Molecular Sensors for MEMS

10 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): John P. Sullivan

This seminar will cover the issues involved in using molecular sensors in MEMS and their application to microchannels, supersonic micronozzles, microjet impingement, microturbines and unsteady …

https://nanohub.org/resources/7998

Optical BioMEMS Microfluidic Technologies for Hand-Held, Point-of-Care, Medical Devices

23 Nov 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): James Leary

Portable, point-of-care, medical diagnostic devices could provide an important new component in more cost-effective healthcare delivery. Rapid measurements of blood samples during an examination …

https://nanohub.org/resources/7873

Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 12: A General Method for Screening Protein- DNA Interactions using Label-Free Photonic Crystal Biosensor Microplates

28 Oct 2009 | Notes | Contributor(s): Brian Cunningham

Method for Screening Protein- DNA Interactions using Label-Free Photonic Crystal Biosensor Microplates Topics: Apoptosis Inducing Factor (AIF) Parkinson's Disease Role of AIF in …

https://nanohub.org/resources/7673

Lecture 5: 2D Nets in a 3D World: Basics of Nanobiosensors and Fractal Antennae

27 Oct 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

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https://nanohub.org/resources/7173

Quantum Dot Lab Demonstration: Pyramidal Qdots

11 Jun 2009 | Animations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley

This video shows the simulation and analysis of a pyramid-shaped quantum dot using Quantum Dot Lab. Several powerful analytic features of this tool are demonstrated.

https://nanohub.org/resources/6845

Self-assembled Monolayer Based Biosensors for Healthcare

06 Aug 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): B. D. Malhotra

There is increased demand both in developed and the developing countries for ready availability of biosensors [1-5]. In this context, self-assembled monolayer (Scheme I) based biosensors have …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4812

Micro-fabricated Biosensors for Cardiac Diagnostics

30 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): V.Ramgopal Rao

In this talk the current status of an ongoing effort in the Electrical Engineering Department at IIT Bombay on the development of an integrated systems to provide point-of-care diagnostic support for …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4815

Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers using Plasmonic Sensors

21 Jul 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joseph M K Irudayaraj

Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated …

https://nanohub.org/resources/5064

In Search of the Perfect Semiconductor Photon Detector

19 May 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Y. Yu

Photon detectors have many important applications, such as in heat sensing, digital cameras, solar cells and x-ray and gamma-ray detection. So far, the most common detectors are based on elemental …

https://nanohub.org/resources/4397

An Experimentalists’ Perspective

19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3628

MCW07 Modeling Molecule-Assisted Transport in Nanotransistors

06 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kamil Walczak

Molecular electronics faces many problems in practical device implementation, due to difficulties with fabrication and gate-ability. In these devices, molecules act as the main conducting channel. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3074

MCW07 Impact of Porphyrin Functional Groups on InAs Gas Sensors

05 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Michael Garcia

Porphyrin molecules are often used for sensor engineering to improve sensitivity and selectivity to specific analytes. It is important to understand how the porphyrin HOMO-LUMO levels deplete …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3149

Silicon Photonics: Opportunity Challenges and Recent Results

02 Nov 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mario Paniccia

The silicon chip has been the mainstay of the electronics industry for the last 40 years and has revolutionized the way the world operates. Today a silicon chip the size of a fingernail contains …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3488

Introduction of MEMS Activity at Nano/Micro System Engineering Lab., Kyoto University

15 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Osamu Tabata

We are aiming at the realization of microsystems and nanosystems with novel and unique functions by integrating functional elements in different domains such as mechanics, electronics, chemistry, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3243

MCW07 Silicon Based Nanopore Sensors for Detection of DNA Molecules

11 Sep 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Samir Iqbal, Demir Akin, Rashid Bashir

Solid-state nanopores have emerged as possible candidates for next-generation DNA sequencing devices. In this talk, we will review our recent work in development of solid-state nanopore channels that …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3079

Micro-scaled Biochips with Optically Active Surfaces for Near and Far-field Analysis of Cellular Fluorescence

31 Aug 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Huw Summers

The integration of thin (< 100 nm) metal films with micro-scale optical waveguides provides a route to controlled spatial excitation of cellular fluorescence within a biochip platform. Surface …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3121

Molecular Interferometry

26 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David D. Nolte

While single-molecule detection through fluorescence has now become common-place, there has been no analogous single-molecule capability using direct detection approaches such as interferometry. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2832

Piezoelectric Transducers: Strain Sensing and Energy Harvesting (and Frequency Tuning)

15 Jun 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Toshikazu Nishida

Acoustic pressure or mechanical force sensing via piezoelectric coupling is closely related to the harvesting of electrical energy from acoustical and mechanical energy sources. In this talk, …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2575

On the Cross Roads of Biology and Nanotechnology – Selective DNA Nanopore Sensors

21 Mar 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Samir Iqbal

The ability to manipulate and identify the properties of single biological molecules with the potential of characterizing biological processes at the most fundamental levels can significantly …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2486

SUGAR: the SPICE for MEMS

21 May 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jason Clark

In this seminar, I present some design, modeling, and simulation features of a computer aided engineering tool for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) called SUGAR. For experimental verification, I …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2735