Chitosan is a naturally derived polymer with applications in a variety of industrial and biomedical fields. Recently, it has emerged as a promising material for biological functionalization of microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS). Due to its unique chemical properties and film forming ability, chitosan serves as a matrix for the assembly of biomolecules, cells, nanoparticles, and other subs...

With the rapid growth of Biological/Biomedical MicroElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS) and microfluidic-based lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology to biological and biomedical research and applications, demands for educated and trained researchers and technicians in these fields are rapidly expanding. Universities are expected to develop educational plans to address these specialized needs in BioMEM...

Visual signal processing in human beings occurs in the occipital lobe of the brain. The signals that are generated in the brain are universal for all the human beings and they are called Visual Evoked Potential (VEP). Generally, the visually impaired people lose sight because of severe damage to only the eyes natural photo sensors, but the occipital lobe will still be functioning. In this paper...

Polymers are used in biological micro-nanoelectromechanical systems BioMEMS/NEMS applications due to their desirable mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and reduced cost relative to silicon microfabrication processes. Understanding the interfacial properties of the films that are used in BioMEMS/NEMS serves as a useful tool in obtaining higher device yield and greater mechanical reliabilit...

Title of Thesis: ENZYME INHIBITION IN MICROFLUIDICS FOR RE-ENGINEERING BACTERIAL SYNTHESIS PATHWAYS Dean Larios Berlin, Masters of Science, 2009 Directed By: Professor Gary W. Rubloff Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research Enzyme-functionalized biological microfluidic (EF-BioMEMS) systems are an emerging class of lab-on-chip devices that manipulat...

Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) is one of the forefronts of research for adapting MEMS to meet demands for biological applications. The immense popularity of BioMEMS lies in the promise of rapid, accurate diagnostic results while requiring an exponentially lower sample volume which are achieved by replicating laboratory functionalities onto packaged miniaturized devices. T...

Polymer microelectromechanical system MEMS devices are promising for biological applications such as development of biosensors and biomechanical devices. In order to develop polymer biological MEMS BioMEMS , polymer microfabrication techniques are required, and the nanomechanics studies, including measurement of the nanomechanical properties of the polymer materials, must be carried out. This a...

BioMEMS microfluidic system which accommodates a novel fluidic sealing and device integration has been designed and fabricated to provide a platform for post-fabrication, spatially selective biomolecular assembly and biofunctionalization.