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New Frontiers in Terahertz Technology
Online Presentations | 13 May 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 | 07 Apr 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 | 17 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Ali Shakouri, Babak Ziaie
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Spaser in Quantum Regime
Online Presentations | 12 Feb 2015 | Contributor(s):: Mark I Stockman
The spaser have been introduced theoretically and discovered experimentally. We briefly consider quantum theory and latest results on spaser as an ultrafast quantum generator and amplifier of nanoplasmonic fields, ultrabright nanolabel, and highly-efficient nanosensor. We present latest original...
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[Illinois] Mobile Phone Nanosensor Platform at Molecular Precision for Environmental Health Diagnostics
Online Presentations | 06 Oct 2014 | Contributor(s):: Gang Logan Liu
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[Illinois] How to Break the "Fundamental" Limits of Nanobiosensing
Online Presentations | 07 Apr 2014 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
As the future of Moore’s law of transistor scaling appears uncertain, electronics is being reinvented by broadening the focus to other areas including macroelectronics (electronics of large, possibly flexible and transparent displays), bioelectronics (e.g., nanobio sensors for genomics,...
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[Illinois] Using Resonant Mass Sensors to Characterize Single Cell Adhesion
Online Presentations | 27 Feb 2014 | Contributor(s):: Katrina Keller
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[Illinois] Multi-function Semiconductor Membranes with Nanopore for Bio-Molecule Sensing and Manipulation
Online Presentations | 17 Dec 2013 | Contributor(s):: Jean-Pierre Leburton, Anuj Gridhar
In the recent years there has been a tremendous interest in using solid-state membranes with nanopores as a new tool for DNA and RNA characterization and possible sequencing. Among solid-state nanoporous membranes the use of mono-layer graphene is particularly attractive because of its electric...
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[Illinois] B3SI 2012: Closing Session
Online Presentations | 17 Dec 2013 | Contributor(s):: Rashid Bashir, Lizzanne DeStefano, Hsiang-Yu Angie Wang, Hao-Ming Hsiao, Jimmy K. Hsia, Laura Arriola Miller
Deeper understandings of biological systems and advances in nanotechnology have provided new opportunities to make significant progress in mechanobiology, biosensing and dynamic control of engineered systems, with wide range of applications such as cancer research. In order to take advantage of...
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[Illinois] Microcapsules for Luminescent Tracking and Controlled Drug Delivery
Online Presentations | 16 Dec 2013 | Contributor(s):: Yulia Maximenko
Polyelectrolyte microcapsules are formed on porous calcium carbonate templates that are impregnated and coated with 2.9 nanometer luminescent silicon nanoparticles. The complexes are characterized in suspension as well as in thin films using fluorescence microscopy, optical microscopy, and x-ray...
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[Illinois] Optics-based Biosensors for Diagnostics, Cell Imaging, Pharmaceutical Research, and Tissue Imaging
Online Presentations | 28 Aug 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Nanotechnology-mediated Sensing of Angiogenesis
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Princess I. Imoukhuede
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[Illinois] ECE 416 SPR Sensors II
Online Presentations | 21 May 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, it is a continuation of the SPR Sensors discussed in the last one. We start off with the definition of a Surface Plasmon, which is an oscillation of electrons at the interface between a good conductor and a...
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[Illinois] Biosensing Summer Series 2010
Online Presentations | 14 May 2013
July 12 – July 23, 2010 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignVenue: Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MNTL)Advances in informatics, nanotechnology, and deeper understanding of biological systems have provided new opportunities to make fundamental advances in sensing and dynamic...
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Impedance Based Sensors II
Online Presentations | 10 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, we start off with a light review of the nanopore sequencing method which is based upon having a carefully bioengineered pore that can induce different changes in charge blockages as different base pairs go through...
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Lumerical Optical Simulation
Online Presentations | 10 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, we looked at lumerical optical simulation. The motivation to pursue this topic is because there is now software available that allows us to conduct simulations to visualize Electromagnetic field locations, to...
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Fluorescence I
Online Presentations | 10 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, we discussed Fluorescence molecules and how they can be used for detection of other molecules. The molecules are considered to have high energy states, which helps them with their detection. The photons discussed...
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Fluorescence II
Online Presentations | 10 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, we start with a revision of the common organic dyes and the photostability and quenching concepts. Quenching is then discussed in more detail and the difference between self-quenching and external quenching....
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Optical Sensors II
Online Presentations | 27 Mar 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, there is a review of the previous lecture of SPR Sensors along with Reflection Interference Spectroscopy. We learned that as we go to longer wavelengths, the refractive index is more constant. Then, we looked at...
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[Illinois] ECE 416 Optical Sensors III
Online Presentations | 27 Mar 2013 | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham
In this lecture, we finished our discussion over optical sensors. We started with discussing a photon moving between 2 mirrors with 100% efficiency, the photon gets to "sample" the media between the mirrors with no loss. This was...