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Table 1.1
(continued)
BioMEMS
platform
Year Scientist/authors/group Company/institution Country
Fabrication strategy
Application
Specific or
remarks
References
Biosensing gas
chromatographic
air analyzer
1979 Stephen Terry et al
Stanford University United
States
Microchannels were
fabricated using
photolithography and
etching techniques, the
microchannels were bonded
with glass using heat and a
voltage potential between
the Si and the glass
Gas sensing for
air contaminant
analyzer
This device had a
pocket-sized
package, while
closely retaining
the performance of
a larger device, it
controlled the
sequencing of the
gas
chromatography
(GC) operation
and analyzed the
detector output
signal
simultaneously
Terry et al.
(1979)
“Clearblue”,
pregnancy test
1985 Unipath Inc.®
Unipath Inc.®
United
Kingdom
Not disclosed
Hand-held
pregnancy
testing
First paper-based
device that could
be used in
point-of-care
applications and
home diagnosis,
previous devices
needed at least
30 min to give a
result, while this
version only
needed 3 min
Jones and
Kraft
(2004)
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