DEVELOPMENT OF A HOMOGENEOUS LIGAND INTERACTION ASSAY

Not Available The objective of this project is to develop a small, low cost MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) sensor combined with a wireless transceiver for monitoring and recording the internal environmental conditions of a material within which the sensor-transceiver is embedded. MEMS technology will be used to realize a highly stable temperature dependent capacitance which will be used by the embedded transmitter to relay temperature data to an external receiver. A passive transceiver will be initially developed which will derive its power from energy received from an external interrogator. It will then be shown how to extend the capability of sensor transceiver to include the provision of recording and storing simple data strings as well as sensing pressure and humidity. BENEFITS: This effort shall result in a prototype of a highly stable ultra compact environmental sensor for use in applications that require remote monitoring of the internal temperature of objects.