Sensors and Microsystems: proceedings of the 11th Italian Conference; Lecce, Italy, 8 – 10 February 2006

P. Siciliano, S. Capone, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico9789812793386, 9812793380

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the 11th AISEM (Associazione Italiana Sensori e Microsistemi) National Conference on Sensors and Microsystems. The conference exhibited updated results from both the theoretical and applied research in the field of sensors and microsystems. In a interdisciplinary approach, many aspects of the disciplines related to sensors and microsystems are covered, ranging from physics, chemistry, materials science, biology and applications issues.

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Table of contents :
CHEMICALS SENSORS……Page 10
Foreword……Page 6
1. Introduction……Page 18
2.1. Measurement of CO……Page 19
3. Measurement of methane……Page 20
6. References……Page 22
1 Introduction……Page 23
2. Results and Discussion……Page 24
3 Experimental……Page 27
References……Page 28
Acknowledgments……Page 29
1 Introduction……Page 30
2 Experimental……Page 31
3 Results and Discussion……Page 32
Acknowledgments……Page 34
1 Introduction……Page 35
2 Experimental……Page 36
3 Results and Discussion……Page 37
References……Page 39
1 Introduction……Page 40
2 Theoretical approach……Page 41
3 Experimental results……Page 42
References……Page 44
1 Introduction……Page 45
3 Sensors Fabrication……Page 46
4.Experimental Set-up……Page 47
5 Results……Page 48
References……Page 49
1 Introduction……Page 50
3. Sensor Characterization in Isopropanol Vapours……Page 51
4. Conclusions……Page 53
References……Page 54
1. Introduction……Page 55
3. Results and discussion……Page 56
4. Conclusions……Page 58
References……Page 59
1 Introduction……Page 60
2 TiOz nanopowders synthesis……Page 61
3 Nanopowders charcterization……Page 62
4 Sensing test……Page 63
Acknowledgments……Page 64
1 Introduction……Page 65
2 Experimental……Page 66
3 Results and Discussion……Page 67
References……Page 69
1 Introduction……Page 70
2 Two–Defect structured FBG……Page 71
3 Sensing Applications……Page 72
References……Page 74
Introduction……Page 75
Scattered colorimetry……Page 76
Beer mapping and fingerprinting……Page 77
Conclusions……Page 78
References……Page 79
Introduction……Page 80
The instrumentation……Page 81
Experimental results……Page 82
Acknowledgments……Page 83
References……Page 84
Introduction……Page 85
The optical scanner……Page 86
Experimental results……Page 87
Conclusions……Page 88
References……Page 89
1 Introduction……Page 90
2 Theoretical background……Page 91
3. Experimental results……Page 92
4 Conclusion……Page 93
References……Page 94
1. Introduction……Page 95
2. Application……Page 96
References……Page 97
1 Introduction……Page 98
2 Sensor fabrication and characterization……Page 99
3 Testing and results……Page 101
References……Page 102
1 Introduction……Page 103
2 Experimental Section……Page 104
3 Results and Discussion……Page 106
Acknowledgements……Page 107
1 Introduction……Page 108
2.3 Study of permeability and permselectivity……Page 109
3.2 Study of permselectivity……Page 110
References……Page 112
Acknowledgments……Page 113
1. Introduction……Page 114
3 Results and discussion……Page 115
Conclusions……Page 117
Referrence……Page 118
1 Introduction……Page 119
2. Experimental……Page 120
3. Results and discussion……Page 121
References……Page 123
1 Introduction……Page 124
Experimental……Page 125
Results and discussion……Page 126
References……Page 128
1 Introduction……Page 129
3. Results and Discussion……Page 130
References……Page 133
PHYSICAL SENSORS……Page 12
1. Introduction……Page 134
2. Device design and simulation……Page 135
3. Experimental results……Page 137
References……Page 138
1 Thermopile pixel……Page 139
2 Readout channel……Page 140
3 Experimental results……Page 141
4 Thermal imager……Page 142
Acknowledgments……Page 143
Introduction……Page 144
The basic sensor structure……Page 145
Measurement and results……Page 146
Conclusions……Page 147
Refrences……Page 148
2 The principle of an optical EMF……Page 149
3 Optical EMF probe characterization and experiments……Page 150
5 References……Page 153
1 Introduction……Page 154
2 Principle of operation……Page 155
3 Experimental set-up……Page 156
4 Results and discussion……Page 157
References……Page 158
Introduction……Page 159
Spontaneous Raman Emission……Page 160
Experimental Results……Page 161
Conclusions……Page 162
References……Page 163
1 Introduction……Page 164
2 Experimental set-up……Page 165
3.1 Magnetic field sensor and sensitivity……Page 166
4 Comparison with Terfenol-based sensor……Page 167
References……Page 168
2. PDEmodel……Page 169
3. Finite element simulations and results……Page 170
References……Page 173
2 Theory behind the instrument: The Electro-Optic Effect……Page 174
3 The Optical Chain……Page 176
REFERENCES……Page 178
1 Introduction……Page 179
2 Device fabrication and operation……Page 180
3 Force measurement……Page 181
4 Pressure measurement……Page 182
References……Page 183
BIOSENSORS……Page 13
Introduction……Page 184
Materials and Methods……Page 185
Results and Discussion……Page 186
Acknowledgement……Page 187
References……Page 188
1 Introduction……Page 189
2 Principle and design……Page 190
4 Results and discussion……Page 191
Acknowledgments……Page 193
1 Introduction……Page 194
3 Results and Discussions……Page 195
References……Page 198
2 Labeling the DNA……Page 199
3 Photodetector fabrication and characterization……Page 200
4 Discussion……Page 201
References……Page 203
1 Introduction……Page 204
2 Methods……Page 205
3 Results……Page 206
References……Page 209
1 Introduction……Page 210
2. Materials and methods……Page 211
3 Results and discussion……Page 212
References……Page 214
1 Introduction……Page 215
3 Results……Page 216
Acknowledgement……Page 219
1 Introduction……Page 220
3 Methods……Page 221
4 Results and discussion……Page 223
Acknowledgments……Page 225
1 Introduction……Page 226
2 Experimental……Page 227
3 Results and Discussion……Page 228
References……Page 233
MICRO- AND NANO-TECHNOLOGY: MATERIALS AND PROCESS……Page 14
1. Introduction……Page 234
2. ST In -Check Platform Technology……Page 235
3. ST In – Check Platform Instruments……Page 236
References……Page 238
1 Introduction……Page 239
2.1 Cavitands……Page 240
2.2 Characterization of cavitands……Page 241
3 Conclusions……Page 242
Acknowledgments……Page 243
Introduction……Page 244
Experimental results……Page 245
References……Page 248
1 Introduction……Page 249
3. SPAD……Page 250
4. Experimental Results……Page 252
References……Page 253
1 Introduction……Page 254
2 Design aspects……Page 255
3 Resolution and read-out table……Page 257
References……Page 258
1 Introduction……Page 259
3 Results and Discussion……Page 260
References……Page 263
1. Introduction……Page 264
2.2- Synthesis of Au nunowires……Page 265
3.1- Assays on NEE/SPSglucose sensor……Page 266
References……Page 268
1 Introduction……Page 269
2 Fabrication process……Page 270
3 Experimental results and discussion……Page 271
References……Page 273
1. Introduction……Page 274
3. Results and discussion……Page 275
References……Page 278
1 Introduction……Page 279
2 Experimental……Page 280
3 Results and discussion……Page 281
References……Page 283
2. The test structure……Page 284
3 The measurement method……Page 286
References……Page 288
1. Introduction……Page 289
2. Gas sensor development……Page 290
3. The IC interface……Page 291
4. Electrical and chemical measurements……Page 293
5. References……Page 294
1 Introduction……Page 295
2 Experimental……Page 296
3 Results and discussion……Page 297
References……Page 298
1 Introduction……Page 299
2 The IPMC Working as actuator……Page 300
2.1 The actuator software……Page 301
Acknowledgements……Page 302
Introduction……Page 304
Results and discussion……Page 305
References……Page 308
Introduction……Page 309
Description of the general purpose interface……Page 310
Simulation results……Page 312
References……Page 313
1 Introduction……Page 314
2 Mechanical Sensor……Page 315
3 ASIC……Page 316
References……Page 318
1 Introduction……Page 319
2 Experimental……Page 320
3 Results and discussion……Page 322
References……Page 323
2 Experimental……Page 324
3 Results and discussion……Page 326
4 Conclusions……Page 327
References……Page 328
1 Introduction……Page 329
2 The analysis of the previously obtained device……Page 330
3. Improving technical Solutions……Page 331
References……Page 333
SENSOR NETWORK AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR SENSORS……Page 16
1 Introduction……Page 334
2. Materials and Methods……Page 335
4.1 Extraction procedure……Page 336
5.2 Analysis of marine sediment samples……Page 337
References……Page 338
1 Introduction……Page 339
2.1 The exposure chamber……Page 340
2.2 The electronic section……Page 341
References……Page 344
1. Introduction……Page 345
2. The proposed system……Page 346
3 Experimental……Page 347
4. Results……Page 348
References……Page 350
1 Introduction……Page 351
2 Experimental……Page 352
3 Particle Sampling and Analysis……Page 353
Monitoring of Nox concentrations……Page 354
References……Page 355
1 Introduction……Page 356
3 Dynamic-element matched CCIl……Page 357
4 CCII DEM for sensor interface applications……Page 359
References……Page 360
Introduction……Page 361
How the multisensor device works……Page 362
1 Introduction to WSN……Page 366
2. Many applications, few standards: IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee……Page 368
References……Page 370
1. Introduction……Page 371
2. Experimental Environment and Methodology……Page 372
3.1. Low Mobility Scenario……Page 373
3.2. High Mobility Scenario……Page 374
References……Page 375
1 Introduction……Page 376
2 IEEE 802.15.4/ZipBee……Page 377
3 Our Software Tool……Page 378
4 Communication Protocol……Page 379
Acknowledgments……Page 380
M. Cicioni, A. Scorzoni, F. Alimenti, P. Placidi, L. Roselli, S. Zampolli, I. Elmi, G.C. Cardinali, M. Severi, S. Marco, J.M. Gdmez, F. Palacio, B. Mauolai, A. Mondini, V. Raffa, V. Mattoli, P. Dario, R. Ingles Bort, J. L. Ramirez, E. Llobet, E. Abad, T……Page 381
Introduction……Page 382
Antenna……Page 383
Acknowledgments……Page 385
1 Introduction……Page 386
2.2 Artificial Neural Network……Page 387
3 A Generalizing Classifier by Probabilistic Neural Network……Page 388
4 System Implementation and Results……Page 389
6 References……Page 390
Introduction……Page 391
Architecture……Page 392
Sensors……Page 393
Power budget……Page 394
References……Page 395
1. Introduction……Page 396
2. Experimental set-up……Page 397
3. Methods and Results……Page 398
4. Conclusions……Page 399
Acknowledgment……Page 400
2 Improved CClI topology……Page 401
3 CCII-Based Interface……Page 404
References……Page 405