{"title":"Printed Smart Sensing Surfaces: technology, design and applications","authors":"M. Fattori, Joost A. Fijn, E. Genco, E. Cantatore","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791400","url":null,"abstract":"Printed organic TFT technology on foil is developing in terms of performance, yield and reliability. Integrating printed electronics with printed sensors by foil lamination is a powerful and commercially attractive way to create sensing surfaces that are flexible and smart, i.e. that incorporate signal frontend and processing functionalities. The complete system can include Si ICs to perform the most complex functions, while reducing the interconnections between Si and printed platforms, thus minimizing Si area and final cost. The integration between Si and printed electronics, however, is challenging due to the large mismatch in operating voltage between the two technologies.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129526823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Rechargeable Battery-Driven, More than 4 Weeks Runtime, Biphasic Bilateral DBS Unit for Rodents","authors":"Mathias Schulz, Julian Zschabitz, Eugene Reese, Ravit Hadart, Christine Winter, R. Thewes","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791302","url":null,"abstract":"A deep brain stimulation (DBS) unit for rodents is presented and electrically characterized under usual stimulation conditions. Only inexpensive off-the-shelf components are used. The device provides two channels for biphasic bilateral stimulation and proper long-term operation for more than 30 days using a 3.6 V 150 mAh Lithium-Ion polymer battery. Equipped with a wireless charging module, the stimulator is capable to be recharged contactless and therefore operation time is extended to months. Impedance variation of the stimulation electrode-to- tissue interface within a wide range have a minor impact on stimulation signals and power supply lifetime.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133140604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Visconti, P. Costantini, R. Fazio, A. Lay-Ekuakille, L. Patrono
{"title":"A sensors-based monitoring system of electrical consumptions and home parameters remotely managed by mobile app for elderly habits' control","authors":"P. Visconti, P. Costantini, R. Fazio, A. Lay-Ekuakille, L. Patrono","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791399","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an innovative system for monitoring domestic energy consumptions and for verifying the behavior of less-sufficient people during their everyday home life, on the basis of their interaction with surrounding environment and with household electrical appliances. It is composed by three different acquisition sections, a remote server for data storage and processing and an Android mobile application for remote data access. The remote application allows the user to check in almost real time the power absorptions of the monitored house, in addition to other environmental parameters acquired through different sensing technologies.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115725158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Buzzin, L. Iannascoli, M. Muzi, A. Veroli, D. Caputo, G. Cesare, L. Maiolo, F. Maita, G. Ricci
{"title":"Integrated 3D Microfluidic Device for Impedance Spectroscopy in Lab-on-Chip Systems","authors":"A. Buzzin, L. Iannascoli, M. Muzi, A. Veroli, D. Caputo, G. Cesare, L. Maiolo, F. Maita, G. Ricci","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791365","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we demonstrate the implementation of a micro-scaled integrated system with the aim to sort, estimate and monitor the biomass of living cancer cells suspended in a culture medium. For this purpose, a 3D microfluidic network is designed to route small volumes of biological samples to the testing sites and dielectric spectroscopy is chosen as investigation method. Comparative electrical analyses are guaranteed by the separation of sole medium and medium-cells mixture in two different areas of the chip. A polyimide-based micro-sieve, placed between two microfluidic channels, is used to perform cell filtering and sorting. Two couples of thin-film metal electrodes ensure the comparative dielectric measurements of the separated materials. Preliminary experiments were carried out in order to test the microfluidics and demonstrate its particle-separating capabilities. The first results prove the robustness of the chosen materials, the effectiveness of the micro-sieving device in terms of particle separation from a liquid solution and its successful integration in the microfluidics. The proposed system represents a promising step for the development of novel valid solutions in the field of micro-scaled integrated cell sorting, cell monitoring and cell counting for a wide range of applications, such as tissue engineering, tumor cells research and biological monitoring in space environment","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134031830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy efficient Smart Sensors and Self-sustainability","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/iwasi.2019.8791418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/iwasi.2019.8791418","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"34 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120860309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible Large-Area Sensors and Smart Sensing Surfaces","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/iwasi.2019.8791421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/iwasi.2019.8791421","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115988453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Secure Near-Sensor Analytics: the PULP approach","authors":"L. Benini","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791264","url":null,"abstract":"Near-sensor processing is needed in numerous IoT application Scenarios, where communication of raw sensor data is neither affordable nor secure. In this talk I will give an overview on how to address the challenge of pushing data analytics and security at the sensors sites using a Parallel Ultra-Low Power (PULP) heterogeneous computing approach.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129272539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current and future applications of non-invasive and invasive brain-Computer interfaces","authors":"C. Guger","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791394","url":null,"abstract":"Brain-computer interfaces allow to control external devices in real-time and to extract EEG parameters in real-time.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133664925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Licciulli, G. Robertis, A. Ranieri, P. Verwilligen
{"title":"FATIC: an ASIC for Fast Timing Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors","authors":"F. Licciulli, G. Robertis, A. Ranieri, P. Verwilligen","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791274","url":null,"abstract":"We present the architecture of a multichannel ASIC, called FATIC (FAst Tuning Integrated Circuit), for time measurement, tracking and triggering on signals from an innovative Fast Timing Micropattem (FTM) gaseous detector. The FATIC architecture comprises 32 analog channels, each one composed by a low noise charge sensitive amplifier, a fast discriminator for time measurements, and a shaper and arming discriminator. Each fast comparator output is connected to the dedicated input of a 32-channel TDC that measures the arrival time of the incoming event with a time resolution of 100ps. The front-end amplifier has a programmable gain, recovery time and input signal polarity. The digital logic provides the time measurement, trigger generation, data formatting and data packet transmission with error protection on a 320 Mbps e-link. The digital design is triplicated in order to improve the radiation hardness of the system. In this contribution we describe first the structure of the FTM with its working principle and signal characteristics, followed by the architecture and the operating mode of the FATIC analog channel designed for the read-out of the FTM, which is illustrated with simulations.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133182583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, R. Petrucci, G. Cesare, D. Caputo
{"title":"Development of an Electrochemiluminescence-based Lab-on-Chip Using Thin/Thick Film Technologies","authors":"N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, R. Petrucci, G. Cesare, D. Caputo","doi":"10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IWASI.2019.8791281","url":null,"abstract":"This work reports on design and fabrication of a compact lab-on-chip system, based on detection of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) through thin film sensors. The proposed system couples an optoelectronic platform to a disposable microfluidic chip. The optoelectronic platform includes amorphous silicon photosensors for detection of ECL, while the microfluidic chip contains the ECL electrodes and the biological solutions to be analyzed. Optoelectronic characterization of photosensors and preliminary test on the ECL electrodes by cycling voltammetry show the suitability of these devices for the achievement of low-noise and high sensitive system.","PeriodicalId":330672,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115799681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}