CMOS Capacitive Sensors for Lab-on-Chip Applications : A Multidisciplinary Approach

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Overview of Lab-on-Chip (LoC)

1.2 From Macro to Micro Bioassays

1.3 CMOS-Based Lab-on-Chips

1.4 Objectives and Organization of book

Chapter 2: CMOS sensing electrodes

2.1 On-chip microelectrode configurations

2.2 Micromachining gold electrode on CMOS chip

2.3 Electrical model of capacitive sensing electrodes

2.4 Summary

Chapter 3: Capacitive Biochemical Interfaces

3.1 Biochemical capacitive sensing methods

3.2 Design of recognition element: An example for CGM

3.3 Summary

Chapter 4: Capacitive Interface circuits

4.1 LBCS vs. MBCS

4.2 LBCS methods

4.3 Core-CBCM interface circuit

4.4 Core-CBCM sigma-delta capacitive sensor

4.5 Core-CBCM capacitive sensing system

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5: Microfluidic Packaging Techniques

5.1 Microfluidic packaging methods

5.2 Direct-write microfabrication process

5.3 Direct-write microfluidic packaging procedure

5.4 Emerging applications of DWFP

5.5 Summary

Chapter 6: Present and Future Technology of Capacitive Biosensors

6.1 Conventional impedometric and capacitive measurement systems

6.2 Handheld impedance measurement systems

6.3 Towards fully integrated capacitive sensing LoC

6.4 Summary