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Learning Module: Introduction to Actuators - Instructor Guides
Teaching Materials | 17 May 2017 | Contributor(s):: Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
This learning module is one of three SCME modules that discuss the types of components found in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). This module covers "actuators" - what they are, how they work, and how they are used in both macro and micro-sized systems. An activity...
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Learning Module: Micro Pressure Sensors & the Wheatstone Bridge - Instructor Guides
Teaching Materials | 24 Feb 2017 | Contributor(s):: Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
This purpose of this learning module is to allow students the opportunity to explore micro pressure sensors - their applications, design and fabrication, and operation.
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Learning Module: Micro Pressure Sensors & the Wheatstone Bridge
Teaching Materials | 24 Feb 2017 | Contributor(s):: Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
This learning module allows you to explore micro and nano-sized pressure sensors - their applications, design and fabrication, and operation. Because the Wheatstone bridge (a specialized electronic circuit) is used as the sensing circuit of such pressure sensors, the module also goes into...
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Circuits on Cellulose: From Transistors to LEDs, from Displays to Microfluidics on Paper
Online Presentations | 14 Feb 2017 | Contributor(s):: Andrew Steckl
In this lecture I will review the use of cellulose-based paper as a material in a variety of electronic (and related) applications, including transistors, light emitting diodes, displays, microfluidics. Paper is a very attractive material for many device applications: very low cost, available in...
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Common Materials for Uncommon Microsystems
Online Presentations | 18 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Babak Ziaie
2016 Adams Lecture, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
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The Blood Glucose Monitor
Teaching Materials | 28 Oct 2016 | Contributor(s):: Steven Thedford, Samantha Andrews, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano
Students are introduced to glucose monitors, how these biosensors are being improved with naotechnology, and they test glucose levels. The purpose of the lab is to measure the glucose concentration of several synthetic blood and urine samples to determine which patients have diabetes. Students...
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ENBIOS-2D Lab
Tools | 18 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s):: Aldi Hoxha, Paolo Scarbolo, Andrea Cossettini, Federico Pittino, Luca Selmi
A tool to simulate Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistors in two dimensions
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Hydrogel based Biochemical Sensors
Downloads | 01 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s):: Piyush Dak, Muhammad A. Alam
This is MATLAB code for a Hydrogel based biochemical sensor: The sensor is composed of a hydrogel sandwiched between a rigid porous membrane and a deformable membrane. The hydrogel is pendent with the ionizable groups (with density, Nf and acid dissociation constant, Ka) which are...
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nanoDDSCAT+: Build your own plasmonics sensor, a hands-on session I
Online Presentations | 20 Jun 2016 | Contributor(s):: Jeremy Smith
Plasmonics and its Applications Workshop 2016 nanoDDSCAT+: Build your own plasmonics sensor, a hands-on session I Simplifying Plasmonic Simulation Tool
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[Poster] Compact Modeling Of Electronic Biosensors
Presentation Materials | 25 May 2016 | Contributor(s):: Piyush Dak
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ENBIOS-1D Lab
Tools | 14 Dec 2015 | Contributor(s):: Paolo Scarbolo, Federico Pittino, Matteo , Andrea Cossettini, Luca Selmi
A tool to simulate Electrolyte/Insulator/Semiconductor systems in one dimension
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Quantum Memory for Enhanced Sensing and Photon Storage and Correlation
Online Presentations | 01 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s):: Jörg Wrachtrup
The talk will describe the use of nuclear spin quantum memories in diamond defect centers for sensing and quantum repeater applications.
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High Throughput Screening in Droplet Microreactors (Microfluidics at Interfaces)
Online Presentations | 16 Mar 2016 | Contributor(s):: Amar S. Basu
This talk will discuss several such technologies being explored in our group.
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[Illinois] Engineering the Mode Coupling in Microrings for Laser and Sensor Applications
Online Presentations | 11 Feb 2016 | Contributor(s):: Lynford Goddard
The integrated microring Bragg reflector forms the basis of a new family of compact reflective photonic devices. The buildup of field strength in the high quality factor ring resonator configuration yields multiple reflection encounters with the same set of gratings. This enables high...
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Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Teaching Materials | 10 Dec 2015 | Contributor(s):: SHINE Project, SHINE Project
This lab consists of activities designed to teach students about the synthesis and applications of gold and silver nanoparticles. The entire bundle can be downloaded by clicking on the download link in the upper right or compontents can be individually downloaded by visiting the Supporting Docs...
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Nanotechnology Principles Lab: Lithography
Teaching Materials | 07 Dec 2015 | Contributor(s):: SHINE Project, SHINE Project
This lab consists of activities designed to teach students about lithography. The entire bundle can be downloaded by clicking on the download link in the upper right or compontents can be individually downloaded by visiting the Supporting Docs tab. Learning Objectives: To understand how...
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Printing and Scalable Manufacturing of Aware and Responsive Thin Films (SMART Films) Workshop
Workshops | 20 Jul 2015 | Contributor(s):: Ali Shakouri
The goal of the workshop is to bring together Purdue innovators, technology leaders and industry representatives to discuss industry needs in this area as well as technology advances. This workshop will serve as a starting point for the development of a consortium that will allow us develop a...
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New Frontiers in Terahertz Technology
Online Presentations | 30 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s):: Mona Jarrahi
In this talk, I will describe some of our recent results on developing fundamentally new terahertz electronic/optoelectronic components and imaging/spectrometry architectures to mitigate performance limitations of existing terahertz systems.
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Long term Aging of Autonomous STructures (LAAST) Seminar Series
Series | 05 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Ali Shakouri
The Long term Aging of Autonomous STructures (LAAST) seminar series focuses on reliability and aging of devices for energy conversion, information processing or sensing.
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Smarter Sensors: in Crop Production and Protection
Online Presentations | 16 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Ali Shakouri, Babak Ziaie