Ionic circuits based on polyelectrolyte diodes on a microchip.
Green means go: A polyelectrolyte diode on a microchip exhibits well-defined nonlinear rectifying behavior. This system visualizes the dynamic distribution of ions in a charged polymer phase under an electric field on a real-time basis using fluorescence images (see picture). Multiple polyelectrolyte diodes are integrated on a microchip to produce a variety of logic gates based on ionic circuits.
Han
Ji-Hyung
JH
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
Kim
Kwang Bok
KB
Kim
Hee Chan
HC
Chung
Taek Dong
TD
D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods*
D004573:Electrolytes; D007477:Ions