18 Result(s)
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G. De Cesare
Engineering
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Low-Noise Tunable DC-DC Converter for High-Resistance Thin Film Heaters
In this work, we present a low-noise tunable DC-DC converter designed for driving high-resistance thin film heaters (in the order of a few of k ). The converter features a two-stage...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
AstroBio CubeSat: On-Ground Validation of Lab-on-Chip Based Astrobiology Experiments
The AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS) project aims at the development of a Lab on Chip (LoC)-based payload engineered for astrobiological researches. ABCS 3U CubeSat will be launched in early 2022 and will operate withi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Seismic Behavior of Pine Flat Concrete Gravity Dam Using Microplane Damage-Plasticity Model
The response of concrete gravity dams under seismic loads is a major concern of dam safety assessment in earthquake-prone areas. This study focuses on the seismic analysis of the tallest non-overflow monolith ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Heightening of Very High Gravity Dams: The Case Study of the Grande Dixence
Heightening very high gravity dams is one of the solutions considered as part of the energy transition and to mitigate the effects of climate change. The paper presents a stepwise approach to assess the potent...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Portable Optoelectronic System for Monitoring Enzymatic Chemiluminescent Reaction
This presents a portable lab-on-chip system, on thin film electronic and an all-glass microfluidic network, the real-time monitoring of enzymatic chemiluminescent reactions. The microfluidic is patte...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
On-Glass Integration of Thin Film Devices for Monitoring of Cell Bioluminescence
This reports the development of a miniaturized lab-on-glass,suitable for the on-chip detection of living cell and their on-chip thermal treatments. The glass substrate hosts, on one side, hydrogenated si...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Capillary Microfluidic System with Stop-and-Go Valves Using EWOD Technology
This article presents the successful design, fabrication and testing of a miniaturized system integrating capillarity and electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology in a microfluidic network. In particular...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Autonomous Microfluidic Capillary Network for on Chip Detection of Chemiluminescence
This work reports on the design, simulation and fabrication of an autonomous microfluidic network. It is a part of a highly integrated, new analytical platform for the multiparametric detection of bio-organic ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Enhancement in PDMS-Based Microfluidic Network for On-Chip Thermal Treatment of Biomolecules
In this paper, we present an improved microfluidic network based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and thin film heaters for thermal treatment of biomolecules in lab-on-chip systems. It relies on the series conne...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optoelectronic System-on-Glass for On-Chip Detection of Fluorescence
In this paper, we present an optoelectronic system-on-glass (SoG), suitable for detection of fluorescent molecule. It integrates, on the same glass substrate, an array of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photosensor...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Amorphous Silicon Photosensors for Food Quality Control Applications
In this paper we present an innovative, low cost and portable detection system for food quality control based on Thin Layer Chromatography method. The operating principle relies on the real-time monitoring of ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Sophie: A General Purpose Sub-Picoamps Current Readout Electronics
SOPhIE is a eight-channel photocurrent readout electronic board that combines flexible selection of the current range (from femtoamps to hundreds of nanoamps), good noise performances and on-board sensor-bias ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Chemiluminescence-Based Micro-Total-Analysis System with Amorphous Silicon Photodiodes
In this paper we present a chemiluminescence-based micro-total-analysis system integrating amorphous silicon for on-chip detection as a technically feasible solution to develop “true” lab-on-chip systems, inte...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Thermally Actuated Microfluidic System for Polymerase Chain Reaction Applications
In this chapter, an optoelectronic Lab-on-Chip system for DNA amplification integrating a polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic structure with indium tin oxide heaters on a 5 × 5 cm2 microscope glass slide is present...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Thin Film Device for Background Photocurrent Rejection in Biomolecular Analysis Systems
In this paper we report on the integration, on a glass substrate, of a microfluidic network with a balanced photodiode constituted by two series-connected amorphous silicon/silicon carbide n-i-p stacked juncti...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
On-Chip Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by an Amorphous Silicon Chemiluminescence Detector
A lab-on-chip for the diagnosis of celiac disease relying on the monitoring of patient-specific immune response to gliadin fractions has been developed. The detection is based on a chemiluminescent immunoenzym...
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Article
Velocity profiles and interface instability in a two-phase fluid: investigations using ultrasonic velocity profiler
In the present study the velocity profiles and the instability at the interface of a two phase water-oil fluid were investigated. The main aim of the research project was to investigate the instability mechani...
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Article
Sedimentmanagement an alpinen Speichern Das EU-INTERREG IIIB Projekt ALPRESERV
Die Speicher wasserbaulicher Anlagen im Alpenraum erfüllen vielfache Zwecke. So dienen sie zur Erzeugung elektrischer Energie, zur Sicherung des Hochwasserschutzes und zur Gewinnung von Trinkwasser. Die Nachha...
