Date of Award
12-2009
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Massood Zandi Atashbar
Second Advisor
Dr. Ikhlas Abdel-Qader
Third Advisor
Dr. Bruce Bejcek
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
Sensors provide a link between the digital world of computers, modern communications systems and the "real" or analogue world in which we live in, making it possible for us to obtain real time information about our surroundings, especially in inaccessible and inhospitable environments.
An impedance based electro-chemical biosensor was developed for detection of various biological products using glass as substrate material and gold interdigitated electrodes along with a flow cell, with an inlet and outlet valve for the micro fluidic chamber. In present-day biotechnological applications, the analysis of biological products is of utmost importance. The complexity of interfacing a biological environment directly to an electronic device needs to be overcome as smaller and faster devices are highly desired for replacing time-consuming laboratory-analyses. The attractive properties of the electrochemical biosensors such as high sensitivity and high selectivity with low detection limits are extremely promising for biological sensing applications. The response of the biosensor system is analyzed, studied and is presented together with some of the challenges faced.
Recommended Citation
Narakathu, Binu Baby, "Impedance Based Electrochemical Biosensors" (2009). Masters Theses. 292.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/292