The field of cantilever-based sensing emerged in the mid-1990s and is today a well-known
technology for label-free sensing which holds promise as a technique for cheap, portable …

This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens is important for reducing diseases caused by food
contaminated with pathogens and toxins. Current methods rely on conventional culture …

Micromechanical devices comprise emerging sensor platforms with straightforward sensing
mechanisms. Molecular adsorption onto the sensing element, typically a cantilever, shifts its …

The alarming growth of the antibiotic-resistant superbugs methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is driving the …

The development of tools and processes used to fabricate, measure, and image nanoscale
objects has lead to a wide range of work devoted to producing sensors that interact with …

In the last decade, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) SU-8 polymeric cantilevers with
piezoresistive readout combined with the advances in molecular recognition techniques …

Microcantilevers, one of the most common MEMS structures, have been introduced as a
novel sensing paradigm nearly a decade ago. Ever since, the technology has emerged to …

In recent years, we have witnessed many transitions in healthcare systems around the
globe. For example, population expansion and ageing, and the human immunodeficiency …

The success of high-speed atomic force microscopy in imaging molecular motors, enzymes
and microbes in liquid environments suggests that the technique could be of significant …