Integrating conjugated polymer microactuators with CMOS sensing circuitry for studying living cells

Mario Urdaneta; Yingkai Liu; Marc Christophersen; Somashekar Prakash; Pamela Abshire; Elisabeth Smela

doi:10.1117/12.599775

6 May 2005 Integrating conjugated polymer microactuators with CMOS sensing circuitry for studying living cells

Mario Urdaneta, Yingkai Liu, Marc Christophersen, Somashekar Prakash, Pamela Abshire, Elisabeth Smela

Proceedings Volume 5759, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599775
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present the use of electroactive polymer actuators as components of a biolab-on-a-chip, which has potential applications in cell-based sensing. This technology takes full advantage of the properties of polypyrrole actuators as well as the wide range of CMOS sensors that can be created. System integration becomes an important issue when developing real applications of EAP technologies. The requirements of the application and the constraints imposed by the various components must be considered in the context of the whole system, along with any opportunities that present themselves. In this paper, we discuss some of these challenges, including actuator design, the use of complementary actuation techniques, miniaturization, and packaging.

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Mario Urdaneta, Yingkai Liu, Marc Christophersen, Somashekar Prakash, Pamela Abshire, and Elisabeth Smela "Integrating conjugated polymer microactuators with CMOS sensing circuitry for studying living cells", Proc. SPIE 5759, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (6 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599775

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