TY  - JOUR
A1  - Özsoylu, Dua
A1  - Kizildag, Sefa
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
A1  - Wagner, Torsten
T1  - Effect of plasma treatment on the sensor properties of a light‐addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS)
T2  - physica status solidi a : applications and materials sciences
N2  - A light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) is a field-effect-based (bio-) chemical sensor, in which a desired sensing area on the sensor surface can be defined by illumination. Light addressability can be used to visualize the concentration and spatial distribution of the target molecules, e.g., H+ ions. This unique feature has great potential for the label-free imaging of the metabolic activity of living organisms. The cultivation of those organisms needs specially tailored surface properties of the sensor. O2 plasma treatment is an attractive and promising tool for rapid surface engineering. However, the potential impacts of the technique are carefully investigated for the sensors that suffer from plasma-induced damage. Herein, a LAPS with a Ta2O5 pH-sensitive surface is successfully patterned by plasma treatment, and its effects are investigated by contact angle and scanning LAPS measurements. The plasma duration of 30 s (30 W) is found to be the threshold value, where excessive wettability begins. Furthermore, this treatment approach causes moderate plasma-induced damage, which can be reduced by thermal annealing (10 min at 300 °C). These findings provide a useful guideline to support future studies, where the LAPS surface is desired to be more hydrophilic by O2 plasma treatment.
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/8976
SN  - 1862-6319
N1  - Corresponding author: Torsten Wagner
VL  - 216
IS  - 20
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -