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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Mahmoud Almasri, Columbia, MO (US);
Shibajyoti Ghosh Dastider, Columbia, MO (US);
Shuping Zhang, Columbia, MO (US);
Majed El Dweik, Jefferson City, MO (US);
Nuh Sadi Yuksek, Columbia, MO (US);
Ibrahem Jasim, Columbia, MO (US);
Jiayu Liu, Columbia, MO (US);
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia, MO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are example embodiments of a transformative sensor apparatus that is capable of detecting and quantifying the presence of a substance of interest such as a specified bacteria within a sample via changes in impedance exhibited by a detection electrode array. In an example embodiment, sensitivity is improved by including a focusing electrode array in a rampdown channel to focus a concentration of the substance of interest into a detection region. The focusing electrodes include an opposing pair of electrodes in a rampdown orientation. The focusing electrode may also include tilted thin film finger electrodes extending from the rampdown electrodes. In another example embodiment, trapping electrodes are positioned to trap a concentration of the substance of interest onto the detection electrode array.