EP0527210A1 - Solid state ion sensor with polyurethane membrane - Google Patents

Solid state ion sensor with polyurethane membrane

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EP0527210A1
EP0527210A1 EP91910905A EP91910905A EP0527210A1 EP 0527210 A1 EP0527210 A1 EP 0527210A1 EP 91910905 A EP91910905 A EP 91910905A EP 91910905 A EP91910905 A EP 91910905A EP 0527210 A1 EP0527210 A1 EP 0527210A1
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Richard B. Brown
Geun-Sig Cha
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  • This invention relates generally to devices and systems for measuring concentrations of ions, chemicals, biological materials, and reaction products, and more particularly, to a solid state device which employs a polyurethane matrix, having electrochemical properties comparable in quality to conventional PVC membranes, as the substance-sensitive membrane, and wherein the polyurethane membrane exhibits excellent adhesion to the Si 3 N surface of solid state sensors.
  • solid state ion sensors are of interest in industrial and medical applications as replacements for traditional ion-selective electrodes. These sensors make possible new direct-monitoring applications. There is a need, however, for improved membrane adhesion, as such would be benefi ⁇ cial, not only to all users of solid-state chemical sensors, but particularly those interested in long-term monitoring.
  • solid-state ion sensors can be divided into industrial and medical applica ⁇ tions.
  • Industrial uses include, for example, the monitor ⁇ ing of treated or waste water for hardness or pollutants; on-line analysis of industrial chemicals, foodstuffs, and medicines; and low cost analytical instruments.
  • Medical applications include the monitoring of electrolytes, blood gases, and metabolic substrates, both for biochemical control systems and for patient monitoring or diagnostics.
  • solid state ion sensors which can achieve the needs of industrial and medical monitoring for very long periods of time.
  • Silicon-based chemical sensors often use ionophore-doped polymeric membranes as transduc ⁇ ers because of their excellent selectivity toward the ion of interest, the wide range of ions for which ionophores are available, and because they can borrow from ongoing developments in ion-selective electrode technology.
  • PVC poly(vinylchloride)
  • One of the primary causes of failure in conventional microsensors has been poor adhesion of the organic membrane to the chip surface. This leads to the formation of electrolyte shunts around the membrane, rendering the membrane inoperative.
  • Others in the prior art have endeavored to improve membrane adhesion such as by the use of a polyimide suspended mesh, modification of PVC for binding to hydrox- yl-bearing surfaces, and mechanical attachment of the membrane. These methods have tended to improve adhesion of the membrane, but generally have resulted in either inferior electrochemical performance when compared to PVC or added processing complexity.
  • a permselective membrane which exhibits good electrochemical properties, preferably at least as good as traditional PVC membranes, but which exhibits excellent adhesion to the Si 3 N 4 surface of solid state sensors.
  • an object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which has an extended lifetime. It is another object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive membrane system for a solid state sensor which is possessed of excellent electrochemical properties.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits good adhesion to Si0 2 surfaces.
  • An additional object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits good adhesion to Si 3 N 4 surfaces.
  • Yet another object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced electrical resistance characteristic and thereby yields reduced electrical noise for the sensor.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a sub ⁇ stance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced tendency to adsorb protein.
  • a yet further object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced tendency to cause blood clotting.
  • the integrated circuit sensor is provided with an input electrode formed of a conductive material in the vicinity of a region formed of a silicon- based semiconductor material, and a peirmselective membrane having a predetermined electrochemical property and formed of a polyurethane-based compound.
  • the silicon-based compound is arranged to be in adherence with the polyur- ethane-based semiconductor material, and in electrical communication with the input electrode. In this manner, a voltage responsive to the alectrochemical property is produced at the input electrode.
  • the permselective membrane is formed of a hydroxylated copolymer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol) (PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in THF, to form a polyurethane mixture.
  • PVC/Ac/Al hydroxylated copolymer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol)
  • An ionophore which may be responsive to ammonium, potassium, or any of several other chemicals or biological substances, is also mixed in with the polyurethane mixture.
  • the sensors may be made responsive to other molecules through addition of bioactive agents, such as an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, and a virus.
  • a plasticizer is also added.
  • a substance-sensitive membrane is formed by the process of: first mixing an ionophore into a hydroxylated copoly ⁇ mer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol) (PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in THF, to form a polyurethane mixture; second mixing into said polyurethane mixture an ionophore; and third mixing into said polyurethane mixture a plasti ⁇ cizer.
  • the further step of depositing the mixture onto a substrate In other embodiments, the mixture may be solvent cast.
  • the ionophore may be, for example, an ammonium ionophore a potassium ionophore.
  • the ionophore is present in a proportion of
  • Fig. 1 is a graphical representation which illustrates the response of the ammonium-selective membranes.
  • Fig. 2 shows the response of the potassium-selective membranes, including a measurement in blood serum
  • Fig. 3 is a graphical representation which illustrates the result of blood clot tests
  • Fig. 4 is a graphical representation of typical nitrophenylate calibration curves
  • Fig. 5 is a graphical representation of a nitrophenol phosphate substrate response
  • Fig. 6 is a substrate calibration curve for p-Nitro- phenyl phosphate.
  • the present invention has been made by the inventors herein in the form of polyurethane-matrix membranes selective to potassium and ammonium.
  • Such membranes exhibit good electrochemical properties and superb adhesion to silicon nitride.
  • the highly beneficial adhesion characteristic was accomplished by using 20 wt. % hydroxy ⁇ lated PVC, which can be processed in the solvent tetra- hydrofuran (THF) .
  • THF solvent tetra- hydrofuran
  • This polyurethane material exhibits extremely high bond strength to a wide range of substrates, including Si 3 N 4 .
  • the resulting polyurethane membrane exhibits reduced protein adsorption and blood clotting.
  • the following table compares the electrochemical properties of four different membrane types toward potassi ⁇ um and ammonium.
  • the polyurethane membrane is seen to have a comparable performance to PVC membranes, with even better slopes and detection limits.
  • these polyur- ethane / hydroxylated PVC membranes have strong adhesion to glass and Si 3 N 4 , even without silanizing agents.
  • 'Potassium and ammonium selective membranes are doped with 1% valinomy- cin and nonactin, respectively.
  • the balance of the membrane is DOA (bis (2-ethylhexyl) adipate plasticizer.
  • Electrochemical performance is excellent in either case, but adhesion is much better when (PVC/Ac/Al) is used.
  • Fig. 1 is a graphical representation which illustrates the response of the ammonium- selective membranes.
  • Fig. 2 shows the response of the potassium-selective membrane, including a measurement in blood serum. It is evident from these figures that the polyurethane membranes are usable in a wide variety of monitoring situations.
  • Polyurethane has excellent biocompatibility, an important feature for many solid-state sensors. Blood tests were performed using glass tubes coated with various membrane types. Fresh human blood was brought into contact with the membranes by tilting the tubes every 60 seconds until clots formed. As shown in Fig. 3, the polymer coated tubes had longer clotting times than the glass tubes.
  • Membrane adhesion is significant because it is one of the properties which determines the lifetime of solid state chemical sensors.
  • the well-known "Scotch tape test” was employed. The results of this testing process is shown below in tabular form in Table 2.
  • nitrophenolate-sensitive base membrane was prepared by incorporating tetraheptylammonium bromide as the ionophore.
  • Typical nitrophenolate calibration curves for the base membrane, before and after enzyme immobiliza ⁇ tion, are shown in Fig. 4.
  • nitrophenyl phosphate thealkalinephosphatase-immobilized sensor responded to enzymatically-produced nitrophenylate on the surface of the base sensing membrane, as shown in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 5 is a graphical representation of a nitroph- enol phosphate substrate response.
  • Fig. 6 is a substrate calibration curve for p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate.
  • the membrane could be applied, including dipping, casting, spin-coating, screen printing, etc.
  • innumerable slight variations in the formulas could result in useful membranes.
  • the simplest membranes are those containing ionophore to a specific ion.
  • Such membranes should also be used in conjunction with, or incorporate in the membrane matrix, a bioactive agent, such as an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, etc.
  • a bioactive agent such as an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, etc.
  • the membranes can be made specific to more complex chemicals.

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Abstract

On utilise une matrice de polyuréthane afin de former une membrane sensible à une substance, laquelle est particulièrement adaptée pour être installée sur un détecteur à semi-conducteurs. Le ionophore peut être un ionophore de potassium, un ionophore d'ammonium, ou on peut coupler tout autre ionophore à la molécule d'intérêt par l'intermédiaire d'un agent bioactif tel qu'une enzyme, un agent immunochimique, une bactérie, un anticorps, un virus ou un antigène. La membrane obtenue sensible à une substance possède des propriétés électrochimiques supérieures à celles de membranes en PVC classiques, et elles présentent une adhérence sensiblement supérieure à des verres ainsi qu'à des matèriaux de substrat à semi-conducteurs. L'adhérence améliorée prolonge la durée de vie des détecteurs et empêche la formation de dérivations d'électrolytes dont on sait qu'elles rendent les détecteurs à semi-conducteurs inopérants.A polyurethane matrix is used to form a substance-sensitive membrane, which is particularly suitable for installation on a semiconductor detector. The ionophore can be a potassium ionophore, an ammonium ionophore, or any other ionophore can be coupled to the molecule of interest via a bioactive agent such as an enzyme, an immunochemical agent, a bacterium, an antibody, virus or antigen. The substance-sensitive membrane obtained has electrochemical properties superior to those of conventional PVC membranes, and they exhibit significantly greater adhesion to glasses as well as to semiconductor substrate materials. The improved adhesion extends the life of the detectors and prevents the formation of electrolyte leads which are known to render solid state detectors inoperative.

Description

SOLID STATE ION SENSOR WITH POLYURETHANE MEMBRANE
Background of the Invention
This invention relates generally to devices and systems for measuring concentrations of ions, chemicals, biological materials, and reaction products, and more particularly, to a solid state device which employs a polyurethane matrix, having electrochemical properties comparable in quality to conventional PVC membranes, as the substance-sensitive membrane, and wherein the polyurethane membrane exhibits excellent adhesion to the Si3N surface of solid state sensors.
As a result of their small size and potentially lower cost, solid state ion sensors are of interest in industrial and medical applications as replacements for traditional ion-selective electrodes. These sensors make possible new direct-monitoring applications. There is a need, however, for improved membrane adhesion, as such would be benefi¬ cial, not only to all users of solid-state chemical sensors, but particularly those interested in long-term monitoring.
Basically, the potential uses of solid-state ion sensors can be divided into industrial and medical applica¬ tions. Industrial uses include, for example, the monitor¬ ing of treated or waste water for hardness or pollutants; on-line analysis of industrial chemicals, foodstuffs, and medicines; and low cost analytical instruments. Medical applications include the monitoring of electrolytes, blood gases, and metabolic substrates, both for biochemical control systems and for patient monitoring or diagnostics. There is a need for solid state ion sensors which can achieve the needs of industrial and medical monitoring for very long periods of time. Silicon-based chemical sensors often use ionophore-doped polymeric membranes as transduc¬ ers because of their excellent selectivity toward the ion of interest, the wide range of ions for which ionophores are available, and because they can borrow from ongoing developments in ion-selective electrode technology.
As is the case with ion-selective electrodes, most solid state sensors have used poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) as a membrane matrix. One of the primary causes of failure in conventional microsensors has been poor adhesion of the organic membrane to the chip surface. This leads to the formation of electrolyte shunts around the membrane, rendering the membrane inoperative. Others in the prior art have endeavored to improve membrane adhesion such as by the use of a polyimide suspended mesh, modification of PVC for binding to hydrox- yl-bearing surfaces, and mechanical attachment of the membrane. These methods have tended to improve adhesion of the membrane, but generally have resulted in either inferior electrochemical performance when compared to PVC or added processing complexity. There is, therefore, a need for a permselective membrane which exhibits good electrochemical properties, preferably at least as good as traditional PVC membranes, but which exhibits excellent adhesion to the Si3N4 surface of solid state sensors.
It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which has an extended lifetime. It is another object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive membrane system for a solid state sensor which is possessed of excellent electrochemical properties.
It is also an object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive membrane system for a solid state sensor which is characterized with excellent adherence to solid state sensor materials.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive membrane system for a solid state sensor which can be applied to a plurality of solid state devices simultaneously using conventional integrated circuit manufacturing techniques. It is additionally an object of this invention to provide a solid state sensor system which is not subject to the generation of disabling electrolyte shunts around the substance-sensitive membrane. It is yet a further object of this invention to provide a solid state sensor system which is simple and low in cost.
It is also another object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive polymeric membrane system for a solid state sensor which can be applied to a multiplicity of solid state devices simultaneously using conventional integrated circuit manufacturing techniques and which utilizes ionophoric doping to create the substance sensi¬ tivity. It is yet an additional object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use with a solid state sensor and which does not require a structural layer associated therewith to maintain communication between the membrane and a solid state substrate. It is still another object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which can be manufactured inexpensively in production quantities, and which can be adapted for industrial uses, such as monitor¬ ing treated or waste water for hardness or pollutants, on- line analysis of industrial chemicals, foodstuffs, and medicines, and low cost analytical instruments.
It is a yet further object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which can be manufactured inexpensively in production quantities, and which can be adapted for medical uses, such as monitoring of electrolytes, blood gases, and medical substrates.
It is also a further object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which can be manufactured inexpensively in production quantities, and which can be adapted for biochemical control systems.
It is additionally another object of this invention to provide a substance-sensitive solid state sensor which can be manufactured inexpensively in production quantities, and which can be adapted for patient monitoring and diagnos¬ tics.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits good adhesion to Si02 surfaces.
An additional object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits good adhesion to Si3N4 surfaces.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced electrical resistance characteristic and thereby yields reduced electrical noise for the sensor.
Another object of this invention is to provide a sub¬ stance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced tendency to adsorb protein.
A yet further object of this invention is to provide a substance-sensitive membrane for use in a solid state sensor, wherein the membrane exhibits a reduced tendency to cause blood clotting.
Summary oftheInvention
The foregoing and other objects are achieved by this invention which provides an integrated circuit chemical sensor arrangement. The integrated circuit sensor is provided with an input electrode formed of a conductive material in the vicinity of a region formed of a silicon- based semiconductor material, and a peirmselective membrane having a predetermined electrochemical property and formed of a polyurethane-based compound. The silicon-based compound is arranged to be in adherence with the polyur- ethane-based semiconductor material, and in electrical communication with the input electrode. In this manner, a voltage responsive to the alectrochemical property is produced at the input electrode.
In a highly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the permselective membrane is formed of a hydroxylated copolymer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol) (PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in THF, to form a polyurethane mixture. An ionophore, which may be responsive to ammonium, potassium, or any of several other chemicals or biological substances, is also mixed in with the polyurethane mixture. In some embodiments, the sensors may be made responsive to other molecules through addition of bioactive agents, such as an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, and a virus. A plasticizer is also added. In accordance with a process aspect of the invention, a substance-sensitive membrane is formed by the process of: first mixing an ionophore into a hydroxylated copoly¬ mer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol) (PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in THF, to form a polyurethane mixture; second mixing into said polyurethane mixture an ionophore; and third mixing into said polyurethane mixture a plasti¬ cizer. In one embodiment of this process aspect of the invention, there is provided the further step of depositing the mixture onto a substrate. In other embodiments, the mixture may be solvent cast.
As previously noted, the ionophore may be, for example, an ammonium ionophore a potassium ionophore.
Illustratively, the ionophore is present in a proportion of
1 wt.% of the mixture. The plasticizer is present in the mixture in an amount of approximately 66 wt.%. BriefDescriptionoftheDrawing
Comprehension of the invention is facilitated by reading the following detailed description, in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which: Fig. 1 is a graphical representation which illustrates the response of the ammonium-selective membranes.
Fig. 2 shows the response of the potassium-selective membranes, including a measurement in blood serum;
Fig. 3 is a graphical representation which illustrates the result of blood clot tests;
Fig. 4 is a graphical representation of typical nitrophenylate calibration curves;
Fig. 5 is a graphical representation of a nitrophenol phosphate substrate response; and Fig. 6 is a substrate calibration curve for p-Nitro- phenyl phosphate.
DetailedDescription
The present invention has been made by the inventors herein in the form of polyurethane-matrix membranes selective to potassium and ammonium. Such membranes exhibit good electrochemical properties and superb adhesion to silicon nitride. The highly beneficial adhesion characteristic was accomplished by using 20 wt. % hydroxy¬ lated PVC, which can be processed in the solvent tetra- hydrofuran (THF) . This polyurethane material exhibits extremely high bond strength to a wide range of substrates, including Si3N4. In addition, the resulting polyurethane membrane exhibits reduced protein adsorption and blood clotting. The following table compares the electrochemical properties of four different membrane types toward potassi¬ um and ammonium. The polyurethane membrane is seen to have a comparable performance to PVC membranes, with even better slopes and detection limits. In addition, these polyur- ethane / hydroxylated PVC membranes have strong adhesion to glass and Si3N4, even without silanizing agents. TABLE 1
Pol
Composition Slope Detection Selectivity ogK y R A of Matrix (mV/decade) Limit (μM) i=K+ i=NH4+
(wt% ) K+ NH4 + K+ NH4 + j=Na+ j=Na+ j=K+
PVC (33% ) 57.1 55.8 0.5 0.98 -4.28 -2.82 -0.85 1.0 P
PVC (20%) 57.3 56.0 0.52 0.91 -4.22 -2.77 -0.82 0.8 G PVC/Ac/Al (20%)
Pϋ (26.4%) 57.2 56.8 0.59 0.99 -4.21 -2.89 -0.89 0.9 PVC/Ac/Al (6.6%)
PVC polyvinyl chloride R Normalized Resistance PVC/Ac/Al 80% vinyl chloride
5% vinyl acetate A Qualitative Adhesion
15% vinyl alcohol P Poor U polyurethane G Good
P-SS polydimethylsiloxane E Excellent
Si-CN 10-12% (cyanopropyl ) methyl S Superb
'Potassium and ammonium selective membranes are doped with 1% valinomy- cin and nonactin, respectively. The balance of the membrane is DOA (bis (2-ethylhexyl) adipate plasticizer.
The following tables illustrate the improvement in electrochemical performance if PVC (PVC/Ac/Al) is added . Electrochemical performance is excellent in either case, but adhesion is much better when (PVC/Ac/Al) is used.
PU/PVC Membrane Optimization
Pϋ/PVC/Ac/Al Membrane Optimization
Fig. 1 is a graphical representation which illustrates the response of the ammonium- selective membranes. Fig. 2 shows the response of the potassium-selective membrane, including a measurement in blood serum. It is evident from these figures that the polyurethane membranes are usable in a wide variety of monitoring situations.
Polyurethane has excellent biocompatibility, an important feature for many solid-state sensors. Blood tests were performed using glass tubes coated with various membrane types. Fresh human blood was brought into contact with the membranes by tilting the tubes every 60 seconds until clots formed. As shown in Fig. 3, the polymer coated tubes had longer clotting times than the glass tubes.
Membrane adhesion is significant because it is one of the properties which determines the lifetime of solid state chemical sensors. In order to determine the adhesion characteristic during testing of the membranes of the present invention, and others, the well-known "Scotch tape test" was employed. The results of this testing process is shown below in tabular form in Table 2. TABLE 2
A D H E S I O N T E S T S
As set forth in Table 2, thirty membranes, each of four different matrices, were cast on silicon wafers upon which a Si3N4 film had been deposited. After the membranes were cured, the tape was pressed onto the membranes and then removed. None of the polyurethane or silicone rubber membranes came off, while all of the PVC and hydroxylated PVC membranes were removed.
In another experiment, wet adhesion was tested by coating glass tubes with each composition and soaking the tubes in water for six hours. When the tubes were rinsed with flowing water, many of the PVC coatings washed away from the glass tubes, but such was not the case for the polyurethane or silicone-based membranes.
In view of the fact that the foregoing tests are only semi-quantitative, a new adhesion test was designed. The membranes were cast on a Si3N4 surface of a wafer which had been scribed on the backside. The wafer was then cleaved, and mounted on a pull tester with one half attached to a load cell, and the other half to a stationary grip. The wafer halves were pulled apart, peeling the membrane from the surfaces, while the membrane peeling force was moni¬ tored by the load cell. With this test, the maximum pulling force required to peel each membrane from the Si3N4 surfaces was compared. These results are set forth below in Table 3.
Table 3
A D H E S I O N T E S T R E S U L T S
As is evident from Table 3, the polyurethane rubber membrane had extremely strong bond strength.
The nitrophenolate-sensitive base membrane was prepared by incorporating tetraheptylammonium bromide as the ionophore. Typical nitrophenolate calibration curves for the base membrane, before and after enzyme immobiliza¬ tion, are shown in Fig. 4. Upon addition of the substrate, nitrophenyl phosphate, thealkalinephosphatase-immobilized sensor responded to enzymatically-produced nitrophenylate on the surface of the base sensing membrane, as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a graphical representation of a nitroph- enol phosphate substrate response. Fig. 6 is a substrate calibration curve for p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate.
There are many ways by which the membrane could be applied, including dipping, casting, spin-coating, screen printing, etc. Moreover, innumerable slight variations in the formulas could result in useful membranes. The simplest membranes are those containing ionophore to a specific ion. Such membranes should also be used in conjunction with, or incorporate in the membrane matrix, a bioactive agent, such as an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, etc. Thus, the membranes can be made specific to more complex chemicals. Although the invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments and applications, persons skilled in the art can, in light of this teaching, generate additional embodiments without exceeding the scope or departing from the spirit of the claimed invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the drawing and description in this disclosure are proffered to facilitate comprehension of the invention, and should not be construed to limit the scope thereof.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. In an integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment having an input electrode formed of a conductive material in the vicinity of a region formed of a silicon- based semiconductor material, a permselective membrane having a predetermined electrochemical property and formed of a polyurethane-based compound arranged to be in adher¬ ence with said silicon-based semiconductor material and in electrical communication with said input electrode, for producing at said input electrode a voltage responsive to said electrochemical property.
2. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 1 wherein said permselective membrane is further comprised of an effective portion of hydroxylated copolymer.
3. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 1 wherein an ionophore is mixed into said polyurethane-based compound whereby the integrated circuit chemical sensor is responsive to an ion.
4. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 3 wherein said ionophore is a potassium ionophore.
5. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 3 wherein said ionophore is an ammonium ionophore.
6. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 5 wherein said permselective membrane further comprises a plasticizer.
7. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange- ment of claim 6 wherein said plasticizer is Dioctyl
Adipate.
8. The integrated circuit chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 1 wherein said electrochemical property is responsive to a molecule of interest by coupling thereto via a bioactive agent.
9. The integrated circait chemical sensor arrange¬ ment of claim 8 wherein said bioactive agent is a selecta¬ ble one of an enzyme, an immunochemical, a bacteria, and a virus.
10. A process for forming a substance-sensitive membrane for a solid state sensor arrangement, the process comprising the steps of: first mixing a hydroxylated copolymer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol) (PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in THF, to form a polyurethane mixture; second mixing into said polyurethane mixture an ionophore; and third mixing into said polyurethane mixture a plasti- cizer.
11. The process of claim 10 wherein there is provided the further step of depositing said mixture onto a sub¬ strate.
12. The process of claim 10 wherein there is provided the further step of casting said mixture.
13. The process of claim 10 wherein said ionophore in said step of second mixing is an ammonium ionophore.
14. The process of claim 10 wherein said ionophore in said step of second mixing is a potassium ionophore.
15. The process of claim 10 wherein said ionophore is present in a proportion of 1 wt.% of the mixture.
16. A process for forming a substance-sensitive membrane for a solid state sensor arrangement, the process comprising the steps of: first mixing a hydroxylated copolymer poly(vinylchloride / vinyl acetate / vinyl alcohol)
(PVC/Ac/Al) (80/5/15 wt.%) with polyurethane, dissolved in
THF, to form a polyurethane mixture; second mixing into said polyurethane mixture an ionophore in an amount of approximately 1 wt.% of said polyurethane mixture; and third mixing into said polyurethane mixture a plasti¬ cizer in an amount of approximately 66 wt.% of the polyure¬ thane mixture.
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