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Magnetoresistive sensors based on AMR and GMR effects for biomedical applications

M. VOLMER1,* , M. AVRAM2

Affiliation

  1. Physics Department, Transilvania University, 29 Eroilor, Brasov 500036, Romania
  2. National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae 32B, 72996 Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

Structures as Ni80Fe20/Cu/Ni80Fe20 were used to build high sensitivity magnetic field sensors. We discuss, in this paper, the micromagnetic behaviour of these structures for two sensing applications: (i) a micro compass for detection of the position and rotation rate of a micro rotor used to study the dynamics of the biological fluids and (ii) a detection system of the magnetic particles employed in biology as markers or as carriers for targeted drug delivery. The coupling between the magnetic particles and the measurement system was also considered. The designing process for experimental measurements was made using the NI ELVIS prototyping environment..

Keywords

Thin films, Giant magnetoresistance (GMR), Planar Hall effect, Magnetic detection.

Submitted at: Nov. 14, 2006
Accepted at: June 15, 2007

Citation

M. VOLMER, M. AVRAM, Magnetoresistive sensors based on AMR and GMR effects for biomedical applications, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 9, Iss. 6, pp. 1808-1812 (2007)