITH A MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURE A biosensor with a microfluidic structure surrounded by an electrode and methods of forming the electrode around the microfluidic structure of the biosensor are provided. A method includes forming a gate or electrode in a first layer. The method further includes forming... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130115728 | FUSING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE LAYER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND FUSING APPARATUS OF SUBSTRATE LAYER Provided is a fusing method of a substrate layer including: treating a joining surface of a substrate layer formed from a resin using an organic solvent having solubility with respect to the resin; and heating the treated substrate layer at less than a glass transition ... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130106443 | SENSOR HAVING A TRANSISTOR AND IMPRINT SITES A sensor includes a transistor and a receptor layer positioned on the transistor. The receptor layer comprises a plurality of imprint sites, wherein each of the plurality of imprint sites is to mate with a portion of a target molecular species, and wherein at least two ... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130102099 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SENSOR CHIP A cellular electrophysiology sensor is adapted to measure an electrical change of a test cell. A chip for the sensor includes a diaphragm, and a thermally-oxidized film mainly containing silicon dioxide on the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a silicon layer and a sili... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130069120 | PH SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Disclosed is a pH sensor comprising a carrier (10) comprising a plurality of conductive tracks and an exposed conductive area (40) defining a reference electrode connected to one of said conductive tracks; a sensing device (30) mounted on the carrie... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130037419 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING BIOCHEMICAL ACTUATOR HEADS Disclosed herein are biochemical actuator heads instrumented with a receptor conductive polymer for reversibly controlling ligand-receptor interactions. Also disclosed are systems and methods for utilizing and fabricating the biochemical actuator head. The biochemical a... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130040412 | METHOD OF FORMING SILICON NANOWIRES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME A method of preparing a silicon nanowire and a method of fabricating a lithium secondary battery including the silicon nanowire are provided. The method of preparing a silicon nanowire may include forming a catalyst layer including metal particles separated from one ano... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130032903 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10) carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack (12, 14, 16) interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer com... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130032902 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10) carrying a plurality of circuit elements; a metallization stack (12, 14, 16) interconnecting said circuit elements, said metallization stack comprising a patterned upper metallization layer com... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130017642 | CHEMICALLY-SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR BASED PIXEL ARRAY WITH PROTECTION DIODES Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions ... | 01/17/2013 |
| 20130004370 | QUANTITATIVE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A quantitative sensor and manufacture method thereof are disclosed. This quantitative sensor has a dual-mode film bulk acoustic resonator structure to achieve desirable performances in sensitivity, accuracy and efficiency. Furthermore, this quantitative sensor serves as... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120329193 | GRAPHENE SENSOR A method for forming a sensor includes forming a channel in substrate, forming a sacrificial layer in the channel, forming a sensor having a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a graphene layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectri... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120329192 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING MICROWELL STRUCTURES OF CHEMICALLY-SENSITIVE SENSOR ARRAYS Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions ... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120304741 | FLEXIBLE AMINE SENSOR BASED ON ULTRATHIN POLY-THIOPHENE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR The design and fabrication of ultrathin poly-3-hexyl thiophene (P3HT) film based amine sensors are described herein. Ultrathin P3HT monolayer films can be built on a patterned flexible n-octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA)/Al2O3/PET substrate, forming ... | 12/06/2012 |
| 20120293189 | NOVEL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WHOLE-CELL BACTERIAL BIO-CAPACITOR CHIP FOR DETECTING CELLULAR STRESS INDUCED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS The present invention is directed to methods and a bio-capacitor sensing device for the detection of toxic chemicals using bacteria. The sensing platform comprises gold interdigitated capacitor with a defined geometry, a layer of carboxy-CNTs immobilized with viable ... | 11/22/2012 |
| 20120288976 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING LOW NOISE CHEMICALLY-SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and a... | 11/15/2012 |
| 20120280284 | MICRO-FLUIDIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH DEVICES A micro-fluidic electronic device includes a micro-fluidic component and an electronic component formed on a sheet of paper. An electrically-active layer of the electronic component, such as a nano-material layer, interacts with a fluid sample deposited within a fluid r... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120282142 | GAS SENSOR Volatile organic compounds or oxidizing gases are detected when the work function of a metal-organic framework is measured to produce a sensor signal.... | 11/08/2012 |
| 20120273845 | ELECTRONIC PH SENSOR DIE PACKAGING A pH sensor is provided. The pH sensor comprises a substrate and an ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) die comprising an ion sensing part that responds to pH, wherein the ISFET die is located over the substrate. The pH sensor also comprises a protective layer... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120273846 | Sensor for Detecting a Component of a Gas Mixture A sensor for detecting a first component in a gas mixture is disclosed having a gas-sensitive electrode and a catalyst which is arranged on and/or spaced apart from the electrode in a porous carrier ceramic. The catalyst has the effect that a second component in the gas... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120272721 | DEVICE COMPRISING A GAS SENSOR SENSITIVE TO THE PRESENCE OF A SPECIFIC GAS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GAS SENSOR SENSITIVE TO THE PRESENCE OF A SPECIFIC GAS FOR USE IN THE DEVICE AND USE OF THE DEVICE A device including a gas sensor sensitive to the presence of a specific gas is disclosed. In one aspect, the gas sensor includes a first segment made of a dielectric material and a second segment made of a semiconducting material. The first segment has a first surface e... | 11/01/2012 |
| 20120267729 | SELF-SEALED FLUIDIC CHANNELS FOR NANOPORE ARRAY A method of forming a nanopore array includes patterning a front layer of a substrate to form front trenches, the substrate including a buried layer disposed between the front layer and a back layer; depositing a membrane layer over the patterned front layer and in the ... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120270351 | LOW TEMPERATURE BI-CMOS COMPATIBLE PROCESS FOR MEMS RF RESONATORS AND FILTERS A method of removal of a first and second sacrificial layer wherein an O2 plasma or an O2-containing environment is introduced to a cavity and a gap region through a plurality of via holes in a cavity capping material.... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120270350 | SEMICONDUCTOR BIO-SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A method of manufacturing a semiconductor bio-sensor comprises providing a substrate, forming a first dielectric layer on the substrate, forming a patterned first conductive layer on the first dielectric layer, the patterned first conductive layer including a first port... | 10/25/2012 |
| 20120258560 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING ION-SELECTIVE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (ISFET) The various embodiments herein provide a method for fabricating Ion-Selective Field-Effect Transistor (ISFET) with a nano porous poly silicon layer on a gate region. The method includes providing a p-type silicon substrate and forming a silicon dioxide layer on the p-ty... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120225512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FABRICATE POLYMER ARRAYS ON PATTERNED WAFERS USING ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS A wafer having a plurality of dies (also called array chips) on the wafer, the die having an electrode to generate a deprotecting reagent, a working electrode to electrochemically synthesize a material, a confinement electrode adjacent to the working electrode to confin... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120223370 | BIOCHEMICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A biochemical sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The biochemical sensor includes a substrate, a gate arranged on one side of the substrate, a gate insulating layer arranged on one side of the gate opposite to the substrate, an active layer arra... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120220053 | GRAPHENE-ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLE-BASED BIOSENSOR FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS A field effect transistor (FET) with a source electrode and a drain electrode distanced apart from each other on a semi-conductor substrate, and a gate electrode consisting of a uniform layer of reduced graphene oxide encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles (rGO-NPs), ... | 08/30/2012 |
| 20120214172 | GRAPHENE-BASED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR BIOSENSORS The disclosure provides a field-effect transistor (FET)-based biosensor and uses thereof. In particular, to FET-based biosensors using thermally reduced graphene-based sheets as a conducting channel decorated with nanoparticle-biomolecule conjugates. The present disclos... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120198918 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSOR USING MICROHEATER HAVING MANY HOLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed are an MEMS type semiconductor gas sensor using a microheater having many holes and a method for manufacturing the same. The MEMS type semiconductor gas sensor includes: a substrate of which a central region is etched with a predetermined thickness; a second m... | 08/09/2012 |
| 20120193730 | GAS SENSOR ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Provided herein are a gas sensor element in which deformation of a sensitive portion due to stress may be reduced and a method of manufacturing the gas sensor element. A base insulating layer 9 including a heater wiring pattern 19 is formed on a front surf... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20120178199 | Imprinted Semiconductor Multiplex Detection Array An array of sensor devices, each sensor including a set of semiconducting nanotraces having a width less than about 100 nm is provided. Method for fabricating the arrays is disclosed, providing a top-down approach for large arrays with multiple copies of the detection d... | 07/12/2012 |
| 20120168882 | INTEGRATED CHEMICAL SENSOR A integrated circuit die includes a chemical sensor, a thermal sensor, and a humidity sensor formed therein. The chemical sensor, thermal sensor, and humidity sensor include electrodes formed in a passivation layer of the integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit d... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20120161253 | GAS SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A gas sensor manufacturing method including the following steps: providing a SOI substrate, including an oxide layer, a device layer, and a carrier, wherein the oxide layer is disposed between the device layer and the carrier; etching the device layer to form an integra... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120161207 | CHEMICAL SENSING AND/OR MEASURING DEVICES AND METHODS Methods for fabricating silicon nanowire chemical sensing devices, devices thus obtained, and methods for utilizing devices for sensing and measuring chemical concentration of selected species in a fluid are described. Devices may comprise a metal-oxide-semiconductor fi... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120153262 | Systems and process for forming carbon nanotube sensors A process for forming a functionalized sensor for sensing a molecule of interest includes providing at least one single or multi-wall carbon nanotube having a first and a second electrode in contact therewith on a substrate; providing a third electrode including a decor... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120156802 | SWEPT-FREQUENCY SEMICONDUCTOR LASER COUPLED TO MICROFABRICATED BIOMOLECULAR SENSOR AND METHODS RELATED THERETO An optoelectronic swept-frequency semiconductor laser coupled to a microfabricated optical biomolecular sensor with integrated resonator and waveguide and methods related thereto are described. Biomolecular sensors with optical resonator microfabricated with integrated ... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120156100 | APPARATUS FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION AND METHOD THEREOF The present invention directs to a detection apparatus for detecting the fluorescence signal emitting from a single and individual analyte molecule. By integrating the excitation light source, the detector array and the nanowell array all together within the detection a... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120146162 | NANOSENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A nanosensor comprising a substrate in which an opening defining a hole is formed; a first layer disposed on the substrate, which comprises a first nanopore in communication with the hole in the substrate; and a second layer contacted or coupled with the first layer and... | 06/14/2012 |
| 20120138458 | CELL-BASED TRANSPARENT SENSOR CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME OPTICAL OBSERVATION OF CELL BEHAVIOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MULTI-DETECTION SENSOR CHIP USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a cell-based transparent sensor capable of the real-time optical observation of cell behavior, to a method for manufacturing same, and to a multi-detection sensor chip using same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cel... | 06/07/2012 |
