Integrated thickness shear mode (TSM) sensor and surface acoustic wave (SAW) device for simultaneous sensing and removal of analytes
First Claim
1. A sensor, comprising:
- a substrate;
a pair of substantially unidirectional surface acoustic wave (SAW) interdigital transducers (IDTs) on the substrate aligned to create an acoustic path that propagates an acoustic wave therebetween; and
a thickness shear mode (TSM) electrode on the substrate positioned in the acoustic path between the pair of SAW IDTs.
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Abstract
Provided is a sensor which integrates a pair of substantially unidirectional surface acoustic wave (SAW) interdigital transducers (IDTs) and a thickness shear mode (TSM) electrode. The sensor provides simultaneous sensing and removal of material from the sensor'"'"'s surface. The sensing aspect is accomplished through the use of the TSM electrode that is designed to operate between 2 and 100 MHz. The removal of material is accomplished using substantially unidirectional IDTs aligned on the substrate to produce acoustic waves, such as Rayleigh waves, across the entire TSM sensor active area. When liquid is added over the acoustic waves, acoustic streaming occurs, which dislodges material from the sensor'"'"'s surface. The acoustic waves are designed to operate at a significantly different frequency than the sensor to prevent interference between the two.
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9 Claims
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1. A sensor, comprising:
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a substrate; a pair of substantially unidirectional surface acoustic wave (SAW) interdigital transducers (IDTs) on the substrate aligned to create an acoustic path that propagates an acoustic wave therebetween; and a thickness shear mode (TSM) electrode on the substrate positioned in the acoustic path between the pair of SAW IDTs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of simultaneously sensing a material and removing analytes from a sensor'"'"'s surface comprising:
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providing a sensor comprising; a substrate, a pair of substantially unidirectional SAW IDTs on the substrate aligned to create an acoustic path that propagates an acoustic wave therebetween, and a TSM electrode on the substrate positioned in the acoustic path between the pair of SAW IDTs; operating the TSM electrode between 2 and 100 MHz whereby sensing of the material occurs; producing acoustic waves along the acoustic path and across the TSM electrode using the pair of SAW IDTs; and adding a liquid over the acoustic waves to induce acoustic streaming whereby analytes are dislodged from the sensor'"'"'s surface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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