Polymer thin film structures for ultra-low cost biosensing

Varma, Manoj M (2012) Polymer thin film structures for ultra-low cost biosensing. In: OPTIK, 123 (15). pp. 1400-1403.

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Abstract

Reflectance change due to binding of molecules on thin film structures has been exploited for bio-molecular sensing by several groups due to its potential in the development of sensitive, low cost, easy to fabricate, large area sensors with high multiplexing capabilities. However, all of these sensing platforms have been developed using traditional semiconductor materials and processing techniques, which are expensive. This article presents a method to fabricate disposable thin film reflectance biosensors using polymers, such as polycarbonate, which are 2-3 orders of magnitude cheaper than conventional semiconductor and dielectric materials and can be processed by alternate low cost methods, leading to significant reduction in consumable costs associated with diagnostic biosensing. (C) 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	OPTIK
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier
Keywords:	Polymer thin film biosensors;Thin film stack design
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2012 12:32
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2012 12:32
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/45156

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