Monolithic fbar-cmos structure such as for mass sensing
A technique for fabricating, resonator applications such as monolithic FBAR-CMOS structures for mass sensing that addresses marker indicator limitations, limiting specificity, etc.
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[0045] In gravimetric biomolecular detection, specific antibodies, antibody fragments or nucleic acid probes can be immobilized on the surface of mechanical sensors such as mechanical resonators. Target molecules can be bound to immobilized detectors, further increasing the binding mass. In one example, mass sensing can be performed by electrically monitoring the resonant frequency of a lightweight, high-Q mechanical resonator, such as in contact with such a bonded material to be measured. The increase in mass at the surface of the resonator causes an overall decrease in the mechanical frequency, and thus the electrical resonance frequency, of the loading system, and this frequency can be measured and used to determine the increase in mass, as determined in real time as the bonded material accumulates, without requiring fluorescence mark.
[0046] Quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) have been used, for example, to detect antibodies and antigens with sensitivity comparable to ...
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