Laser micromachining of tapered optical fibers for spatially selective control of neural activity [0.03%]
利用激光微细加工技术制造光纤锥体以进行空间选择性控制神经元活动
Alessandro Rizzo,Enrico Domenico Lemma,Filippo Pisano et al.
Alessandro Rizzo et al.
Tapered and micro-structured optical fibers (TFs) recently emerged as a versatile tool to obtain dynamically addressable light delivery for optogenetic control of neural activity in the mammalian brain. Small apertures along a metal-coated ...
Stable electrospray signal on a microfabricated glass chip with three-dimensional open edge and tiered depth geometries [0.03%]
具有三维开放边缘和分层深度结构的微加工玻璃芯片上的稳定电喷雾信号
Alexander J Schmidt,Konstantin O Zamuruyev,Michael K LeVasseur et al.
Alexander J Schmidt et al.
This paper presents the microfabrication and performance of a three-dimensional electrospray ionization (ESI) emitter tip made from glass, which achieves stable current signals important for chemical analysis. Our novel microfabrication pro...
Isabella Sampaio,Nayla Naomi Kusimoto Takeuti,Beatriz Gusson et al.
Isabella Sampaio et al.
COVID-19 has spread worldwide and early detection has been the key to controlling its propagation and preventing severe cases. However, diagnostic devices must be developed using different strategies to avoid a shortage of supplies needed f...
Junhui Ni,Bin Wang,Stanley Chang et al.
Junhui Ni et al.
This paper presents an integrated magnetic micropump that uses in-plane compliance-based check valves and a magnetically actuated membrane. The device, which allows for simple fabrication and system integration with other functional element...
Optical fiber Fabry-Pérot micro-displacement sensor for MEMS in-plane motion stage [0.03%]
用于MEMS平面运动台的光纤法布里-珀罗微位移传感器
Yong-Sik Kim,Nicholas G Dagalakis,Young-Man Choi
Yong-Sik Kim
Fabry-Pérot interferometer sensors have been widely used in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) due to high displacement accuracy and immunity to electromagnetic noises, but they are still limited by micro scale measurement range. In t...
Diagnostic tools for tackling febrile illness and enhancing patient management [0.03%]
诊断发热性疾病的工具及改善患者管理措施
Konstantinos Mitsakakis,Valérie DAcremont,Sebastian Hin et al.
Konstantinos Mitsakakis et al.
Most patients with acute infectious diseases develop fever, which is frequently a reason to visit health facilities in resource-limited settings. The symptomatic overlap between febrile diseases impedes their diagnosis on clinical grounds. ...
Focused ion beam nanomachining of tapered optical fibers for patterned light delivery [0.03%]
用于图案化发光的锥形光纤的聚焦离子束纳米加工技术
Filippo Pisano,Marco Pisanello,Leonardo Sileo et al.
Filippo Pisano et al.
With the advent of optogenetic techniques, a major need for precise and versatile light-delivery techniques has arisen from the neuroscience community. Driven by this demand, research on innovative illuminating devices has opened previously...
Fabrication of polymeric dual-scale nanoimprint molds using a polymer stencil membrane [0.03%]
采用聚合物模板膜制备聚合物双尺度纳米压印模具
Junseo Choi,Zheng Jia,Sunggook Park
Junseo Choi
We report on a simple and effective process that allows fabricating polymeric dual-scale nanoimprinting molds. The key for the process is the use of a thin flexible SU-8 stencil membrane, which was fabricated by either photolithography or t...
Comparative study of macroporous silicon-based photovoltaic characteristics using indium tin oxide-silicon and pn-silicon junction based devices [0.03%]
基于氧化锡铟-硅及PN-硅结器件的多孔硅基光伏特性比较研究
Amarachukwu N Enemuo,Hojjat Rostrami Azmand,Paul Bang et al.
Amarachukwu N Enemuo et al.
We report highly ordered macroporous silicon (Si)-based photovoltaic characteristics using indium tin oxide (ITO)/n-Si and pn-Si junction-based devices. The detailed fabrication processes including new controlled ITO etching are presented. ...
Bahador Farshchian,Jacoby Pierce,Mohammad S Beheshti et al.
Bahador Farshchian et al.
Heterogeneous substrates with moderate and extreme wettability contrasts were fabricated by comprising of superhydrophobic/hydrophilic and superhydrophobic/extremely hydrophilic surfaces, respectively. The interactions of water droplets imp...