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Polymer opto-electronic-fluidic detection module on plastic film substrates
This paper presents a multi-functional operational diagnostic lab-on-foil analysis system integrating electrical and optical devices by polytronic means. This functional polymer-opto-electronic module is completely integrated on a foil substrate, where an electroluminescent light source has been het...
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Format: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | This paper presents a multi-functional operational diagnostic lab-on-foil analysis system integrating electrical and optical devices by polytronic means. This functional polymer-opto-electronic module is completely integrated on a foil substrate, where an electroluminescent light source has been hetero-integrated together with an organic thin-film field-effect transistor (OTFT), working as a photodetector. This module is combined with a microfluidic channel also machined in plastics to form an optical detection system for analysis of fluids. The different components are fabricated on a PEN film substrate with coating and patterning steps, resulting in direct integration of the different functionalities without any assembly steps. Therefore a very cost-efficient way of fabricating such a module is achieved. Furthermore the use of plastic films as substrate opens the way to low-cost manufacturing with roll-to-roll processing. The module demonstrates in this way the capabilities of polytronics in functional integration for low-cost manufacturing. |
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ISSN: | 0569-5503 2377-5726 |
DOI: | 10.1109/ECTC.2011.5898720 |