Sensors and Microsystems: AISEM 2009 Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
With the Eye of the Beholder: An Introduction to the Observation of Multidimensional Data with the Principal Component Analysis....Pages 3-14
Biosensor Technology: A Brief History....Pages 15-23
Fundamental Limitations in Resistive Wide-Range Gas-Sensor Interface Circuits Design....Pages 25-40
Front Matter....Pages 42-42
Advances in Silicon Periodic Microstructures with Photonic Band Gaps in the Near Infrared Region....Pages 43-46
Investigation of the Swelling Properties of PHEMA and PHEMA/CB for Sensing Application....Pages 47-50
Optical Sensing Properties Towards Ethanol Vapors of Au-Polyimide Nanocomposite Films Synthesized by Different Chemical Routes....Pages 51-54
Optical Vapors Sensing Capabilities of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity....Pages 55-58
Focused Ion Beam and Dielectrophoresis as Grow-in-Place Architecture for Chemical Sensor....Pages 59-62
A Novel Approach for the Preparation of Metal Oxide/CNTs Composites for Sensing Applications....Pages 63-66
The Impact of Nanoparticle Aggregation in Liquid Solution for Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Studies....Pages 67-70
Preparation and Electrical-Functional Characterization of Gas Sensors Based on TiO 2 Nanometric Strips Using Impedance Spectroscopy....Pages 71-75
Piezoelectric Low-Curing-Temperature Ink for Sensors and Power Harvesting....Pages 77-81
Comparative Bioaffinity Studies for In-Vitro Cell Assays on MEMS-Based Devices....Pages 83-87
Effect of the Layer Geometry on Ink-Jet Sensor Device Perfomances....Pages 89-93
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
Optical Flowmeter Sensor for Blood Circulators....Pages 97-100
UV Laser Beam Profilers Based on CVD Diamond....Pages 101-104
Photoconductive Position Sensitive CVD Diamond Detectors....Pages 105-108
Opaque-Gate Phototransistors on H-Terminated Diamond....Pages 109-112
Fabrication and Characterization of a Silicon Photodetector at 1.55 Micron....Pages 113-116
Active Area Density Optimization Technique for Harvester Photodiodes Efficiency Maximization....Pages 117-120
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
All-Fiber Hybrid Fiber Bragg Gratings Cavity for Sensing Applications....Pages 121-125
An Optical Platform Based on Fluorescence Anisotropy for C Reactive Protein and Procalcitonine Assay....Pages 127-131
Gold Coated Long Period Gratings in Single and Multi Layer Configuration for Sensing Applications....Pages 133-136
UV Schottky Sensors Based on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors....Pages 137-142
Design and Realization of a Novel Pixel Sensor for Color Imaging Applications in CMOS 90 nm Technology....Pages 143-146
Technology and I–V Characteristics of Fully Porous PN Junctions....Pages 147-150
Fast Gating of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes for Photon Migration Measurements....Pages 151-154
Performance of Commercially Available InGaAs/InP SPAD with Custom Electronics....Pages 155-159
Novel Vacuum Evaporated Cavitand Sensors for Detecting Very Low Alcohol Concentrations....Pages 161-164
Hydrogen Sensing Capability of Nanostructured Titania Films....Pages 165-168
Synthesis and Gas Sensing Properties of ZnO Quantum Dots....Pages 169-172
Optical Gas Sensing Properties of ZnO Nanowires....Pages 173-176
Porphyrin-Porphyrin Diads as Potential Transducers for the Determination of Cadaverine in Aqueous Solution....Pages 177-180
Electrochemical Characterization of PNA/DNA Hybridized Layer Using SECM and EIS Techniques....Pages 181-184
Metal-Functionalized and Vertically-Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Layers for Low Temperature Gas Sensing Applications....Pages 185-191
Ammonia Sensing Properties of Organic Inks Deposited on Flexible Subtrates....Pages 193-196
Prospective of Using Nano-Structured High Performances Sensors Based on Polymer Nano-Imprinting Technology for Chemical and Biomedical Applications....Pages 197-200
Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor Based on a Recombinant Bovine Odorant-Binding Protein....Pages 201-205
Development of an Aptamer-Based Electrochemical Sandwich Assay for the Detection of a Clinical Biomarker....Pages 207-210
Determination of Ethanol in Leadless Petrols and Biofuels Using an Innovative Organic Phase Enzyme Electrode (OPEE)....Pages 211-214
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
Immunosensors for the Direct Determination of Proteins: Lactoferrin and HIgG....Pages 215-218
A Method Based on Scattering Parameters for Model Identification of Piezoactuators with Applications in Colloidal Suspension Monitoring....Pages 219-223
MEMS Tilt Sensor with Improved Resolution and Low Thermal Drift....Pages 225-228
An Offset Compensation Method for Integrated Thermal Flow Sensors....Pages 229-232
A New Principle for Environment Resistant Integrated Anemometers....Pages 233-236
Distributed Dynamic Strain Measurement Using a Time-Domain Brillouin Sensing System....Pages 237-240
Epoxy/MWCNT Composite Based Temperature Sensor with Linear Characteristics....Pages 241-245
Thermoelectric Sensor for Detection of Chemical Radiation Heat....Pages 247-250
Squid Sensors for High Spatial Resolution Magnetic Imaging and for Nanoscale Applications....Pages 251-255
Perming Effect in Residence Times Difference Fluxgate Magnetometers....Pages 257-260
Diffuse-Light Absorption Spectroscopy by Means of a Fiber Optic Supercontinuum Source – An Innovative Technique....Pages 261-264
Front Matter....Pages 266-266
A Differential Difference Current-Conveyor (DDCCII) Based Front-End for Integrable and Portable Sensor Applications....Pages 267-271
A New Fast-Readout Front-End for High Resistive Chemical Sensor Applications....Pages 273-278
A Novel Calibration-Less CCII-Based Resistance-to-Time Front-End for Gas Sensor Interfacing....Pages 279-284
High-Efficiency Front-End Interface for the Vibrating-String Strain Gauge Sensors....Pages 285-289
Signal Conditioning System Analysis for Adaptive Signal Processing in Wireless Sensors....Pages 291-294
A 0.13μm CMOS Front-End for Drift Chambers....Pages 295-298
A New Laser Technology for Air Traffic Management....Pages 299-302
A 100 Microwatt Ultra Low-Power Contrast-Based Asynchronous Vision Sensor....Pages 303-306
A 32 × 32-Channels Chip for X-Ray Pixel Detector Read-Out....Pages 307-310
Front Matter....Pages 266-266
Mental Tasks Recognition for a Brain/Computer Interface....Pages 311-314
Silicon Integrated Micro-Balances Array for DNA Hybridization Electronic Detection....Pages 315-318
A Fully Integrated System for Single-Site Electroporation and Addressed Cell Drug Delivery....Pages 319-322
A Novel Based Protein Microarray for the Simultaneous Analysis of Activated Caspases....Pages 323-326
Electrorheological Fluids Based on Inorganic Nanoparticles for Robotic Applications....Pages 327-330
Wireless Nanotransducers for In-Vivo Medical Applications....Pages 331-334
Development of MEMS Microcantilever Detectors for DNA Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Detection in Autoimmune Diseases Diagnostic....Pages 335-338
A New Approach for CMOS Fabrication of Microcantilever/Nanotip Systems for Probe-Storage Applications....Pages 339-342
Characterization and Testing of a Double Axis Scanning Micromirror....Pages 343-346
A High-Voltage PWM Current Driver for Hot-Wire Anemometers....Pages 347-351
A MEMS Piezoresistive Inclination Sensor with CMOS ASIC Front-End Interface....Pages 353-357
Actively Controlled Power Conversion Techniques for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Applications....Pages 359-363
FEM Analysis of Piezoelectric Nanostructures for Energy Harvesting....Pages 365-368
Piezo-Polymer-FET Devices Based Tactile Sensors for Humanoid Robots....Pages 369-372
Integrated Optofluidic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer....Pages 373-376
Intelligent Wireless E-Nose for Power Savvy Distributed Chemical Sensing....Pages 377-380
Smart RFID-Label for Monitoring the Preservation Conditions of Food....Pages 381-385
Improving Piano Music Transcription by Elman Dynamic Neural Networks....Pages 387-390
A Multisensor System for High Reliability People Fall Detection in Home Environment....Pages 391-394
Front Matter....Pages 396-396
WESNEP: A Wireless Environmental Sensor Network for Permafrost Studies....Pages 397-400
Front Matter....Pages 396-396
A Multi-Purpose Wireless Sensor Network Based on Zigbee Technology....Pages 401-404
A Wireless Sensors System for Sport Studies....Pages 405-408
A High-Voltage Driver for a Scanning Micromirror....Pages 409-412
System Study for a Head-Up Display Based on a Flexible Sensor Interface....Pages 413-417
Capacitive Sensor System for Investigation of Two-Phase Flow in Pipes....Pages 419-423
Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging for Affinity-Based Biosensors....Pages 425-428
Laser Based Scanning System for Monitoring Ice Accretion Phenomena on High Voltage Conductors....Pages 429-432
Capacitive Proximity Sensor for Chainsaw Safety....Pages 433-436
Back Matter....Pages 437-444