• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2014

In this study, we fabricate an integrated microfluidic chip with a planar Hall effect (PHE) sensor for single magnetic bead detection. The PHE sensor was constructed with a junction size of $10{\mu}m{\times}10{\mu}m$ using a trilayer structure of Ta(3 nm)/NiFe(10 nm)/Cu(1.2 nm)/IrMn(10 nm)/Ta(3 nm). The sensitivity of the PHE sensor was 19.86 ${\mu}V/Oe$. A diameter of 8.18 ${\mu}m$ magnetic beads was used, of which the saturation magnetization was ~2.1 emu/g. The magnetic susceptibility ${\chi}$ of these magnetic beads was calculated to be ~0.14. The diluted magnetic beads solution was introduced to the microfluidic channel attributing a single bead flow and simultaneously the PHE sensor voltage was measured to be 0.35 ${\mu}V$. The integrated microchip was able to detect a magnetic moment of $1.98{\times}10^{-10}$ emu.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2007

The Planar Hall effect in a spin valve structure has been applied as a biosensor being capable of detecting $Dynabeads^{(R)}$ M-280. The sensor performance was tested under the application of a DC magnetic field where the output signals were obtained from a nanovoltmeter. The sensor with the pattern size of $50{\times}100{\mu}m^2$ has produced high sensitivity; especially, the real-time profiles by using that sensor revealed significant performance at external applied magnetic field of around 7.0 Oe with the resolution of 0.04 beads per $\mu m^2$. Finally, a successful array including 24 patterns with the single sensor size of $3{\times}3{\mu}m^2$ has shown the uniform and stable signals for single magnetic bead detection. The comparison of this sensor signal with the others has proved feasibility for biosensor application. This, connecting with the advantages of more stable and high signal to noise of PHR sensor's behaviors, can be used to detect the biomolecules and provide a vehicle for detection and study of other molecular interaction.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.421-426
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• 2008

스핀밸브 GMR(giant magnetoresistance) 구조를 갖는 Ta/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/NiFe/IrMn/Ta재료의 자유층에 의한 PHR (planar hall resistance) 특성을 이용한 자기 바이오센서를 제작하였다. PHR 소자는 사진식각 및 건식에칭 공정을 통하여 마이크로 사이즈로 제작되었다. 직경이 $2.8\;{\mu}m$인 단일 자기비드가 있는 경우와 자기비드가 없는 경우 자기장의 세기에 다른 PHR 신호를 측정하였으며, 직경이 $2.8\;{\mu}m$인 단일 자기비드 측정에 성공하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제작한 PHR센서는 자기비드 입자의 유무에 따른 출력 특성의 차이를 이용하여 단일 자기비드 측정이 가능한 고분해능 자기 바이오센서에 응용될 수 있다.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2013년도 자성 및 자성재료 국제학술대회
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• pp.35-36
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• 2013

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2008년도 Asian Magnetics Conference
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• pp.147.1-147.1
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• 2008

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2012

We have designed, fabricated and tested an integrated microfluidic chip with a Planar Hall Effect (PHE) sensor. The sensor was constructed by sequentially sputtering Ta/NiFe/Cu/NiFe/IrMn/Ta onto glass. The microfluidic channel was fabricated with poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) using soft lithography. Magnetic nanoparticles suspended in hexadecane were used as ferrofluid, of which the saturation magnetisation was 3.4 emu/cc. Droplets of ferrofluid were generated in a T-junction of a microfluidic channel after hydrophilic modification of the PDMS. The size and interval of the droplets were regulated by pressure on the ferrofluid channel inlet. The PHE sensor detected the flowing droplets of ferrofluid, as expected from simulation results. The shape of the signal was dependent on both the distance of the magnetic droplet from the sensor and the droplet length. The sensor was able to detect a magnetic moment of $2{\times}10^{-10}$ emu at a distance of 10 ${\mu}m$. This study provides an enhanced understanding of the magnetic parameters of ferrofluid in a microfluidic channel using a PHE sensor and will be used for a sample inlet module inside of integrated magnetic lab-on-a-chip systems for the analysis of biomolecules.