Photocurable Polymers for Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors. 20 Years of Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Encapsulation of ISFET Sensors
- - Good chemical resistance in highly acidic or alkaline media
- - Low permeability for any kinds of chemical compounds
- - Good adhesion to a solid substrate (silicon, silicon oxide or silicon nitride)
- - Easy processing
- - High electrical resistance for preventing leakage current
- - Mechanical strength and low shrinkage
- - Biocompatibility in the case of biomedical applications
3. Membrane Formation
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References and Notes
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Type of polymer | Analyte | Type of sensor | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
ACRYLATES | |||
Bisphenol A epoxyacrylate (Ebecryl 150) | Ca2+ | SCE | [11] |
Bisphenol A epoxyacrylate (Ebecryl 600) | Ca2+ | SCE, CWE | [12–13] |
K+ | SCE | [14–15] | |
Li+ | SCE | [16] | |
NH4+, Ca2+, pH, K+, Cl−, NO3− | CWE | [17] | |
Epocryl DRH 370 | K+ | ISFET | [18] |
Aliphatic urethane diacrylate (Ebecryl 270) | K+, NH4+, Ca2+ | ISFET | [19],[20],[21] |
Cl−, Na+ | ISFET | [22],[23] | |
CO32− | ISE | [24] | |
pH | SCE | [25] | |
monochloroacetate | SCE | [26] | |
urea | ISFET | [27] | |
glucose | Microelectrode | [28] | |
anionic surfactants | ISFET | [29] | |
Polyacrylamide | Glucose, urea | ISFET | [30] |
Dodecyl acrylate | Cl−, NO3−, ClO4 | Optical sensor | [31] |
Acrylic acid and acrylonitrile | Reference electrode | SCE | [32] |
Isodecylacrylate and acrylonitrile | Na | SCE | [33] |
METHACRYLATES | |||
Butyl methacrylate | Ca2+ | ISFET | [2] |
Bisphenol A-bis(2-hydroxypropyl- methacrylate) | NO3− | SCE, ISFET | [34–35] |
Polysiloxanes | Ca2+ | ISFET | [36] |
K+, NO3− | ISFET | [37–39] | |
Butyl-, nonyl-, 1,4-butanduol-, 1,6-hexandiol methacrylates | Ca2+ | ISFET | [40] |
Bisphenol A-diglicidyletherdi-methacrylate | NO3−, BF4, dicyanoureate, dicyanoargentate | SCE | [41] |
K+, Ca2+ | ISFET | [42] | |
Metyl-, n-butyl methacrylates | K+, Na+, pH, Ca2+ | SCE | [43,44] |
Methyl-, decyl methacrylate | K+ | Optical sensor | [45] |
Oligosiloxane methacrylate | K+, Ca2+ | ISFET, SCE | [46] |
Methyl-, butyl-, glycidyl methacrylates | K+, Ca2+, Cs+, Li, Mg2+ | LAPS | [47] |
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid | pH | Holographic pH sensor | [48] |
Polymethacrylate | glucose | SCE | [49] |
Glycidyl methacrylate | Urea, acetylcholine, butyrylcholine, Cd2+ | LAPS | [50] |
OTHERS | |||
Styrene-vinylbenzol | K+ | ISFET | [51] |
Poly(vinyl alcohol) | Glucose, urea | ISFET | [52] |
PVA-SbQ* | Glucose, sucrose | ISFET | [53] |
Urea, trichlorfon, | ISFET | [54–56] |
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Abramova, N.; Bratov, A. Photocurable Polymers for Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors. 20 Years of Applications. Sensors 2009, 9, 7097-7110. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90907097
Abramova N, Bratov A. Photocurable Polymers for Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors. 20 Years of Applications. Sensors. 2009; 9(9):7097-7110. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90907097
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbramova, Natalia, and Andrei Bratov. 2009. "Photocurable Polymers for Ion Selective Field Effect Transistors. 20 Years of Applications" Sensors 9, no. 9: 7097-7110. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90907097