IREE: Collaborative Research and Education in Nanomechanical Cantilever Biosensors
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| Abstract | This IREE research utilizes nanotechnology, the science of building and manipulating objects as small as a single atom, to create miniature devices (in the form of micro- and nano-cantilever beams) that are able to detect small biological species such as E. Coli bacteria, DNA and proteins. Such biosensors operate through the adsorption of species on the functionalized beam's surface, and hence molecular recognition is directly and specifically converted into measurable micromechanical responses. This research approach, through a unique collaborative effort between Clemson University, Denmark Technical University and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany), involved the creation of microscopic components (or beams) that can actually record the impact of how a particular particle or molecule interacts with a foreign substance. This interaction is conducted through the binding of molecules or particles directly on the surface of the microcantilever. Insert a oneparagraph abstract of this report. |
| Contributor | Mourad Ouzzani
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| Bio | Nader Jalili received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Connecticut, Storrs, in 1998. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Clemson University Smart Structures and NEMS Laboratory. Dr. Jalili is currently the Associate Technical Editor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and Associate Editor of ASME Transactions, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control.
Calvin Bradley received his Mechanical Engineering B.S. degree summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville in May of 2006. While at Tennessee he completed 5 co-op engineering terms with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport Tennessee where he received a patent for packaging and packaging techniques. He is currently pursuing a master's degree at Clemson University with an expected graduation in spring 2008. He is a research scholar in the Smart Structures and Nanoelectromechanical Systems Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. His research interests are sensitivity enhancements, fabrication, and novel applications for microcantilevers. While pursuing his degree at Clemson University he has also worked at Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz Germany and Denmark Technical University in Lyngby Denmark. He is a member of numerous honors societies including Tau Beta Pi. Daniel Eils is an undergraduate student who will receive a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University in December 2007. He began his research in microelectromechanical sensors in spring 2007 through the Calhoun Honors College Departmental Honors Undergraduate Research Program at Clemson University. Research interests include microfabrication and characterization of microcantilevers for biosensor application. |
| Sponsored By | NSF CMMI-637135 |
| Cite this work | Researchers should cite this work as follows: Nader Jalili, Calvin Bradley and Daniel Eils, "IREE: Collaborative Research and Education in Nanomechanical Cantilever Biosensors", Trip report presented at the NSF IREE 2007 Grantees Conference, October 30 - November 1, 2007, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
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