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20140070286 | NANO-PILLAR TRANSISTOR FABRICATION AND USE - A field effect nano-pillar transistor has a pillar shaped gate element incorporating a biomimitec portion that provides various advantages over prior art devices. The small size of the nano-pillar transistor allows for advantageous insertion into cellular membranes, and the biomimitec character of the gate element operates as an advantageous interface for sensing small amplitude voltages such as transmembrane cell potentials. The nano-pillar transistor can be used in various embodiments to stimulate cells, to measure cell response, or to perform a combination of both actions. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072993 | SENSOR PROBE FOR BIO-SENSING AND CHEMICAL-SENSING APPLICATIONS - The basic structure and functionality of a probe as disclosed herein allows for flexibly incorporating into the probe, various sensing elements for various sensing applications. Two example applications among these various sensing applications include bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications. For bio-sensing applications the probe, which is fabricated upon a silicon substrate, includes a bio-sensing element such as a nano-pillar transistor, and for chemical-sensing applications the probe includes a sensing element that has a functionalized contact area whereby the sensing element generates a voltage when exposed to one or more chemicals of interest. | 03-13-2014 |
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20150050746 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING HIGH ASPECT RATIO PROBES AND DEFORMING HIGH ASPECT RATIO NANOPILLARS AND MICROPILLARS - Methods for fabricating of high aspect ratio probes and deforming micropillars and nanopillars are described. Use of polymers in deforming nanopillars and micropillars is also described. | 02-19-2015 |