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SUMMARY:MEchanics GAthering -MEGA- Seminar: PZE-transduced suspended micro
 channel resonators for biosensing
DTSTART:20190425T161500
DTEND:20190425T173000
DTSTAMP:20260916T063411Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Annalisa De Pastina\, NEMS\, EPFL\nAbstract Micro- and Nano- 
 mechanical biosensors are mechanical transducers with micro- and nano- si
 zed moving parts\, which have demonstrated outstanding sensing capabilitie
 s down to single molecules. Even though well-established electrical and op
 tical sensors still dominate the market of biological detection\, in the p
 ast two decades Micro- and Nano- ElectroMechanical systems (M/NEMS) have b
 een receiving a lot of attention at the research level. The main reason fo
 r the development of M/NEMS in life-science applications is the need to ad
 dress the mechanical nature of many fundamental biological processes. In
  fact\, cell mechanical properties such as stiffness or viscoelasticity\, 
 represent a valid diagnostic biomarker for several pathologies like cancer
 \, malaria and sickle cell anemia\, among others.\nThis talk will focus on
  piezoelectric suspended microchannel resonators (SMRs)\, which are hollow
  resonant devices with embedded microfluidic channels and integrated piezo
 electric transduction. The device development\, from preliminary design co
 nsiderations until real-time analysis of single cells will be discussed\, 
 also providing an insight on SMRs microfabrication and integration in a co
 mplex experimental setup.
LOCATION:MED 2 2423 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=MED22423
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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