An SU-8 liquid cell for surface acoustic wave biosensors

Laurent Alain Francis; Jean-Michel Friedt; Carmen Bartic; Andrew Campitelli

doi:10.1117/12.544779

16 August 2004 An SU-8 liquid cell for surface acoustic wave biosensors

Laurent Alain Francis, Jean-Michel Friedt, Carmen Bartic, Andrew Campitelli

Proceedings Volume 5455, MEMS, MOEMS, and Micromachining; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544779
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

One significant challenge facing biosensor development is packaging. For surface acoustic wave based biosensors, packaging influences the general sensing performance. The acoustic wave is generated and received thanks to interdigital transducers and the separation between the transducers defines the sensing area. Liquids used in biosensing experiments lead to an attenuation of the acoustic signal while in contact with the transducers. We have developed a liquid cell based on photodefinable epoxy SU-8 that prevents the presence of liquid on the transducers, has a small disturbance effect on the propagation of the acoustic wave, does not interfere with the biochemical sensing event, and leads to an integrated sensor system with reproducible properties. The liquid cell is achieved in two steps. In a first step, the SU-8 is precisely patterned around the transducers to define 120 μm thick walls. In a second step and after the dicing of the sensors, a glass capping is placed manually and glued on top of the SU-8 walls. This design approach is an improvement compared to the more classical solution consisting of a pre-molded cell that must be pressed against the device in order to avoid leaks, with negative consequences on the reproducibility of the experimental results. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by protein adsorption monitoring. The packaging materials do not interfere with the biomolecules and have a high chemical resistance. For future developments, wafer level bonding of the quartz capping onto the SU-8 walls is envisioned.

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Laurent Alain Francis, Jean-Michel Friedt, Carmen Bartic, and Andrew Campitelli "An SU-8 liquid cell for surface acoustic wave biosensors", Proc. SPIE 5455, MEMS, MOEMS, and Micromachining, (16 August 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544779

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