Microcantilever biosensors

KM Hansen, T Thundat - Methods, 2005 - Elsevier
Biosensors are sensors in which biomolecular interactions are used as sensing reactions.
Biomolecular interactions, when combined with a microcantilever platform, can produce an …

Acoustic microsensors—the challenge behind microgravimetry

R Lucklum, P Hauptmann - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2006 - Springer
Acoustic microsensors are commonly known as high-resolution mass-sensitive devices. This
is a restricted view in many chemical and biosensor applications, especially in liquids …

Wireless microfluidic control with integrated shape-memory-alloy actuators operated by field frequency modulation

MSM Ali, K Takahata - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports wireless microfluidic control enabled by the selective operation of
multiple bulk-micromachined shape-memory-alloy actuators using external radiofrequency …

Frequency-controlled wireless shape memory polymer microactuator for drug delivery application

MA Zainal, A Ahmad, MS Mohamed Ali - Biomedical microdevices, 2017 - Springer
This paper reports the wireless Shape-Memory-Polymer actuator operated by external radio
frequency magnetic fields and its application in a drug delivery device. The actuator is driven …

Cascaded “triple-bent-beam” MEMS sensor for contactless temperature measurements in nonaccessible environments

B Andò, S Baglio, N Savalli… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) temperature sensor based on a cascade three-
stage “bent-beam” structure is described in this paper. A suspended structure mechanically …

Passive hybrid MEMS for high-temperature telemetric measurements

D Marioli, E Sardini, M Serpelloni - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A contactless sensor represents an attractive solution for high-temperature measurements in
harsh environments, where the use of cables is not suitable, and where the temperature …

Contactless and selective energy transfer to a bistable micro-actuator using laser heated shape memory alloy

S Zaidi, F Lamarque, C Prelle, O Carton… - Smart materials and …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Contactless energy transfer (CET) methods offer great flexibility in the design of complex
micro-systems. This paper reports a laser based contactless and selective energy transfer …

" Bent beam" MEMS temperature sensors for contactless measurements in harsh environments

B Ando, S Baglio, N Pitrone, N Savalli… - 2008 IEEE …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel MEMS temperature sensor based on a cascade three-stage bent beam structure is
described in this work. Three cascaded systems compose the structure in order to enhance …

Design and fabrication of twisting-type thermal actuation mechanism for micromirrors

DH Kim, YC Park, S Park - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reports the design and fabrication of a novel micromirror actuation system. The
actuating mechanism for driving the micromirror combines two paralleled bimorph actuators …

Optical waveguide cantilever actuated by light

K Zinoviev, C Dominguez, JA Plaza… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We present experimental studies and theoretical analysis of a microcantilever working as an
optical waveguide metallized from one side and actuated by light propagating inside it. Light …