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    • Field-effect biosensors (bioFETs) show promise but are hindered by ion screening in physiological solutions.
    • High ion concentrations at the electrolyte-oxide interface impede the field-effect mechanism for biomolecule detection.

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    • To present an electrostatic approach to mitigate Debye screening in bioFETs.
    • To enable sensitive detection of charged biomolecules by overcoming ion concentration challenges.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized local tunable surface electric fields via surface-passivated electrodes to modify the double layer (DL) ion concentration.
    • Employed numerical and analytical methods to examine the effect of electric fields on DL ion distribution.
    • Demonstrated feasibility using a silicon-on-insulator based bioFET.

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    • Successfully removed excess ion concentration from the DL, matching it to bulk concentration.
    • Achieved bulk screening length at the DL, exposing target biomolecules to the bioFET.
    • Observed an almost two-orders-of-magnitude increase in threshold voltage shift for target molecule detection.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed electrostatic approach effectively overcomes Debye screening limitations in bioFETs.
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