Title :
Joining ionics and electronics: semiconductor chips with ion channels, nerve cells, and brain tissue
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for Biochem., Munich, Germany
Abstract :
The microscopic interfacing of semiconductor devices and living neuronal systems is discussed. From the biological side, ion channels, nerve cells, and brain tissue are considered. Basic experimental studies are performed with capacitors and transistors of simple silicon chips. The approach is extended to a CMOS chip with 16000 transistor sensors.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; biomedical electronics; biomembrane transport; biosensors; brain; computer interfaces; ionic conductivity; molecular biophysics; neurophysiology; CMOS sensor chips; brain tissue; brain-computer interfacing; ion channels; ionics; living neuronal system/semiconductor device interfacing; molecular biology; nerve cells; neuroelectronic junctions; neurophysics; Biomembranes; Brain; CMOS technology; Capacitors; Cells (biology); Circuits; Neurons; Seals; Silicon; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2005 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8904-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2005.1493876
