Sensors and Microsystems

1. Odorant Detection and Discrimination in the Olfactory System
Simone Pifferi, Anna Menini

2. Better Sensors Through Chemistry: Some Selected Examples
G. Neri

3. Alcohol-Infiltrated One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals
G. Barillaro, A. Diligenti, L. M. Strambini, S. Surdo, S. Merlo

4. Conductance Variation Under UV: A Surface Barrier Modification
C. Malagù, M. C. Carotta, A. Giberti, V. Guidi, G. Martinelli

5. Poly[3-(4-Alkoxyphenyl)thiophenes] Based Chemical Sensors
E. Massera, M. L. Miglietta, T. Polichetti, G. Di Francia, F. Borbone, L. Ricciotti, S. Pappalardo, A. Roviello

6. Electrical Noise Characterization of Epoxy/MWCNT Composites
C. Barone, D. Imparato, S. Pagano, L. Vertuccio, A. Sorrentino, H. C. Neitzert

7. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Sensing Applications
T. Krishnakumar, N. Pinna, A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Rizzo, G. Neri

8. A Novel Organic/MWCNTs Semiconductor Composite for Resistive Gas Sensors
F. Fontana, T. Caronna, N. Donato, M. Latino, A. Bonavita, G. Rizzo, G. Neri

9. An Exploratory Study on the Potential of Zeolite P-Based Materials for Sensing Applications
I. Arrigo, M. Caprì, F. Corigliano, A. Bonavita, G. Rizzo, G. Neri, N. Donato

10. Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Layers
M. Penza, R. Rossi, M. Alvisi, D. Valerini, E. Serra, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’amico

11.
Bis-Pyrazole Based Thin Films for Optical Gas Detection
R. Touzani, S. El Kadiri, A. Zerrouki, S. Scorrano, G. Vasapollo, M. G. Manera, R. Rella

12. Room Temperature Hydrogen Sensor Based on Pt/TiO2/MWCNT Composites
L. Luca, A. Donato, G. Apa, S. Santangelo, G. Faggio, G. Messina, N. Donato, A. Bonavita, G. Neri

13. Gas Influence on Photocurrent Generation in Metal Oxide Nanowires
S. Todros, C. Baratto, E. Comini, G. Faglia, M. Ferroni, G. Sberveglieri

14. Transition Metal Complexes as Ammonia Responsive Materials for SAW Chemical Sensors
S. Lo Schiavo, P. Cardiano, N. Donato, M. Latino, G. Neri

15. Gas Microsensors with Metalloporphyrin-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Networked Layers
M. Penza, R. Rossi, M. Alvisi, D. Valerini, G. Cassano, E. Serra, R. Paolesse, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico

16. Gas Sensing Properties of Indium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Laser Ablation in Water
F. Barreca, S. Spadaro, G. Currò, N. Acacia, F. Neri, N. Donato, M. Latino, G. Neri

17. Chemical Sensors for Indoor Atmosphere Monitoring
R. Paolesse, L. Tortora, C. Di Natale, F. Dini, A. D’amico

18. Electrochemical and Morphological Investigation on Gold Bio-Nano-Electrodes. Preliminary Results
Livia Della Seta, Maria Rita Montereali, Chiara Patriarca, Antonella Marone, Walter Vastarella

19. Synthesis, Characterization, and Ammonia Sensing Properties of Vanadium Pentoxide Nanocrystals
G. Rizzo, A. Bonavita, G. Neri, A. Arena, G. Saitta

20. Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Arrays for SERS Based Sensing
C. D’Andrea, F. Neri, P. M. Ossi, N. Santo, S. Trusso

21. Inkjet Printed Chemical Sensors
F. Villani, I. A. Grimaldi, T. Polichetti, E. Massera, A. Girolamo Del Mauro, G. Di Francia

22. Synthesis, Characterization and Sensing Applications of Nanotubular TiO2-Based Materials
G. Neri, A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Centi, S. Perathoner, R. Passalacqua, Marc-Georg Willinger, N. Pinna

23. Detection of a Tumor Marker in Serum by an Electrochemical Assay Coupled to Magnetic Beads
Q. A. M. Al-Khafaji, S. Tombelli, S. Laschi, G. Marrazza, M. Mascini, N. A. M. Mohammed

24. Smart Multichannel Flow Sensor with Temperature and Pressure Compensation
P. Bruschi, M. Dei, F. Butti, M. Piotto

25. Field Effect Transistor Sensing Devices Employing Lipid Layers
S. Cotrone, M. D. Angione, M. Magliulo, N. Cioffi, R. Pilolli, G. Palazzo, L. Torsi, A. Mallardi, D. Fine, A. Dodabalapur

26. The Measure of Atmospheric Electric Field
S. Iarossi, M. Poscolieri, C. Rafanelli, D. Franceschinis, A. Rondini, M. Maggi, A. D’amico

27. Single Palladium Nanowire: Morphology and its Correlation with Sensing Mechanism
Vera La Ferrara, Brigida Alfano, Tiziana Polichetti, Ettore Massera, Girolamo Di Francia, Giuseppe Fiorentino

28. Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes for Alpha Particle Detection
M. Piotto, P. Bruschi, A. Diligenti, R. Ciolini, G. Curzio, A. Di Fulvio

29. Nano-Devices Based on Spin-Transfer Torque Effects
V. Puliafito, A. Prattella

30. Physical and Morphological Characterization of an Innovative System Control for the Accurate Execution of Lung Surgery
L. Fuggiano, R. Caione, F. Casino, R. Rella

31. Plasmonic and Magneto-Plasmonic Nanostructured Materials for Sensors and Biosensors Application
M. G. Manera, G. S. Masi, G. Montagna, F. Casino, R. Rella, A. Garcia-Martin, G. Armelles, A. Cebollada, J. M. Garcia-Martin, M. U. Gonzalez, E. Ferreiro-Vila

32. Nonlinear MEMS Mechanism for Energy Harvesting from Mechanical Vibrations
B. Andò, S. Baglio, C. Trigona

33. Liquid-Flow Measurements in Silicon Dioxide Channels with Micron-Sized Dimension
G. Barillaro, A. Diligenti, L. M. Strambini

34. Fiber Optic Broadband Ultrasonic Probe for Virtual Biopsy: Technological Solutions
E. Biagi, S. Cerbai, L. Masotti, L. Belsito, A. Roncaglia, G. Masetti, N. Speciale

35. Design, Fabrication and Characterization of a New Hybrid Resonator for Biosensing Applications
C. Ciminelli, C. M. Campanella, M. N. Armenise

36. Comparison Between Integrated Transmitter Typologies for Monolithic Wireless Smart Sensors
Letizia Fragomeni, Fabio Zito, Francesco G. Della Corte

37. Digital Processing of Intracranial Pressure Signal Acquired by Means of a Strain Gauge Sensor
A. Calisto, A. Bramanti, M. Galeano, S. Serrano

38. Fabrication of Planar Sub-Micron Schottky Diodes for Terahertz Imaging Applications
Francesco Gatta, Roberto Casini, Arnaldo D’amico, Michele Ortolani, Ennio Giovine, Donatella Dominijanni, Vittorio Foglietti

39. Power Management Systems for Photovoltaic Energy Harvesters
M. Ferri, D. Pinna, M. Grassi, E. Dallago, P. Malcovati

40. A Low Noise 32-Channel CMOS Read-Out Circuit for X-ray Silicon Drift Chamber Detectors
L. Picolli, M. Grassi, M. Ferri, P. Malcovati

41. Complexity Management in Manufacturing Microsystems: Remarks on Artificial and Natural Systems Comparison
U. Mastromatteo

42. Enhanced Mass Sensitivity of Carbon Nanotube Multilayer Measured by QCM-Based Gas Sensors
M. Penza, P. Aversa, R. Rossi, M. Alvisi, G. Cassano, D. Suriano, E. Serra

43. 2D Anemometer Based on Multichannel Single Chip Flow Sensor
M. Piotto, P. Bruschi, F. Butti, G. Pennelli

44. Electro-Optical Modulating Multistack Device Based on the CMOS-Compatible Technology of Amorphous Silicon
Sandro Rao, Francesco G. Della Corte, Caterina Summonte

45. Improved SQUID Sensors for Biomagnetic Imaging
Antonio Vettoliere, C. Granata, S. Rombetto, M. Russo

46. A Millimetre Size Wireless Temperature Sensor with Digital Conversion and Embedded 2.5GHz Transmitter and Antenna
F. Zito, L. Fragomeni, F. G. Della Corte

47. High Sensitivity Mach–Zehnder Interferometer for Sub-Nanoliter Liquid Sensing
G. Testa, L. Zeni, Yujian Huang, P. M. Sarro, R. Bernini

48. One-Dimensional Polyaniline Nanotubes for Enhanced Chemical and Biochemical Sensing
Francesca Berti, Giovanna Marrazza, Marco Mascini, Silvia Todros, Camilla Baratto, Matteo Ferroni, Guido Faglia, Dhana Lakshmi, Iva Chianella, Michael J. Whitcombe, Sergey Piletsky, Anthony P. F. Turner

49. Odorant Binding Proteins as Sensing Layers for Novel Gas Biosensors: An Impedance Spectroscopy Characterization
S. Capone, C. Pascali, L. Francioso, P. Siciliano, K. C. Persaud, A. M. Pisanelli

50. Fluorescence Detection of Hydrocarbons in Harbour Water
A. Catini, F. Dini, D. Polese, S. Petrocco, M. Luca, C. Natale, A. D’amico, R. Paolesse

51. A Research Study and Development of a Hydrogen Sensor for Fuel Cells
A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Neri, N. Donato, M. Latino, S. Licoccia

52. A New Potentiometric Urea Biosensor Based on Urease Immobilized in Electrosyntesised Poly(O-Phenylenediamine)
Daniela Chirizzi, Cosimino Malitesta

53. Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Glucose Oxidase Immobilized in Polyvinyl Alcohol and Applications in Glucose Detection
D. Chirizzi, M. R. Guascito, C. Malitesta, E. Mazzotta

54. Innovative Integrated-Optic Resonator for Angular Rate Sensing: Design and Experimental Characterization
Caterina Ciminelli, Francesco Dell’Olio, Carlo E. Campanella, Mario N. Armenise

55. Electrochemical DNA Sensors for the Detection of Benzo[a]pyrene Toxicity
Michele Del Carlo, Manuel Sergi, Marialisa Giuliani, Dario Compagnone, Attila Kiss

56. Electrochemical Sensing Approach for the Selective Determination of Hg2+

M. Del Carlo, A. Ricci, C. Lo Sterzo, D. Compagnone

57. An Amperometric Sensor for the Selective Determination of Ortho-Diphenols in Olive Oil
Michele Del Carlo, Alessia Pepe, Flavio Della Pelle, Marcello Mascini, Dario Compagnone, Aziz Amine, Azedin Kadi, Nora Amraoui Bendriss, Giuseppe Christian Fusella

58. Thick-Film Inclinometer Based on Free Convective Motion of an Heating Air Mass
Damiano Crescini, Marco Romani

59. Development of an E-Nose Solution for Landfill and Industrial Areas Emission Monitoring: Selection of an Ad-Hoc Sensor Array
Saverio De Vito, Ettore Massera, Girolamo Di Francia, Carmine Ambrosino, Paola Di Palma, Vincenzo Magliulo

60. Artificial Immune Systems: A Novel Approach to Electronic Nose Patterns Classification
Saverio De Vito, Girolamo Di Francia, E. Martinelli, R. Di Fuccio, C. Di Natale, A. D’ Amico

61. Innovative Sensor Techniques for Aircraft Maintenance Applications
Giulio Liotti, Roberto De Pompeis, Girolamo Di Francia, Saverio De Vito, Palumbo Pasquale, Vincenzo Della Corte, Giuseppe Del Core

62. Stand-Alone System for Inflammation Analysis
A. Giannetti, C. Trono, F. Senesi, F. Baldini, L. Bolzoni, G. Porro

63. Luminescent Porous Silicon Nanoparticles as Drug Carrier
Vera La Ferrara, Girolamo Di Francia, Giuseppe Fiorentino

64. Range Imaging for Fall Detection and Posture Analysis in Ambient Assisted Living Applications
A. Leone, G. Diraco, P. Siciliano

65. Multiple Minima Hypersurfaces Procedures for Biomimetic Ligands Screening
M. Mascini, M. Del Carlo, D. Compagnone, G. Perez, L. A. Montero-Cabrera, S. Gonzalez, H. Yamanaka

66. Electrochemically Synthesized Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Sensing Applications
Elisabetta Mazzotta, Cosimino Malitesta

67. Wireless Energy Consumption Monitor
Massimo Merenda, Demetrio Artuso, Francesco G. Della Corte

68. Remotely Powered Smart RFID Tag for Food Chain Monitoring
Massimo Merenda, Francesco G. Della Corte, Marcello Lolli

69. Characterization of Nanoparticles in Seawater for Toxicity Assessment Towards Aquatic Organisms
M. L. Miglietta, G. Rametta, G. Di Francia, S. Manzo, A. Rocco, R. Carotenuto, F. De Luca Picione, S. Buono

70. Diffuse-Light Absorption Spectroscopy in the VIS and NIR Spectral Ranges for Adulteration Assessment of Extra Virgin Olive Oils
Anna G. Mignani, Leonardo Ciaccheri, Heidi Ottevaere, Hugo Thienpont, Lanfranco Conte, Milena Marega, Angelo Cichelli, Cristina Attilio, Antonio Cimato

71. Bridge Monitoring by Distributed Strain Measurement Using a Time-Domain Brillouin Sensing System
R. Bernini, L. Amato, A. Minardo, L. Zeni

72. Assessment of Fuel Cell’s Endplate Out of Plane Deformation Using Digital Image Correlation
R. Montanini, G. Squadrito, G. Giacoppo

73. A Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Sensor Applied for Thrombin-Binding Aptamers
Ilaria Lamberti, Jan Rakitka, Tibor Hianik, Lucia Mosiello

74. Application of Epoxy/Carbon Nanotube Composites as Microwave Absorber at Frequencies up to 25GHz
R. Giacomo, H. C. Neitzert, L. Vertuccio, A. Sorrentino, S. Sabbatino

75. An Infrared Thermal Measuring System for Automotive Applications and Reliability Improvement
S. Panarello, S. Patane’, A. Testa, S. Caro, R. Letor, S. Russo, D. Patti

76. Fast Multi-Channel Driver for High-Voltage Micromirrors Switches
Andrea Simonetti, Stefano Luca, Alessandro Trifiletti

77. Cross Selectivity Immunoaffinity and Applications for Lactoferrin Immunosensor
M. Tomassetti, E. Martini, L. Campanella

78. OPEEs to Investigate the Isothermal Rancidification Process in Olive Oils
Mauro Tomassetti, Luigi Campanella, Stefano Vecchio

79. Ultrasensitive Detection of Non-amplified Genomic DNA
Laura Maria Zanoli, Roberta D’Agata, Giuseppe Spoto, Roberto Corradini, Rosangela Marchelli, Cristina Ferretti, Marcello Gatti

80. Cytotoxicity of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper in Human Lymphocytes
O. Zeni, A. Sannino, S. Romeo, M. R. Scarfì, L. Coderoni, F. Micciulla, I. Sacco, S. Bellucci

Keywords: Engineering, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Circuits and Systems, Materials Science, general, Analytical Chemistry