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    Investigation of a biosensor for DNA detection : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Electronic Engineering at Massey University, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology (SEAT), Auckland, New Zealand

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    The aim of this project was to design a fully electronic sensor to detect hybridized DNA. In this study an integrated circuit for measuring capacitance of the sensor has been designed, which uses DNA as dielectric between the fingers of the sensor. Nowadays, bio-sensors are widely used in electrical sensing where, most of these sensors use the conversion of capacitance for sensing. Some of the benefits of capacitive sensors are: high resolution, high sensitivity, low power dissipation, the ability to be integrated with other circuits, good stability and near zero thermal factors in heat exposure. Capacitive sensors are not affected by magnetic disturbances from electrical fields. The first challenge in this study was bonding Single-strand DNA (ssDNA) to the sensor, which has been explained in chapter 2. After bonding ssDNA, the sample ssDNA will connect to their pairs on the sensor in the process called hybridization and the bonded addition then changes the capacitance of the sensor. To measure the change of the sensor‟s capacitance it is necessary to use interface circuits called “readout circuits”. These circuits convert every change in the capacitive value to electrical changes such as current, voltage, frequency or pulse bandwidth to make the processing easier. Changes in the signal are very small, making factors such as noise and offset very important. There are different methods available in measuring the changes in capacitance, which are discussed in this thesis and their advantages and disadvantages are described. After considering the best choice in DNA sensor, a suitable circuit for measuring the capacitance changes has been designed and simulated. Considerations for reducing noise and offset is also built in to the design of the circuit, Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) and Chopper Stabilisation (CHS) methods are used. Also, to achieve optimum results, these two methods are combined in this thesis. From the results of simulations, it is concluded that CDS and CDS&CHS methods are best suited for our design. In chapter four, at first, two methods for detection of the capacitance in the sensors are demonstrated in the form of block diagrams, and then the advantages and disadvantages of these methods are discussed. After choosing the better method, every part of that method was implemented separately, as an integrated circuit. After linking the different parts, an analogue integrated circuit was designed that turned the capacitive variations to time period variations. Then a digital circuit was designed in order to turn the period time variations to a digital output. The analogue part of the circuit was simulated using 0.25μm technology parameters Investigation of biosensor for DNA detection in Tanner software and the digital part was simulated with VHDL software. The results of these simulations are presented in chapter five. This study succeeded in reaching an accuracy of 0.7fF (Femto Farad, 10-15) capacitor variations. In the summary some suggestions for further research in this field were given.
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    2011
    Author
    Alipour, Massoud
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    Massey University
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10179/2477
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