A sensitive microsystem as biosensor for cell growth monitoring and antibiotic testing

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Bacterial tests such as growth inhibition tests are the only convenient investigation method to detect the impacts of water soluble drugs, e.g. antibiotics, on bacteria. These are cumbersome methods for determining the inhibiting effect of toxic components. The principle of these inhibition tests is the detection of cell numbers by measuring the optical density. With this time-consuming and complicate method only endpoint detection and no monitoring of cell growth is possible, which is obviously a drawback. Furthermore, coloured and turbid components cannot be tested. © 2005 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 2005. : Digest of Technical Papers. TRANSDUCERS '05, Seoul, Korea, June 5-9, 2005
Number of pages4
Volume2
PublisherIEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication date2005
Pages1756-1759
ISBN (print)0-7803-8994-8
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Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 05.06.200509.06.2005
Conference number: 13