Title :
Self-Regulated Bio-Nanostructured Membranes for MEMS
Author :
Tabuchi, M. ; Tomita, F. ; Kobayashi, K. ; Miki, S. ; Saijo, T. ; Shibata, A. ; Baba, Y.
Author_Institution :
The University of Tokushima, JAPAN
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel self-regulated bio-nanostructured membrane designed for MEMS. The membrane has a unique, rigid three-dimensional nanostructure with nano-pores that are formed by the motions of bacteria. The properties of this material and its suitability for sorting or filtration systems were evaluated. Since the self-regulated bio-nanostructured membrane is consisting of ultrafine rigid fibrils, and scale of which is 100 to 1000-fold smaller than conventional fibers, the membrane resisted up to 2 MPa of pressure without any clogging, whereas conventional membrane withstood less than 0.5 MPa.
Keywords :
Biomembranes; Capacitive sensors; Cells (biology); Chemicals; Filtration; Micromechanical devices; Microorganisms; Molecular biophysics; Proteins; Sorting;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2006. MEMS 2006 Istanbul. 19th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul, Turkey
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9475-5
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2006.1627849
