MTL Annual Research Report 2004-2005
MEMS
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- Nanoscale Manipulation of Biological Entities Using Magnetic
Particles and Fields
A. Balducci, D. Pregibon, H. Singh, L. Gonzalez, P. Matsudaira,
T.A Hatton, P. Doyle
Sponsorship: NSF
- Suspended Microchannel Resonators for Biomolecular Detection
T.P. Burg, S.R. Manalis
Sponsorship: NIH, AFOSR
- A Combined Microfluidic/Dielectrophoretic Microorganism Concentrator
N. Gadish, J. Voldman
Sponsorship: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory,
Siebel Scholarship
- Single Molecule Analysis of DNA in Electric Fields
G. Randall, P. Doyle
Sponsorship: NS
- Microfabricated Mechanical Biosensor with Inherently Differential
Readout
C.A. Savran, T.P. Burg, J. Fritz, S.R. Manalis
Sponsorship:
AFOSR, NSF
- Micromechanical Detection of Proteins UsingAptamer-Based
Receptor Molecules
C.A. Savran. S.M. Knudson, A.D. Ellington, S.R. Manalis
Sponsorship:
AFOSR, NSF
- Plasmon Microscopy on Gold and Gold/Oxide Surfaces
L. Chao, M. Steinback, A.P. Gast
Sponsorship: MIT ChemE
- Use of Stamped Protein Corrals in High Throughput Studies
of Lipid Membrane Model Systems
L. Chao, M. Steinback, A.P. Gast
Sponsorship: MIT ChemE
- Use of Microfluidic Device to Study Protein-Polymer Interactions
P.A. Achurra, C.R. Robertson, A.P. Gast
Sponsorship: E&J Gallo
Winery
- Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces for Hemocompatibility
A.J. Schrauth, N. Saka, N.P. Suh
Sponsorship: Korean Institute of
Machinery and Materials
- Electrical Properties of the Tectorial Membrane Measured
with a Microfabricated Planar Patch Clamp
R. Ghaffari, D.M. Freeman
Sponsorship: NIH
- Microfabricated Shearing Probes for Measuring Material
Properties of the Tectorial Membrane at Audio Frequencies
J.W. Gu, A.J. Aranyosi, W. Hemmert, D.M. Freeman
Sponsorship: NIH
- Implantable MEMS for Drug Delivery
H.L. Ho Duc, R.S. Langer, M.J. Cima
Sponsorship: NIH, NCI
- A Peristaltic Oxygenating Mixer for Miniature Integrated
Bioreactors
H.L.T. Lee, R.J. Ram
Sponsorship: Dupont-MIT Alliance
- Microfluidic Platform for High-Density Multiplexed
Biological Assays
J.A. Benn, J. Hu, T. Thorsen
Sponsorship: Deshpande Center
for Technological Innovation
- Polymer-Based Microbioreactors for High Throughput Bioprocessing
Z. Zhang, G. Perozziello, N. Szita, A. Zanzotto, P. Boccazzi, A.J.
Sinskey, K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: Dupont-MIT Alliance
- Cell Stimulation, Lysis, and Separation in Microdevices
J. Albrecht, J. El-Ali, S. Gaudet, K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: NIH
- Microfluidic Devices for Biological Cell Capture
A.L. Gerhardt, M. Toner, M. Gray, M.A. Schmidt
Sponsorship: MGH,
Shriners Burns Hospital
- Manipulating Solid Particles In Microfluidic Systems
J.G. Kralj, M. Sultana, M.A. Schmidt, K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: MIT
Microchemical Systems Technology Center, Merck
- BioMEMS for Control of the Stem Cell Microenvironment
L. Kim, A. Rosenthal, J. Voldman
Sponsorship: NIH
- Development of Microfluidic Channels for Endothelial Cell
Chemotaxis
C.Y. Park, C.F. Dewey Jr.
Sponsorship: NIH
- A Microfabricated Sorting Cytometer
B. Taff, S. Desai, J. Voldman
Sponsorship: NSF Graduate Fellowship,
NIH NCRR
- Vacuum Sealing Technologies for Microchemical Reactors
K. Cheung, K.F. Jensen, M.A. Schmidt
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Scaled-out Multilayer Microreactors with Integrated Velocimetry
Sensors
N. de Mas, A. Günther, T. Kraus, M.A. Schmidt, K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship:
MIT Microchemical Systems Technology Center
- Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Microfluidic
Systems
A. Günther, S.A. Khan, B.H.K. Yen, M.A. Schmidt, K.F.
Jensen
Sponsorship: MIT Microchemical Systems Technology Center
- Integrated Microreactor System
H.R. Sahoo, E.R. Murphy, N. Imlinger, A. Günther, N. Zaborenko,
K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
- Micro Gas Analyzer
L.F. Velásquez–García, L.Y. Chen, L. Lebel,
A.I. Akinwande, M.A. Schmidt
Sponsorship: DARPA
- Micro Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
L.F. Velásquez–García, L. Lebel, A.I. Akinwande
Sponsorship:
DARPA
- Design Tools for Bio-Micromachined Device Design
C. Coelho, N. Ngoc Son, D. Vasilyev, J. Han, J. Peraire, N. Hadjiconstantinou,
J. Voldman, J. White
Sponsorship: SMA, NSF
- Microfabricated Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
B.A. Wilhite, J. Hertz, D. Quinn, J. Cui, K.T. Deshpande, H. Tuller,
B. Wardle, J. Ying, M.A. Schmidt, K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Catalytic Micromembrane Devices for Portable High-Purity
Hydrogen Generation
K. Deshpande, B.A. Wilhite, S.E. Weiss, J.Y. Ying, M.A. Schmidt,
K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Thermal Management in Devices for Portable
Hydrogen Generation
B. Blackwell, M.A. Schmidt, K.F. Jensen Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Materials and Structures for a MEMS Solid Oxide Fuel
Cell
D. Quinn, P. Capozzoli, N. Wicks, N. Yamamoto, S.M. Spearing,
B.L. Wardle, in collaboration with B.A. Wilhite, J. Hertz,
K. Deshpande, K.F. Jensen, H. Tuller
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Microfabricated Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide
Fuel Cell System
K.T. Deshpande, J. Cui, B.A. Wilhite, J. Ying, M.A. Schmidt,
K.F. Jensen
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) MEMS Power Generators
O.M. Nielsen, K.F. Jensen, M.A. Schmidt
Sponsorship: ARO MURI
- Thermoelectric Energy Conversion: Materials and
Devices
H. Lee, Q. Hao, R.G. Yang, X. Chen, G. Chen, in collaboration
with M.S. Dresselhaus (MIT), Z.F. Ren (Boston College), J.-P.
Fleurial (JPL)
Sponsorship: NASA, Intel, Nanolab SBIR
- Far-Field Spectral Control and Near-Field
Enhancement of Thermal Radiation Transfer
for Energy Conversion Applications
A. Narayanaswamy, L. Hu, Z. Chen, G. Chen, in collaboration with J.D. Joannopoulos
Sponsorship:
ONR, MURI (through UC Berkeley)
- Development of a High Power Density Microscale Turbocharger
N. Savoulides, L. Ho, H. Li, M. Schmidt, C.J. Teo, L. Wang, S.
Jacobson, A. Epstein
Sponsorship: ARL
- A MEMS Electroquasistatic Induction Turbine-Generator
J. Lodewyk Steyn, J.H. Lang, C. Livermore
Sponsorship: DARPA, ARL
- Multi-Watt Electric Power from a Microfabricated
Permanent-Magnet Generator
S. Das, D.P. Arnold, I. Zana, J.W. Park, J.H. Lang, M.G. Allen
Sponsorship:
DARPA, ARL
- High-speed Micro-scale Gas Bearings for Power MEMS
L.X. Liu, C.J. Teo, F. Ehrich, L. Ho, H. Li, S. Jacobson, Z.S.
Spakovszky
Sponsorship: ARL
- Piezoelectric Micro Power Generator (PMPG): A MEMS-based
Portable Power Device
W. Choi, R. Xia, J. Brewer, S.-G. Kim
Sponsorship: NSF, Korean
Institute of Machinery and Materials
- MEMS Piezoelectric Ambient Vibration
Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensors
N.E. duToit, A. Mracek, B.L. Wardle, in collaboration with W. Choi, S.-G. Kim
Sponsorship:
CMI
- Micro Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers (MicroCOIL)
T. Hill, B. Wilhite, L.F. Velásquez-García, H. Li,
A. Epstein, K. Jensen, C. Livermore
Sponsorship: DARPA, MDA
- Linear Array of Electrospray Micro Thrusters
L.F. Velásquez–García, A.I. Akinwande, M. Martínez–Sánchez
Sponsorship:
AFOSR
- Planar Array of Electrospray Micro Thrusters
L.F. Velásquez–García. A.I. Akinwande, M. Martínez–Sánchez
Sponsorship:
AFOSR, NASA
- Numerical Techniques for Integral Equations
M. Altman, J. Bardhan, X. Hu, S. Kuo, D. Willis, L. Daniel, J.
Peraire, B. Tidor, J. White
Sponsorship: MARCO IFC and GRC, NSF,
SRC, SMA, NIH
- Characterization and Modeling of Nonuniformities in DRIE
H.K. Taylor, H. Sun, T.F. Hill, D.S. Boning
Sponsorship: CMI, SMA
- Measuring the Mechanical
Properties of Thin Films
Using MEMS Structures
R. Bernstein, D. Moore, C. Thompson
Sponsorship: CMI, SMA
- Scanning Probe Microscopy with Inherent Disturbance Suppression
Using Micromechanical Devices
A.W. Sparks, S.R. Manalis
Sponsorship: AFOSR
- In-Plane AFM Probe with Tunable
Stiffness
C. Mueller-Falcke, S.-G. Kim
Sponsorship: IMC
- Direct Patterning of Organic Materials and
Metals Using a Micromachined Printhead
V. Leblanc, J. Chen, S.H. Kang, P.J. Benning, M.A. Baldo, V.
Bulovic, M.A. Schmidt
Sponsorship: Hewlett-Packard
- Nanometer-Level Positioning in MEMS without Feedback Control
M. Culpepper, S. Chen, C. DiBiasio
Sponsorship: NSF Nanomanufacturing
Program
- An Electrostatic, Circular
Zipping Actuator for the Application
of a Tunable Capacitor
X. Yang, A.H. Slocum, J.H. Lang
Sponsorship: Deshpande Center for Technological
Innovation
- A Low Contact Resistance MEMS Relay
A.C. Weber, A.H. Slocum, J.H. Lang
Sponsorship: ABB Corporate Research
- A Variable Capacitor Made from Single Crystal Silicon Fracture
Surfaces
A. Sprunt, A. Slocum, J.H. Lang
Sponsorship: Center for Bits and
Atoms
- A High-Q Widely Tunable
Gigahertz Electromagnetic
Cavity Resonator
S.M. Hou, J.H. Lang, A.H. Slocum, A.C. Weber, J.R. White
Sponsorship:
EECS, MechE
- Lateral, Direct Contact RF MEMS Switch with PZT Actuation
W. Choi, Y. Shi, S.-G. Kim
Sponsorship: Korean Institute of Machinery
and Materials
- Design and Fabrication
of Nano-Tweezers
F. Hashemi, G. Chen
Sponsorship: MIT
- Induced-Charge Electro-Osmotic Pumps and
Mixers for Portable or Implantable Microfluidics
J.A. Levitan, Y. Ben, T. Thorsen, M.A. Schmidt, M.Z. Bazant
Sponsorship:
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT-France Program
