microcantilever – TechConnect Briefs

Low-cost Thin-film Transistor-based Microcantilever for Measuring Deflection

Lin P-Y, Cheng Y-J, Kuan S., Huang L-S., National Tainwan University, TW

Here, we firstly report the low-cost poly-Si TFT embedded in the high-stress region of the microcantilever (MCL) as a sensing transducer to convert local strain into an electrical signal.In this work, the verification of reproducible [...]

A compact, low-power cantilever-based sensor array for chemical detection

Loui A., Ratto T.V., Wilson T.S., Mukerjee E.V., Hu Z-Y, Sulchek T.A., Hart B.R., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US

A compact and low-power cantilever-based sensor array has been developed and used to detect various vapor analytes. This device employs sorptive polymers that are deposited onto piezoresistive cantilevers. We have successfully detected several organic vapors, [...]

Coupling between Nanoscale and Microscale Modeling for MicroFluidic Devices

Jenkins J.W., Sundaram S., Makhijani V.B., CFD Research Corporation, US

Evaluation of microfluidic device and sensor designs using continuum modeling is a valuable method, but becomes more complex if nanoscale or molecular level physics must be included in the model. Recently, we have undertaken an [...]