Abstract

Hydrogels have a large number of applications in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology as sensors and actuators. In this paper we investigate the use of responsive micro-sized hydrogels as transducers of biochemical signals. Hydrogels, crosslinked via disulfide bonds, when immersed in a solution containing a disulfide reducing agent can dissolve as the covalent cross-links are cleaved by the reducing agent and thereby indicate the presence of the cleaving agent. As a result, this phenomenon leads to the transduction of chemical signal to visual signal. The mechanism of the hydrogel dissolution process has been studied in detail and a mathematical model has been developed. From the vanishing time of the dissolvable hydrogel, a significant amount of information about the surrounding bath solution can be obtained.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS 2003 - 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Digest of Technical Papers
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages734-737
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780377311, 9780780377318
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Event12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2003 - Digest of Technical Papers - Boston, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2003Jun 12 2003

Publication series

NameTRANSDUCERS 2003 - 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Digest of Technical Papers
Volume1

Other

Other12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2003 - Digest of Technical Papers
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period6/8/036/12/03

Keywords

  • Actuators
  • Biological system modeling
  • Chemical sensors
  • Chemical technology
  • Chemical transducers
  • Mathematical model
  • Microelectromechanical systems
  • Micromechanical devices
  • Polymers
  • Sensor systems and applications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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