EP0599975A1 - Batch deposition of polymeric ion sensor membranes - Google Patents
Batch deposition of polymeric ion sensor membranesInfo
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- G01N27/333—Ion-selective electrodes or membranes
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- This invention relates generally to systems for producing ion sensors, and more particularly, to a system which produces ion sensors which employ ion- responsive membranes formed of polymeric materials using screen printing procedures to achieve high reproducibility.
- an ion sensor In order for an ion sensor to be commercially acceptable and successful, it must be possessed of qualities beyond electrochemical performance. In order for a sensor to be cost effective, it must be reproducible using mass production systems. Moreover, there must be common electrochemical response characteristics within the members of a batch fabricated group. If the sensors are not all substantially identical, they will each be characterized by different lifetimes and response characteristics, creating difficulties in the field, not the least of which is the added cost associated with recalibration of equipment whenever the sensor is changed. In general, polymeric membranes are in common use as transducers in solid-state chemical sensors, particularly because such membranes have high selectivity to the ion of interest and can be made selective to a wide range of ions using one or many readily available ionophores.
- One known technique for forming the membranes is solvent casting; a technique which originated with ion-selective electrode technology.
- the membranes are cast by dissolving their components in an organic solvent, hand depositing the solution onto the sensor sites, and allowing the 5 solvent to be removed by evaporation.
- this production method yields very high losses.
- the thickness and shape of the membrane cannot be controlled, resulting in an unacceptable lack of sensor reproducibility.
- one known approach involves the use of a blank membrane solution to form a coating which conforms to the sensor.
- the membrane coating is then selectively doped over the multiple sensor sites.
- This technique suffers from the disadvantage that considerable hand work must be performed under a microscope.
- the ionophore will diffuse 15 laterally over time.
- electrical interference in the form of cross-talk through the membrane would limit the geometries and spacings between input pads to dimensions which are unacceptable for multisensing devices.
- a further known system employs a lift-off method for patterning permselec- tive membranes.
- This system requires the patterning of the silicon wafer with a 20 positive photoresist, which results in the photoresist being removed in the areas where the membrane is to be deposited.
- the dissolved membrane solution is spin coated onto the wafer and allowed to dry.
- the wafer is immersed in an ultrasonic solvent bath which removes the membrane-coated photoresist regions, resulting in a precisely patterned wafer.
- This method suffers from the disadvantage of exposing 25 the membranes to organic lift-off solvents which may alter the electrochemical characteristics of the membranes.
- the range of thicknesses is limited to those which can be realized in photoresist.
- cross-contamination in the ultrasonic lift-off bath can be a problem.
- Such membranes can be formed of a variety of polymeric materials, such as poly (vinyl chloride), polyurethane, and silicone.
- this invention provides a method of batch fabricating ion-selective sensors.
- the method comprises the steps of: installing a mask on a semiconductor substrate, said mask having at least one aperture therethrough having a predetermined configuration which corresponds with a desired membrane configuration; applying a polymeric membrane paste to said mask; and drawing a squeegee across said mask whereby said polymeric membrane paste is urged into said aperture of said mask and into communication with said semiconductor substrate.
- the mask is formed of a metallic material, which may be a stainless steel mesh. Further, in accordance with the method aspect of the invention, the stainless steel mesh is coated with a photore- active emulsion.
- the mask is formed of a metal foil stencil.
- the membrane which ultimately is produced has a thickness which corresponds to that of the mask. In practical embodiments of the invention, such a thickness may be between 25 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m.
- the membrane is formed of a polymeric membrane paste.
- a polymeric membrane paste may be formed of a polyurethane with an effective portion of an hydroxylated poly(vinyl chloride) copolymer therein as described in United States Serial Number 517,651; a polyimide-based compound as described in United States Serial Number 746,134; a silicone-based compound, such as silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane with the resistance-reducing additive, CN-derivatized silicone rubber described in U.S. Patent No. 5, 102,526; or any other suitable polymeric material.
- the screen printed polymeric membrane material is cured after the mask is removed.
- a solid state ion-selective sensor formed by the process of: installing a metallic mask on a semiconductor substrate on which are simultaneously formed a plurality of ion-selective sensors, the mask having a pattern formed of a plurality of apertures therethrough, each such aperture having a predetermined configuration which corresponds with a desired membrane configura ⁇ tion for a respectively associated one of the ion-selective sensors; applying a polymeric membrane paste to the mask; and urging the polymeric membrane paste into the pattern of apertures of the mask and into communication with the semiconductor substrate.
- Certain embodiments of the invention include the further step of drawing a squeegee across the mask whereby the polymeric membrane paste is urged into the apertures of the mask and into communication with the semiconductor substrate. In further steps, the mask is removed and the membrane paste is cured.
- Fig. 1 is a simplified schematic side view which is useful in describing a screen printing process for forming an ion selective membrane
- Fig. 2 is a simplified schematic representation of a solid-state microelectrode constructed in accordance with the invention
- Fig. 3 is a graphical representation of the ammonium ion response of screen printed polyurethane-based membranes of the present invention plotted as a function of electrode response in mV against the log of the ammonium ion concentration in moles over the concentration range 10 "3 to 10 "1 5 M;
- Fig. 4 is a graphical representation of the ammonium ion response of screen printed silicone rubber-based membranes of the present invention plotted as a function of electrode response in mV against the log of the ammonium ion concen ⁇ tration in moles over the concentration range 10 "3 to 10 "1 5 M; and Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-section of a single electrode site on a multisensor.
- Fig. 1 is a simplified schematic representation of a silicon wafer upon which is being deposited a polymeric membrane 11.
- polymeric membrane 11 is ion-selective, as described in the co-pending patent applications which have been incorporated herein.
- a mask 12 is installed on silicon wafer 10.
- the mask has an aperture 13 in which is shown to be deposited the polymeric membrane material.
- Mask 12 may be formed of a stainless steel mesh coated with a photoreactive emulsion (not shown).
- the mask may be formed as a metal-foil stencil.
- the mask is patterned with the desired features for membrane printing.
- a screen printer (not shown) evenly applies the membrane paste, the excess of which is indicated as paste 15, and rubs the paste with a squeegee member 16 which pushes the paste through aperture 13 and onto silicon wafer 10 which functions as a substrate.
- Squeegee member 16 is, in this embodiment, configured in the shape of a diamond and is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
- the thickness of polymeric membrane 11 is responsive to the thickness of mask 12.
- the mask can have a thickness of approximately between 25 microns and 250 microns.
- a modern, optical-aligned screen printer such as model LS-15TV which is commercially available from the New Long Seimitsu Kogyo Company, allows alignment and reproducibility to approximately ⁇ 5 microns.
- the print quality of the deposited material is a function of mask clearance from the substrate, squeegee speed, squeegee shape, squeegee angle, squeegee pressure, and squeegee push-in quantity.
- Edge quality of the pattern is determined by squeegee shape and mask clearance from the substrate.
- Pattern flow-out and thickness is determined primarily by squeegee speed, pressure, and push-in quantity. If squeegee speed is too fast, or is accomplished without enough pressure or push-in quantity, the pattern may not be completely filled with paste, and the deposited material may have peaks, rather than a smooth profile.
- the membrane paste After the membrane paste is applied to the silicon wafer, it must be cured, illustratively, by drying in the air or in an oven at elevated temperatures. Curing conditions are within the skill of a person of ordinary skill in the art. However, we have found that curing should be controlled to avoid evaporation of the membrane components, specifically a plasticizer, if included.
- the screen printing method of fabricating solid-state ion-selective sensors of the present invention imposes rheological constraints upon the membrane material. Solvents and additives are used to form the membrane paste, such as paste 15, having an appropriate viscosity and thixotropy to achieve good pattern definition. Viscosity must be adjusted to achieve the appropriate resistance to flow from squeegee motion and thixotropy must be adjusted for appropriate resistance to secondary flow after the mask is removed from the substrate.
- anhydrous tetrahydrofuran which is typically used for solvent cast membranes, is an unacceptable solvent for a screen printing paste due to its high evaporation rate which causes the viscosity of the paste to change rapidly, resulting in clogging of the mask.
- Other commonly used solvents with lower evaporation rates i.e. , higher boiling points
- DMA N,N-dimethylacetamide
- cyclohexanone or combinations of these solvents and THF
- THF in the solvent system advantageously facilitates dissolution of the membrane components. THF can be removed from the membrane paste prior to use, for example, by permitting evaporation in a vacuum desiccator.
- Example 1 Polyurethane-based Membrane Paste 0 26.4 wt. % Polyurethane (PU; SG-80A, Tecoflex,
- plasticizer bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, 5 Fluka, Ronkonkoma, NY
- ionophore e.g. , valinomycin or nonactin
- the membrane components were completely dissolved in THF.
- the high boiling point solvent, l-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone was added to the solution and thoroughly mixed. Then, the THF was removed in a 0 vacuum desiccator. A membrane paste with good viscosity and screen printability was achieved.
- Pi-Thinner a proprietary mixture of various high-boiling point solvents, available from Epoxy Technology, Billerica, MA was used in the solvent system.
- the 5 membrane components were dissolved in 1.2 ml THF. Then, 0.1 ml Pi-Thinner were added and allowed to mix thoroughly. THF was evaporated from the resulting membrane paste.
- a silanating agent or adhesion promotor, silicon tetrachloride (SiCl ) was added to the paste prior to printing in o order to increase membrane adhesion to the semiconductor surface and the improve the resulting electrode stability.
- SiCl silicon tetrachloride
- An illustrative cure cycle for the preferred embodiment consists of a 1 hour convection oven bake (70° C) to accelerate the Pi-Thinner evaporation process, 5 followed by a room temperature cure for approximately 24 hours.
- plasticizers ionophores, or fillers known in the art may be used in the illustrative membrane compositions set forth herein without departing from the principles of the invention.
- Example 2 Silicone Rubber Membrane Paste 0
- a moisture-curable silicone rubber-based formulation comprises:
- THF was evaporated and the resulting paste is ready for screen printing.
- No adhesion promoting agent, such as SiCl, is necessary or desirable in this composi- 0 tion.
- the resulting membranes can be cured at room temperature for 24 hours in the ambient atmosphere to allow the vulcanizing process to occur.
- Fig. 2 is a simplified schematic representation of a solid-state microelectrode 20 which was fabricated using the screen printing system of the present invention 5 with CMOS-compatible technology.
- Solid-state microelectrode 20 is shown to have a silicon substrate 21 with a layer of silicon dioxide 22 thereon.
- An aluminum electrode 23 is deposited on the silicon dioxide layer and a layer of silicon nitride 25 is arranged over the aluminum electrode and the silicon dioxide layer.
- a screen printing process similar to that described hereinabove with respect to Fig. 1 was o employed to produce a silver epoxy contact 26.
- the epoxy may be of the type which is commercially available.
- a polymeric membrane 27 was also produced using the screen printing process and arranged to overlie the solid silver epoxy contact.
- the ion-selective membranes such as the polyurethane-based membrane described in Example 1, be of a type which adheres well to silicon-based materials, such as silicon nitride layer 25. Such adhesion reduces the probability that electrolyte shunts will form behind the membrane, rendering the solid-state microelectrode inoperative.
- the sensor dimensions shown in Fig. 2 are 1.5 cm by 1.0 cm and the silicon nitride via hole at the electrode site is 600 ⁇ m 2 .
- Stainless steel stencil masks (Micro-Screen, South Bend, IN were used to print silver epoxy electrode contacts (Epotek H20E; Epoxy Technology, Billerica, MA) and the polymer membranes on solid-state sensors.
- the silver epoxy contact is ideally 660 ⁇ m on a side and 102 ⁇ m thick.
- the silver epoxy contact was deposited by screen printing Epotek H20E and curing for 15 minutes in a 150° C oven.
- Table 1 shows the screen printing parameters used to print the silver and polymeric sensor layers in the device of Fig. 2.
- the polymeric sensor layers comprise membrane paste as prepared in the preferred embodiment of Example 1 (PU/PVC/Ac/Al) and Example 2 (silicone rubber). The parameters may be adjusted from run-to-run to compensate for slight variations in the rheology of the membrane paste.
- the pattern definition quality of the respective screen printed layers is summarized in Table 2. Lateral flow-out was determined by an automatic surface profiler (Sloan DekTak II) and film thickness was determined by a scanning electron microscope image of a cleaved sample.
- Electrodes were fabricated in accordance with the method and parameters set forth hereinabove in Example 3.
- Nonactin Fluka, Ronkonkoma, NY
- ionophore was used as the ionophore in the formulation to create an ammonium ion sensitive electrode.
- a sleeve-type double junction Ag/AgCl electrode (Orion, Model 90-02) as the external reference electrode
- calibration curves plots obtained by taking emf measurements every 10 seconds from additions of standard solutions of ammonium chloride in 250 ml background electrolyte (0.05 mol/L Tris-HCl, pH 7.2) at room temperature.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show the ammonium ion response of the screen printed ion-selective membranes of the present invention.
- the average slope for the 3 sensors tested with the PU/PVC/Ac/Al) membrane is 51.4 mV/decade over the concentration range 10 "3 to lO "1-5 M.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-section of a single electrode site on a multisensor chip 30. More specifically, the circuitry is realized by a 2 ⁇ m double-metal double- polysilicon p-well process using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers.
- An ion-selective electrode has silver epoxy contact 31, which connects directly to an SOI transistor 34 of an operational amplifier buffer below it. Contact 31 is coated with a polymer membrane 32 which additionally communicates with a silicon nitride layer 33.
- a first metal layer 36 is coupled to SOI transistor 34.
- a second metal layer 37 functions as a ground shield in this embodiment to prevent long-term encapsulation layer breakdown.
- the SOI transistor and the first and second metal layers are arranged in a layer 38 of silicon dioxide, which is itself deposited on a silicon substrate 39.
- a layer 38 of silicon dioxide which is itself deposited on a silicon substrate 39.
- biosensors can be formed by the screen printing techniques described herein, by printing asymmetrical (multilayer) membranes or bioreactive reagents suspended in gels over the sensor sites.
- asymmetrical (multilayer) membranes or bioreactive reagents suspended in gels over the sensor sites.
- Various combinations of ion- and bio-selective electrode sites could be realized on a monolithic chip containing appropriate microelectronics.
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Abstract
On a recours à la sérigraphie dans la fabrication par lots des contacts et des membranes polymères de capteurs à sélectivité ionique à semi-conducteur. Le procédé permet d'obtenir un rendement élevé avec des résultats tout à fait reproductibles. De plus, on peut facilement prédéterminé l'épaisseur de la membrane puisqu'elle est directement liée à l'épaisseur de l'écran ou du stencil. Le procédé de l'invention est compatible avec de nombreuses technologies de production de circuits intégrés, y compris la fabrication de MOS complémentaires. Les compositions de pâte de membrane polymère avantageuses comprennent un composé polyuréthane/polyvinylchlorure hydroxylé ainsi qu'un composé à base de silicone dans des systèmes de solvants appropriés, afin de produire des pâtes utilisables en sérigraphie de la viscosité et de la thixotropie appropriées.Screen printing is used in the batch production of contacts and polymer membranes of ion-selective semiconductor sensors. The process makes it possible to obtain a high yield with completely reproducible results. In addition, the thickness of the membrane can be easily predetermined since it is directly related to the thickness of the screen or the stencil. The method of the invention is compatible with many technologies for producing integrated circuits, including the manufacture of complementary MOS. Advantageous polymeric membrane paste compositions include a hydroxylated polyurethane / polyvinylchloride compound as well as a silicone-based compound in suitable solvent systems to produce pastes suitable for screen printing at the appropriate viscosity and thixotropy.
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