Abstract:
A system may include a magnetic sensor including a free magnetic layer and a fixed magnetic layer; a sample container disposed over the magnetic stack; a plurality of capture DNA oligomers on a surface of the magnetic biosensor within the volume defined by the sample container above the magnetic stack, wherein each of the plurality of capture DNA oligomers includes at least one thymine base configured to bind to an Hg2+ ion; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field that influences the free layer; and circuitry configured to measure a resistance of the magnetic sensor.
Abstract:
A magnetic biosensor can include a magnetic stack comprising a free layer, a fixed layer, and a nonmagnetic layer between the free layer and the fixed layer. At least one of the free layer or the fixed layer may have a magnetic moment oriented out of a major plane of the free layer or the fixed layer, respectively, in an absence of an external magnetic field. The magnetic biosensor also may include a sample container disposed over the magnetic stack, a plurality of capture antibodies attached to a bottom surface of the sample container above the magnetic stack, and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the major plane of the free layer or fixed layer.
Abstract:
A magnetic biosensor can include a magnetic stack comprising a free layer, a fixed layer, and a nonmagnetic layer between the free layer and the fixed layer. At least one of the free layer or the fixed layer may have a magnetic moment oriented out of a major plane of the free layer or the fixed layer, respectively, in an absence of an external magnetic field. The magnetic biosensor also may include a sample container disposed over the magnetic stack, a plurality of capture antibodies attached to a bottom surface of the sample container above the magnetic stack, and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the major plane of the free layer or fixed layer.