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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Cellular Signal Detection by Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Photosensitive Chip with Electroexcitation.

Fengyan Hou, Jianjun Dong, Xia Wang, Qiuyang Deng, M James C Crabbe, Zuobin Wang

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Fengyan HouInternational Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.
Jianjun DongInternational Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.
Xia WangInternational Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.
Qiuyang DengInternational Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.
M James C CrabbeWolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3609-1963
Zuobin WangInternational Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.

Funding

"111" Project of China No.D17017China Scholarship Council CSC, No.202107585026EU Horizon Europe Program ENSIGN No.101086226Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Program Nos.20220201098GX, 20210101038JC and 2020C022-1National Key R&D Program of China No. 2023YFE0108800National Natural Science Foundation Program of China No.62175020Zhongshan Science and Technology Program No.220427204368325
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Abstract

Based on the photoconductive effect of photosensitive films, a designed light pattern was projected onto a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photosensitive chip to generate virtual light-induced electrodes for cellular electrical detection. To obtain high-quality cellular signals, this study aims to explore the effect of electrical excitation on a-Si:H photosensitive chip. Firstly, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and volt-ampere characteristics of the a-Si:H photosensitive chip were characterized. EIS data were fitted to extract equivalent circuit models (ECMs) for both the chip and system. Then analog experiments were performed to verify the ECMs, and the results were consistent with the circuit simulation. Finally, applied alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) signals to the chip and recorded the electrical signals of the cultured cardiomyocytes on the a-Si:H photosensitive chip. The results demonstrated that applying a high-frequency small AC signal to the chip reduced the background noise of the system by approximately 85.1%, and applying a DC bias increased the amplitude of the detection signal by approximately 142.7%. Consequently, the detection performance of the a-Si:H photosensitive chip for weak bioelectrical signals was significantly enhanced, advancing its applicability in cellular electrophysiological studies.

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Biosensing TechniquesSiliconAnimalsDielectric SpectroscopyElectrodesHydrogenMyocytes, CardiacHydrogenSilicona-Si:H photosensitive chipcell–material interfacecellular electrical detectionlight-induced electrode

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PMID40942686
PMCPMC12431506

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