A photoelectric device is disclosed. The photoelectric device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a transparent layer for allowing light to penetrate into the second electrode, an electron transport layer coupled to the transparent layer, and a genetically hybridized fluorescent silk layer as a photo-sensitizer coupled to the electron transport layer.

The present invention relates to methods of forming modular chemiresistive sensors. The sensors preferably have two gold or platinum electrodes mounted on a silicon substrate with the electrodes connected to a power source and are separated by a gap of 0.5 to 4.0 m. Functionalized polymer nanowire or carbon nanotube span the gap between the electrodes and connect the electrodes electrically. The electrodes are further connected to a circuit board having a processor and data storage, where the processor measures current and voltage values between the electrodes and compares the current and voltage values with current and voltages values stored in the data storage and assigned to particular concentrations of a pre-determined substances.

The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.

A method of fabricating a nanoshell is disclosed. The method comprises coating a nanometric core made of a first material by a second material, to form a core-shell nanostructure and applying non-chemical treatment to the core-shell nanostructure so as to at least partially remove the nanometric core, thereby fabricating a nanoshell. The disclosed nanoshell can be used in the fabrication of transistors, optical devices (such as CCD and CMOS sensors), memory devices and energy storage devices.

The present invention relates to organogels and emulsions based on ultrasmall self-assembling peptides. It further relates to methods for producing such organogels and emulsions as well as to the use of the organogels and emulsions in biological and non-biological applications.

A dielectric and a dielectric ink include a dielectric material. The dielectric material includes ceramide or a ceramide derivative. A capacitor and a transistor may include the dielectric material. A device may include at least one of a capacitor and a transistor that includes the dielectric material. A dielectric that includes ceramide or a ceramide derivative may be configured to provide dielectric performance in a bio field. The effect on a human body by the dielectric may be reduced, based on the dielectric material of the dielectric including ceramide or a ceramide derivative.

The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing a current of spin-polarized electrons. More particularly, the present invention is suited for use in spin electronics or detection of spin-polarized electrons.

Dual-gate ion-sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs) for disease diagnostics are disclosed herein. An exemplary dual-gate ISFET includes a gate structure and a fluidic gate structure disposed over opposite surfaces of a device substrate. The gate structure is disposed over a channel region defined between a source region and a drain region in the device substrate. The fluidic gate structure includes a sensing well that is disposed over the channel region. The sensing well includes a sensing layer and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution includes a constituent that can react with a product of an enzymatic reaction that occurs when an enzyme-modified detection mechanism detects an analyte. The sensing layer can react with a first ion generated from the enzymatic reaction and a second ion generated from a reaction between the product of the enzymatic reaction and the constituent, such that the dual-gate ISFET generates an enhanced electrical signal.

An organic memristor/memcapacitor device comprises a biomimetic membrane attached on the surface of an electrode forming variable size toroidal matrix cross-linked to derivative cyclodextrin polymers forming cross bars, that facilitate a dual functioning biosensor characteristics which enabled to detecting voltage and current changes of a biomarker -amyloid (A) in pM concentration that direct linked to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases under reagent-less, tracer-free and antibody-free conditions in biological fluid specimens.

The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.