Novel multibit magnetic tagging techniques for high-throughput multiplexed chemical analysis

B. Hong, J. Llandro, T. J. Hayward, T. Mitrelias, K. P. Kopper, T. Trypiniotis, S. J. Steinmuller, C. H.W. Barnes, Le Van Phong, Cheol Gi Kim, J. R. Jeong

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Abstract

In this paper, we have investigated a remote encoding/decoding method of micrometer-sized multibit magnetic tags and demonstrated the operation of magnetic digital tags to discuss the practical issues which arise. The tags are formed from micron scale patterned ferromagnetic Co thin films, which are engineered to have different switching fields by tailoring the geometric shape of the elements. This enables the tags to be encoded and read by a sequence of globally applied magnetic fields. Full-field magneto-optical microscopy was used to achieve the remote writing and reading for magnetic digital tags. Our results demonstrate that the elements in the multibit tags are well separated in switching field and can be encoded/decoded independently by using globally applied magnetic fields and magneto-optical microscopy. We will discuss practical issues for high-information multibit magnetic tags including switching field distribution and repeatability with implications for the field of bioassays.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4957726
Pages (from-to)2878-2881
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Jun
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bioassay
  • High-throughput analysis
  • Kerr microscopy
  • Magnetic multibit tag

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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