Sensors And Microsystems - Proceedings of the 9th Italian Conference

by Di Natale, C.; D'Amico, A.; Martinelli, G.; Carotta, M. C.; Guidi, V.

• ISBN13: 9789812563866
• ISBN10: 9812563865
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

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This indispensable volume contains a selection of papers presented at the

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Biosensors and Bio-Medical Applications
Ultrasound System for Simultaneous Detection of Blood Velocity Profiles and Wall Elasticity in Human Arteries	p. 3
Oriented and Reversible Immobilization of Recombinant Proteins on Gold [mu]-Array	p. 8
Connecting Capillaries to a Microreactor Structured in Borofloat Glass	p. 14
Screen Printed Electrodes for Biosensor Application: Reproducibility, Sensitivity and Stability	p. 19
Properties of Gas Sensitive Enzyme-Metal Contact	p. 25
Spontaneous Deposition of Amphiphilised Porphyrin Ordered Film on Glass	p. 30
Comparison Between Two Different Potentiometric Methods for Human Anti Immunoglobulin G and Human Immonuglobulin G	p. 37
Development of Artificial Oligopeptides as Biomimetic Receptors for Carbamate and Organophosphate Pesticides Using a Computational Approach	p. 44
Comparison Among Voltammetric, Biosensor and Spectrophotometric Method, for the Determination of Antioxidant Capacity of Cobalt Complexes Proposed as Anticancer Active Principia	p. 50
Electrochemical Device for the Detection of Genotoxic Compounds in Fish Bile Samples	p. 56
Modified Screen Printed Electrodes for Glutathione Detection	p. 61
Fully Electronic DNA Detection Technique	p. 67
Structuring the Photosensitive Glass for Microreactors	p. 72
Gas Sensing
WO[subscript 3] Hydrocarbon Sensor with Fast Response	p. 81
Preparation and Characterization of Hybrid Phorphyrin-Tin Dioxide Chemical Sensors	p. 86
P-Type Chemoresistive Gas Sensor Based on Pt-Modified NiO Sputtered Thin Films for the Detection of Hydrogen Electronic Nose	p. 92
Gas Sensor Based on a Porous/Crystalline Silicon Structure	p. 99
Recovery Time Improvement of QMB Sensors by an Integrated Simple Micro Heater	p. 105
Monitoring of Environmental Odours by an Electronic Nose: Waste Water Treatment Plant and Rubbish Dump, Three Case Studies	p. 111
Silicon Nanowires for Hydrogen Detection	p. 118
Fabrication and Characterization of the APSFET, an Adsorption Porous Silicon FET	p. 123
Electronic Nose, HS-SPME/GC/MS and Panel Test Correlation for Mono-Cultivar Extra-Virgin Olive Oils	p. 128
Optimization of Combustion Control by Sensors Based on TiO[subscript 2] Thin Film	p. 134
Towards NO[subscript 2] Porous Silicon Gas Sensor: Monitoring Characteristics Over Long Time	p. 139
A Multidisciplinary Study on Stone Monuments Damage	p. 145
A Study of the Oscillatory Response of Platinum Coils to Carbon Monoxide	p. 151
Nanoscience and New Materials
Nanostructures Reactivity for Gas Sensor Applications	p. 159
MoO[subscript 3] Nanorods for Gas Sensing Applications	p. 164
TiO[subscript 2] Nanoparticle Thin Films for Sensing Application Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance	p. 169
Vapour Sensing Properties of Carbon Nanotubes onto Cadmium Arachidate Multilayer Investigated by Acoustic Sensors and Optical Fibre Based Reflectometer Sensor	p. 175
Mixed Oxides for Gas Sensing: The Role of the Annealing Processes	p. 183
A Semi-Classical Approach for Determination of the Inter-Granular Energy Barrier Height in Very-Fine Nanograins	p. 188
Spectroscopic Characterisation of Defects on Mo/W Mixed Oxide	p. 194
Improvements of VOC's Sensor Based on Polymer Composite Thin Films	p. 200
Physical Sensors
Piezoresistive Effects in Thick Film Resistors: 30 Years After	p. 207
Automatic Capacitance Compensation (ACC) Oscillator for TSM Quartz Sensors Under Acoustic and Dielectric Loading	p. 217
Aluminum Nitride Thin Films for Micromechanical Ultrasonic Liquid Nebulizer	p. 222
Stress-Strain Behaviour of Electroplated Gold Thin Films	p. 227
Development and Characterization of a Silicon-Based Three Axial Force Sensor	p. 231
Heated Channel Mass Flow Sensor	p. 236
Resonant Accelerometer in Micromachined Silicon	p. 241
Acoustic Guided Waves Interdigital Transducers for Non Destructive Testing for Carbon-Epoxy Composites for Spacecraft Structures	p. 246
Integrated Constant Temperature Anemometer for Liquid Flow Rate Measurement	p. 251
An Electrical Model for Simulating the Dynamics of a Cantilever Beam	p. 257
Design and Characterization of a Family of Fluxgate Magnetic Sensors in PCB Technology	p. 262
Fluid Dynamics Sensor Arrays in Printed Circuit Board Technology for Aerospace Applications	p. 267
Optical Sensors
Optoelectronic Sensors for an Integrated Approach to Environmental Monitoring	p. 275
Integrated Microfluidic Optical Sensor	p. 281
Spectral Nephelometry for the Geographic Classification of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oils	p. 286
CO[subscript 2] Sensor System Including a Microheater and a Thermopile	p. 292
A New Approach to UV Imaging by CVD-Diamond Devices	p. 297
An Optical Sensor for the Monitoring of Heavy Metal Ions in Water	p. 303
On Line Water Color Monitoring by Means of Fiber Optic Technology in a Water Recycling Plant	p. 309
Accuracy Enhancement in Brillouin Distributed Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensors Using Signal Deconvolution	p. 314
Novel Optoelectronic Sensing Device Based on Syndiotactic Polystyrene Sensitive Layer	p. 319
Optoelectronic Refractive Index Measurements by Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors	p. 324
Reinforcing and Monitoring of Concrete Structures with Composites and Fiber Optic Sensors	p. 329
Micromachining
Microfluidic Device for Real Time PCR Detection	p. 339
Micromachined Differential Temperature Gas Flow Sensor with On-Chip Readout Electronics	p. 345
Microwave MEMS Switches in Series Configuration: Technology and Circuital Modeling	p. 351
Selective Monitoring of Indoor VOC at PPB Level	p. 356
Design and Simulation of Gradient Micro-Heaters for Gas Sensor Arrays	p. 364
A Micromachined Glass Chip for Capillary Electrophoresis	p. 369
An Optimized Front-Side Micromachining Process for Dielectric Membranes Using TMAH	p. 374
On Electromechanical Performance of Low Actuation Voltage RF-MEMS Switches	p. 379
Nodal Modelling of Uneven Electrostatic Transduction in MEMS	p. 385
Applications and New Technology
Low Voltage Low Power Oscillator for Arrays of Quartz Microbalances	p. 393
Development of a Temperature-Independent Apparatus for Generating Calibrated Gas Flow with Permeation Tubes	p. 401
Cereal Grain Sorting by Impedance Spectroscopy Sensing	p. 406
Automatic Order Reduction for Finite Element Models	p. 411
Modeling of a Condenser Microphone with Structured Polysilicon Diaphragm	p. 418
Current Mode-Based Integrated Gas Sensor Interfaces	p. 424
Application of the SMART-RAS System for Monitoring the Growth of Organic Compounds in Ultra-High-Vacuum	p. 430
A Windows Based Real-Time System for the Analysis of Electrophysiological Signals from Neuronal Network Coupled to Micro Transducer Arrays	p. 436
Advanced SAW Transducers For Multisensing Systems Applied to Low Concentration of Volatile Compounds	p. 442
Automatic System for Work Function Measurement Employing [Sigma Delta] Modulation	p. 448
High Accuracy Interface for Sensor Bridges	p. 456
OP AMP Tuning for High Performance Analog Circuits	p. 461
Preliminary Measurements of Charge Collection of P+/N Junction SiC Detectors and Simulations of Schottky Diodes	p. 468
Analysis and Simulation of Silicon Thin Detectors	p. 473
Heavy Metals Monitoring in the Massive Central by Using a Portable Screen-Printed Sensor	p. 478
A Human-Like Chewing Measurement System for the Assessment of the Perception of Food Consistence	p. 484
Compensation Analog and Digital Filtering for Pyroelectric Sensors Arrays	p. 489
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