Nanoparticle-functionalized TFTs for biosensing in disease monitoring applications

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The study proposed will enable emerging sensor technologies to be combined with established manufacturingcapabilities within Canada that will have both economic and societal through the development of novelthin-film sensor technology. The project will combine the nanoparticle materials development of MedellaHealth with the process development expertise of Professor William Wong's group at the University ofWaterloo. The integration of the materials invented by Medella Health and thin-film transistor (TFT)micro-fabrication technology developed at the Giga-to-Nanoelectronics Center at the University of Waterloo.Specifically, the project will allow the integration of amorphous silicon TFTs and nanoparticle solutions. Theintegrated sensors will operate by detecting analytes that react with the nanoparticles on the TFTs, which willbe detected through changes in the operational parameters of the TFTs. The successful outcome of the projectwill create novel sensor technology products that will enable Canadian electronic device manufacturers topenetrate the multi-billion dollar health-care market.