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Table 3.1
(continued)
BioMEMS platform
Main components
Fabrication strategy
Mechanisms of
operation
Detected analyte
Specifics
Ref
• Pt imprinted
micro-motor
• PC film
• Pt
• Ni
A PC film were
Pt-deposited which
was followed by
coating with Ni, and a
final layer of Pt. The
surface of the
cone-like structures
which were integrated
within the PC film
was magnetically
imprinted with
phycocyanin
molecules to leave
exposed sites for
binding
The device was
placed in sea water. A
combustible for
propulsion was
administered to the
medium to initiate the
motor’s motion. The
device can was guided
with magnets in
desired directions and
was intentionally left
in the sample prior to
readout
Phycocyanin
This study offers a
novel method for
biorecognition that
relies on magnetic
force for locating
the device
Zhang et al.
(2013)
(continued)