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Electrodeposition Characteristics of Bismuth-Telluride Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

A. Prabhakar ,
E. J. Podlaha-Murphy ,
M. C. Murphy  and
R. V. Devireddy
A. Prabhakar
Affiliation:
Bioengineering Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
E. J. Podlaha-Murphy
Affiliation:
Center for BioModular Microsystems, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
M. C. Murphy
Affiliation:
Center for BioModular Microsystems, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
R. V. Devireddy
Affiliation:
Bioengineering Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Center for BioModular Microsystems, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
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Abstract

This work is a part of an on-going research effort to develop an array of micro thermoelectric coolers (TECs) for highly localized control of temperature at the cellular level. Prefabrication experimentation and modeling were carried out to understand the behavior of the proposed device. Mathematical models were used to identify important device parameters and optimal device dimensions. Preliminary experiments have shown that it is feasible to produce the TECs through electrodeposition of bismuth and telluride on modules produced using a modified multistep LIGA (Lithographie, Galvanoformung and Abformung) technique. The development and characterization of the proposed TECs would enable the bioengineer highly localized control of temperature in a native or artificial tissue system. Thus enabling further usage of low temperatures in biological systems for both destructive (cryosurgical) and beneficial (cryopreservation) procedures.

Keywords

CryobiologyIntracellular ice formationLocalized temperature controlBi-Te thermo-electric cooler
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 845: Symposium AA – Nanoscale Materials Science in Biology and Medicine , 2004 , AA5.25
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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