Design and experimental verification of low-voltage two-dimensional CMOS electrophoresis platform with 32 × 32 sample/hold cell array

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Electrophoresis is widely used in biomedical applications. However, conventional (centimeter-order) electrophoresis requires a high-voltage power supply, which is not suitable for point-of-care testing (POCT). Electrophoresis is driven by electric fields, and miniaturization (from the centimeter order to the micrometer order) is effective for low-voltage operation. A CMOS platform is a cost-competitive and promising candidate for miniaturization and enables the integration of biomolecule manipulation by electrophoresis and its electrochemical sensing. These features will contribute to the development of a biochemical analyzer called the micro-total analysis system (µ-TAS). To realize a truly portable electrophoresis system, we present the design and experimental verification of a low-voltage (<1 V), two-dimensional CMOS electrophoresis platform with 32 × 32 sample/hold cell array. Experimental results showed successful constant voltage outputs to each electrode. By miniaturizing the electrode structure to a 60 µm pitch, we achieved sufficient electric field strength even at low voltages.