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 …

Beyond biology: alternative uses of cantilever-based technologies

H Muñoz-Galán, C Alemán, MM Pérez-Madrigal - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Micromechanical cantilever sensors are attracting a lot of attention because of the need for
characterizing, detecting, and monitoring chemical and physical properties, as well as …

Deflection, frequency, and stress characteristics of rectangular, triangular, and step profile microcantilevers for biosensors

MZ Ansari, C Cho - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
This study presents the deflection, resonant frequency and stress results of rectangular,
triangular, and step profile microcantilevers subject to surface stress. These cantilevers can …

Highly sensitive microcantilever biosensors with enhanced sensitivity for detection of human papilloma virus infection

HH Kim, HJ Jeon, HK Cho, JH Cheong… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates a piezoresistive microcantilever biosensor for a potential of the
early detection of HPV infection. Gold was patterned on the top surface of the …

Comparison between deflection and vibration characteristics of rectangular and trapezoidal profile microcantilevers

MZ Ansari, C Cho, J Kim, B Bang - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
Arrays of microcantilevers are increasingly being used as physical, biological, and chemical
sensors in various applications. To improve the sensitivity of microcantilever sensors, this …

Ultrahigh sensitivity stress sensing method near the exceptional point of parity-time symmetric systems

T Xing, Z Pan, Y Tao, G Xing, R Wang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultralow stress sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity have an urgent need for micro-pressure
measurement in aerospace, industrial automation and biomedical inventions. In this paper …

A new sensitivity improving approach for mass sensors through integrated optimization of both cantilever surface profile and cross-section

J Zhao, Y Zhang, R Gao, S Liu - Sensors and actuators B: chemical, 2015 - Elsevier
Sensitivity is of great importance for piezoelectric resonance mass sensors in the fields of
material and particle analyzing. Different from the custom used methods such as geometric …

Surface stress-induced deflection of a microcantilever with various widths and overall microcantilever sensitivity enhancement via geometry modification

G Zhang, L Zhao, Z Jiang, S Yang, Y Zhao… - Journal of Physics D …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The issues of surface stress-induced deflection of a microcantilever with various widths and
overall microcantilever sensitivity enhancement of microcantilever-based biosensors are …

[PDF][PDF] Geometry and profile modification of microcantilevers for sensitivity enhancement in sensing applications

Y Liu, H Wang, H Qin, W Zhao, P Wang - Sens. Mater, 2017 - sensors.myu-group.co.jp
The issues of absorbed-gas-induced frequency shift of a microcantilever with various
geometries and profiles are investigated in this paper to enhance the measurement …

Shape optimization of electrostatically actuated microbeams for extending static and dynamic operating ranges

MM Joglekar, DN Pawaskar - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2012 - Springer
We present the systematic development and application of a generic shape optimization
methodology to enhance the static and dynamic pull-in ranges of electrostatically actuated …