Organic Transistor Devices for In Vitro Electrophysiological Applications

This thesis reports on a novel system forextracellular recordings of the activity of excitable cells, which relies on anorganic, charge-modulated field-effect transistor (FET) called OCMFET. Thebook shows how, thanks to the intrinsic biocompatibility, lightness, andinexpensiveness of the material used, this new system is able to overcome severalproblems typical of of "classic" electronic andbioelectronic. Itprovides a full description of the system, together with a comprehensive reportof the successful experimental trials carried out on both cardiac and nervecells, and a concise yet comprehensive overview of bioelectronic interfaces andorganic sensors for electrophysiological applications.
 

List of contents

Introduction.- Bio-electronics Interfaces.- Organic Devices for Electrophysiological Applications.- The Micro Organic Charge Modulated FET Array.- Experimental Results.-Conclusions.

Summary

This thesis reports on a novel system for
extracellular recordings of the activity of excitable cells, which relies on an
organic, charge-modulated field-effect transistor (FET) called OCMFET. The
book shows how, thanks to the intrinsic biocompatibility, lightness, and
inexpensiveness of the material used, this new system is able to overcome several
problems typical of of “classic” electronic and
bioelectronic. It
provides a full description of the system, together with a comprehensive report
of the successful experimental trials carried out on both cardiac and nerve
cells, and a concise yet comprehensive overview of bioelectronic interfaces and
organic sensors for electrophysiological applications.

 

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Spanu
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319288796
• ISBN: 978-3-31-928879-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 244 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 321 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 120 p. 82 illus., 62 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Elektronik, B, Neurowissenschaften, Zellbiologie (Zytologie), PHYSIOLOGY, Neuroscience, engineering, Neurosciences, Cellular biology (cytology), Electronics, Microelectronics, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, Electronics engineering, Cell Physiology