CSEM Scientific and Technical Report 2008
CSEM Scientific and Technical Report 2008
CSEM Scientific and Technical Report 2008
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Inorganic Biophobic Coatings for Reduced Bio-film<br />
Formation 68<br />
A Universal Protein Assembler 69<br />
Absolute, Reference-free Biosensing Using Ionselective<br />
Thin Films 70<br />
A Microfluidic Chip for Cytotoxicological Screening<br />
Assays 71<br />
Development of Three-dimensional Cell Culture<br />
Models for Microfluidic Cytotoxicological Platforms 72<br />
The <strong>CSEM</strong> Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)<br />
Demonstrator 73<br />
Cost-effective 2D Force Mapping for Medical <strong>and</strong><br />
Sports Application 74<br />
DNA-fragment Binding Studies on the Label-free<br />
BRIGHT -Reader <strong>and</strong> QCM-D Biosensor 75<br />
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 77<br />
Fall Detector in Wrist Device 78<br />
Vocal Aid for Laryngectomees 79<br />
Distributed Electronics for Wearable Physiological<br />
Monitoring System 80<br />
Laser Flow Meter 81<br />
Using IEEE 802.15.4 for Athlete Condition Monitoring 82<br />
Enhanced Wireless Communication Systems<br />
Employing Cooperative Diversity 83<br />
Compressed Sensing: Multi-user Impulse Radio Ultrawideb<strong>and</strong><br />
Time of Arrival Estimation 84<br />
A Short Range, Low Data Rate, 7.2 -7.7 GHz FM-UWB<br />
Transceiver Prototype 85<br />
Efficient Information Dissemination in Mobile Wireless<br />
Ad-hoc Networks 86<br />
Wireless Sensor Networks for Fire Detection <strong>and</strong><br />
Monitoring at the Wild-urban Interface 87<br />
A Remote Reconfiguration Mechanism for WiseNET<br />
Wireless Sensor Networks 88<br />
European Large Telescope M5 Field Stabilisation Unit:<br />
Opto-mechatronics 90<br />
European Large Telescope M5 Field Stabilization Unit:<br />
Mirror-control 91<br />
Integration <strong>and</strong> Tests of the Configurable Slit Mask for<br />
the Keck Telescope 92<br />
Point Ahead Angle Mechanism for the Laser<br />
Interferometer Space Antenna 93<br />
Reaction Sphere for Attitude Control 94<br />
TIME AND FREQUENCY 95<br />
Compact Cell Atomic Clocks <strong>and</strong> Semiconductor<br />
Lasers 96<br />
Toward High-performance Frequency Comb for<br />
Metrology Applications 97<br />
Guidance Navigation <strong>and</strong> Control System Based on<br />
Lidar <strong>and</strong> Time-of-Flight Camera for Safe L<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong><br />
Automatic Rendezvous 98<br />
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Atomic Beams in Space 99<br />
MICROROBOTICS & PACKAGING 101<br />
Low Cost Micro Metrology Concept 102<br />
A Fluidic Cell Sorting Device 103<br />
Static Micromixer with Minimized Dead Volume 104<br />
High Performance Minipump 105<br />
A Noninvasive Sensor for Fluidic Process Monitoring 106<br />
Novel Flow Sensor Concept <strong>and</strong> Implementation 107<br />
Integrated ESR Sensors 108<br />
Towards Integrated Hybrid Microsystems: Flexible<br />
Distributed Pressure Sensing Strips 109<br />
Laser Micromachining for Microfluidics <strong>and</strong><br />
Microsystem Components 110<br />
Flip Chip Bonding on Polymers for Low-Cost<br />
Microfluidic Application 111<br />
Low-cost Packages for Ultrabright Light Sources 112<br />
MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 113<br />
Small Volume Production 114<br />
Thin Film Characterization 115<br />
Engineering of Thin Film Crystallinity for Wear<br />
Resistant Coatings 116<br />
Progress in the Technology of AFM Arrays 117<br />
New Technology Platforms 118<br />
ANNEXES 119<br />
Publications 119<br />
Proceedings 122<br />
Conferences <strong>and</strong> Workshops 124<br />
Competence Centre for Materials Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Technology (CCMX) <strong>and</strong> National Centers of<br />
Competence in Research (NCCR) Projects 131<br />
Swiss Commission for Technology <strong>and</strong> Innovation (CTI)<br />
131<br />
European Commission Projects 133<br />
European Space Agency (ESA), European Southern<br />
Observatory (ESO) <strong>and</strong> Astrophysical Instrument<br />
Projects 135<br />
Industrial Property 136<br />
Collaboration with Research Institutes <strong>and</strong> Universities 136<br />
Teaching 138<br />
Theses 140<br />
Commissions <strong>and</strong> Committes 142<br />
Prizes <strong>and</strong> Awards 145