Biofilm formation in microfluidic channels is difficult to detect because sampling volumes are too small for conventional turbidity measurements. To detect biofilm formation, we used an ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) measurement system to measure pH changes in small volumes of bacterial suspension. Cells of Micrococcus luteus (M. luteus) were cultured in polystyrene (PS) microtub...

The single channel junction field-effect transistor (JFET) is probably the simplest transistor available. As shown in the schematics below (Figure 6.13 in your text) for the n-channel JFET (left) and the p-channel JFET (right), these devices are simply an area of doped silicon with two diffusions of the opposite doping. Please be aware that the schematics presented are for illustrative purposes...

Recent developments towards future polymer electronics are aimed at different applications as organic displays, complementary circuits, and all-polymer integrated circuits [1-3]. Basic devices are organic field-effect transistors (OFET, cross section in Figs.2 and 3) with an active layer made from an organic material. Until now the achieved performance of OFET's is not sufficient for envisaged ...

We propose a spin-field-effect transistor based on spin-orbit coupling of both the Rashba and the Dresselhaus types. Different from earlier proposals, spin transport through our device is tolerant against spin-independent scattering processes. Hence the requirement of strictly ballistic transport can be relaxed. This follows from a unique interplay between the Dresselhaus and the Rashba couplin...

Microfabricated semiconductor devices are essential components of many biochemical sensors today, and show great potential for advanced devices in the future. Since the proposal of an pH sensitive device, based on the technology of field effect transistors, was made in the early seventies, these so called ISFETs have been of great interest for the application in chemical and biological sensing ...

During recent decades increasing interest has been shown in the development of biosensors based on ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs). Many ISFET– based pH sensors have been already commercialized and attempts have also been made to commercialize ISFETbased biosensors for applications in the fields of medical, environmental, food safety, military and biotechnology areas. The growin...

In this work the ion-selective response of an electrolyte-gated carbon-nanotube field-effect transistor (CNT-FET) towards K(+), Ca(2+) and Cl(-) in the biologically relevant concentration range from 10(-1) M to 10(-6) M is demonstrated. The ion-selective response is achieved by modifying the gate-electrode of an electrolyte-gated CNT-FET with ion-selective membranes, which are selective towards...

This study proposes a bidirectional chemical sensor platform using ambipolar double-gate ion-sensitive field-effect transistors (ISFET) with microwave-assisted Ni-silicide Schottky-barrier (SB) source and drain (S/D) on fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) substrate. The SB S/D offer turn-on characteristics for both p- n-type channel operations. operations are characterized by high noise...

There are two types of field-effect transistors, the Junction Field-Effect Transistor (JFET) and the “Metal-Oxide Semiconductor” Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET), or Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistor (IGFET). The principles on which these devices operate (current controlled by an electric field) are very similar — the primary difference being in the methods by which the control element is ...

A novel recognition method for selective determination of the hyoscine N-Butyl bromide (HBB), an antispasmodic agent for smooth muscles, was devised using extended gate field-effect transistor (EG-FET) as transducing unit. For this purpose a PVC membrane, containing hyoscine n-butyl-tetraphenyl borate ion-pair as recognition component, was coated on Ag/AgCl wire, which was connected to the exte...