Live demonstration: A CMOS-based ISFET array for rapid diagnosis of the Zika virus

We demonstrate a diagnostics platform which integrates an ISFET array and a temperature control loop for isothermal DNA detection. The controller maintains a temperature of 63°C to perform nucleic acid amplification which is detected by the on-chip sensors. The 32×32 ISFET array is first calibrated to cancel trapped charge and then measures the change in the pH of the reaction. The sensor data is sent to a microcontroller and the reaction is monitored in real-time using a MATLAB interface. Experiments confirm a change of 0.9 pH when tested for the presence of RNA associated with the Zika virus.