학술논문

Multimodal Neurotransmitter Image Sensor with Lateral Ion Diffusion Suppressor
Document Type
Conference
Source
2021 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) SSolid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers), 2021 21st International Conference on. :699-702 Jun, 2021
Subject
Bioengineering
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Image sensors
Micromechanical devices
Visualization
Neurotransmitters
Transducers
Ions
Biochemistry
Ion image sensor
Neurotransmitter
Ion diffusion suppressor
Language
ISSN
2167-0021
Abstract
In this study, we developed a CMOS-based ion image sensor to observe the dynamic behavior of biological ions in high spatial resolution. It detects H + ions produced by enzymatic reactions of neurotransmitters released from living cells, thereby capturing the neurotransmitter distribution. Previously, we fabricated a multimodal neurotransmitter image sensor to visualize acetylcholine and adenosine triphosphate by employing enzyme membrane (AChE and apyrase, respectively) coating. However, the H + ions diffuse into the buffer solution, thus reducing spatial resolution. To solve this problem, we fabricated ion diffusion suppressors on the enzyme membrane-coated sensors ($16-64\ \mu\mathrm{m}$ pitch) and demonstrated their effectiveness.