• DocumentCode
    1044008
  • Title

    Integrated patch-clamp biosensor for high-density screening of cell conductance

  • Author

    Weerakoon, P. ; Sigworth, F. ; Culurciello, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    82
  • Abstract
    The first fully integrated implementation of a patch-clamp measurement system is presented. The system was implemented in a 0.5 mum silicon-on-sapphire process. The system can record cell membrane currents up to plusmn 20 nA, with an rms noise of 5 pA at 10 kHz bandwidth. The system can compensate for the capacitance and resistance of the pipette electrode, up to 20 pF and 4 MOmega, respectively. The die size is 1150 by 700 mum. The power consumption is 3.3 mW at 3.3 V.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomembranes; biosensors; cellular biophysics; electric resistance; capacitance; cell conductance; cell membrane currents; high density screening; patch clamp biosensor; pipette electrode; power 3.3 MW; resistance; silicon-on-sapphire process; size 1150 mum; size 700 mum; voltage 3.3 V;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20083151
  • Filename
    4436126