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Free-standing parylene C thin films as flexible pH sensing membranes

Free-standing parylene C thin films as flexible pH sensing membranes
Free-standing parylene C thin films as flexible pH sensing membranes
Parylene C has been extensively used as a biocompatible encapsulation material of implantable microdevices. Towards a new understanding of the material’s potential, we demonstrate a versatile method that enables the deployment of the material both as an encapsulant and as a H+ sensing membrane in a single flexible platform using discrete MOSFETs to evaluate its chemical sensing performance. A 40-electrode array was implemented through standard microfabrication techniques on a free-standing 5 µm film of Parylene. A thin film (1µm) of Parylene was finally deposited on top of the array to encapsulate the electrode tracks. O2 plasma treatment was employed to selectively functionalize Parylene’s H+ sensing capacity. Our investigation reveals that the fabricated sensor yields a reliable pH sensing device, which exhibits distinguishable sensitivity, low leakage currents and drift rates over a wide pH range (4-10), rendering Parylene a promising material in the field of flexible electronics.
parylene C, chemical sensing membrane, pH monitoring, flexible sensor, extended gate
Trantidou, T.
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Tariq, M
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Chang, Y.-C.
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Toumazou, C.
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Prodromakis, T.
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Trantidou, T.
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Tariq, M
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Chang, Y.-C.
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Toumazou, C.
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Prodromakis, T.
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Trantidou, T., Tariq, M, Chang, Y.-C., Toumazou, C. and Prodromakis, T. (2013) Free-standing parylene C thin films as flexible pH sensing membranes. IEEE Sensors 2013, Baltimore, City of, United States. 03 - 06 Nov 2013.

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Abstract

Parylene C has been extensively used as a biocompatible encapsulation material of implantable microdevices. Towards a new understanding of the material’s potential, we demonstrate a versatile method that enables the deployment of the material both as an encapsulant and as a H+ sensing membrane in a single flexible platform using discrete MOSFETs to evaluate its chemical sensing performance. A 40-electrode array was implemented through standard microfabrication techniques on a free-standing 5 µm film of Parylene. A thin film (1µm) of Parylene was finally deposited on top of the array to encapsulate the electrode tracks. O2 plasma treatment was employed to selectively functionalize Parylene’s H+ sensing capacity. Our investigation reveals that the fabricated sensor yields a reliable pH sensing device, which exhibits distinguishable sensitivity, low leakage currents and drift rates over a wide pH range (4-10), rendering Parylene a promising material in the field of flexible electronics.

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Published date: 6 November 2013
Venue - Dates: IEEE Sensors 2013, Baltimore, City of, United States, 2013-11-03 - 2013-11-06
Keywords: parylene C, chemical sensing membrane, pH monitoring, flexible sensor, extended gate
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 354153
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/354153
PURE UUID: 66170144-c6a1-4ce3-8dcf-ae9f446f7db1
ORCID for T. Prodromakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6909

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Date deposited: 10 Jul 2013 14:18
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 03:44

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Author: T. Trantidou
Author: M Tariq
Author: Y.-C. Chang
Author: C. Toumazou
Author: T. Prodromakis ORCID iD

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