Magnetic sensors for bioassay: HTS SQUIDs or GMRs?

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 808-811

  Carr, Chris ^a   Matlachov, Andrei N ^a   Sandin, Henrik ^a   Espy, Michelle A ^a   Kraus Jr , Robert H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors; Magnetic microparticles; Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SQUIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTRINSIC NOISE SENSITIVITY; MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLES; PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS;

MAGNETIC SENSORS;

EID: 34547407859     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.897369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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