The Characteristic Analysis of IGZO/Al pH Sensor and Glucose Biosensor in Static and Dynamic Measurements

In this paper, the pH sensor and glucose biosensor were integrated with microfluidic framework, and the sensing characteristics under the dynamic conditions, i.e., solution under flowing condition, were investigated. The indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), as a sensing membrane, was deposited on aluminum electrodes/polyethylene terephthalate substrate. Then, the screen-printed technology was used to accomplish the encapsulation of sensor. The glucose biosensor based on enzyme needed an extra glucose sensing membrane, which was composed of glucose oxidase (GO_x) and nafion. The glucose sensing membrane was dropped on the IGZO/Al sensing membrane. According to the experimental results, the optimal sensing characteristics of pH sensor and glucose biosensor under the dynamic conditions were better than those under the static condition (solution without flowing). The optimal average sensitivity and linearity were 56.857 mV/pH and 0.997 at 25 μL/min flow rate, respectively (in pH sensor), and 7.255 mV/mM and 0.994 at 20 μL/min flow rate, respectively (in glucose biosensor). Furthermore, the hysteresis effect and drift effect were researched for pH sensor, and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to demonstrate whether the IGZO/Al sensing membrane had been modified by GO_x and nafion and it was found that the additions of GO_x and nafion had increased the electron transfer resistance (R_et).