For the past 20 years, many authors have focused their investigations on wireless sensor networks. Various issues related to wireless sensor networks such as energy minimization (optimization), compression schemes, self-organizing network algorithms,...
The development of a bio-hybrid tactile sensor array that incorporates a skin analogue comprised of alginate encapsulated fibroblasts is described. The electrical properties are modulated by mechanical stress induced during contact, and changes are d...
A compliant 2x2 tactile sensor array was developed and investigated for roughness encoding. State of the art cross shape 3D MEMS sensors were integrated with polymeric packaging providing in total 16 sensitive elements to external mechanical stimuli...
(Bio)chemical sensors are one of the most exciting fields in analytical chemistry today. The development of these analytical devices simplifies and miniaturizes the whole analytical process. Although the initial expectation of the massive incorporati...
This paper presents an enhanced version of our previously developed bio-optical transceiver, presenting a significant advancement in nanosensor technology. Using self-assembled polymers, this nanodevice is capable of electron detection while maintain...
This paper presents an overview of the principal structural and dynamics characteristics of reverse micelles (RMs) in order to highlight their structural flexibility and versatility, along with the possibility to modulate their parameters in a contro...
Bio-inspired materials have received significant interest in the development of flexible electronics due to their natural grid structures, especially natural leaf vein networks. In this work, a bio-inspired leaf vein-based flexible humidity sensor is...
Navigation plays a vital role in our daily life. As traditional and commonly used navigation technologies, Inertial Navigation System (INS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can provide accurate location information, but suffer from the a...
Energy efficiency is important for underwater sensor networks. Designing such networks is challenging due to underwater environmental traits that hinder network lifespan extension. Unlike terrestrial protocols, underwater settings require novel proto...
In this paper, the design and development of a bio-inspired UHF sensor for partial discharge detection in power transformers is presented. The UHF sensor was developed for external use in dielectric windows of power transformers. For this purpose, a...
This paper addresses the problem of observability analysis and enhancement for UAV target localization and sensor bias estimation with bearing-only measurement. Inspired by the compound eye vision, a bio-inspired observability analysis method is prop...
The incidence of diabetes is continually increasing, and by 2030, it is expected to have increased by 69% and 20% in underdeveloped and developed countries, respectively. Therefore, glucose sensors are likely to remain in high demand in medical devic...
Accurate current sensing in rectangular conductors is challenged by mechanical deformations, including eccentricity (X/Y-axis shifts) and inclination (Z-axis tilt), which distort magnetic field distributions and induce measurement errors. To address...
Sky-region recognition using a bio-inspired polarization sensor helps reduce occlusion-induced errors in polarization orientation and supports applications such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) non-line-of-sight error mitigation and atmos...
Bio-mechatronics is an interdisciplinary scientific field that emphasizes the integration of biology and mechatronics to discover innovative solutions for numerous biomedical applications. The broad application spectrum of bio-mechatronics consists o...
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) enable energy-efficient data collection in dynamic environments but continue to face the dual challenges of severely constrained node energy and the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of data traffic. Inspired by honeybee fo...
Physiological monitoring has become an inherently interdisciplinary field, merging advances in engineering, chemistry, biology, medicine, and data analytics to create sensors that continuously track the vital signals of the body. These developments a...
An important challenge for scientific research is the production of artificial systems able to mimic the recognition mechanisms occurring at the molecular level in living systems. A valid contribution in this direction resulted from the development o...
Continuous monitoring of environmental and physiological parameters is essential for early diagnostics, real-time decision making, and intelligent system adaptation. Recent advancements in bio-microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS) sensors have sig...
Pesticides are among the most important contaminants in food, leading to important global health problems. While conventional techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS) have traditionally been utilized...
This paper presents an alternative approach for angular-rate sensing based on the way that the natural vestibular semicircular canals operate, whereby the inertial mass of a fluid is used to deform a sensing structure upon rotation. The presented gyr...
Monitoring human health for early detection of disease conditions or health disorders is of major clinical importance for maintaining a healthy life. Sensors are small devices employed for qualitative and quantitative determination of various analyte...
Resonant micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) with on-chip integrated excitation and readout components, exhibit exquisite gravimetric sensitivities which have greatly advanced the bio/chemical sensor technologies in the past two decades....
Internal mechano-sensors, as an indispensable part of the proprioceptive system of intelligent equipment, have attracted enormous research interest because of their extremely crucial role in monitoring machining processes, real-time diagnosis of equi...
Paper-based devices (PADs) have gained increasing attention over the last few years as portable, low-cost and disposable (bio)sensors for point-of-care and on-site analysis. Electrochemistry is a particularly attractive detection mode in PAD assays t...
The electrochemical paradigm of a supercapacitor (SC) is effective for investigating cutting-edge deformable and haptic materials made of magnetic compound fluid (MCF) rubber in order to advance the production of bio-inspired sensors as artificial ha...
Fluorescent bio/chemosensors are widely used in the field of biological research and medical diagnosis, with the advantages of non-invasiveness, high sensitivity, and good selectivity. In particular, luminescent bio/chemosensors, based on lanthanide...
Biocharcoal (BioC), a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and sustainable material can be derived from various organic sources including agricultural waste. However, to date, complex chemical treatments using harsh solvents or physical processes at elevate...
Proper functionalization of electrode surfaces and/or nanomaterials plays a crucial role in the preparation of electrochemical (bio)sensors and their resulting performance. In this context, copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) has b...
In this work, we grow different types of carbon nanotube (CNT) forests directly on AlN-based electroacoustic biosensors and study their functionalization efficiency. CNTs are used to increase the effective surface area of the sensor, pursuing a bette...
In this work, a sensor yarn based on a natural sisal yarn containing a non-electro-conductive core impregnated with PVA polymer and coated by PEDOT:PSS polymer as an electro-conductive sheath was investigated. The main objectives include the developm...
The rapid and sensitive quantification of antibiotic residues in aquatic animals is crucial for ensuring food safety and protecting public health. Electrochemical (bio)sensors show great potential in this field due to their quick response time, low c...
Monitoring of lactate is spreading from the evident clinical environment, where its role as a biomarker is notorious, to the agrifood ambit as well. In the former, lactate concentration can serve as a useful indicator of several diseases (e.g., tumou...
Inspired by the exceptional flight ability of birds and insects, a bio-inspired neural adaptive flight control structure of a small unmanned aerial vehicle was presented. Eight pressure sensors were elaborately installed in the leading-edge area of t...
This work is an overview of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) with a view to defining their importance for bio-photonic and clinical applications. SiPMs are benchmarked against other common photodetectors, namely, PIN diodes and avalanche photodetecto...
The increasing number of IoT devices has led to more electronic waste production, which harms the environment and human health. Self-powered sensor systems are a solution, but they often use toxic materials. We propose using biocompatible peanut skin...
A bio-inspired absolute pressure sensor network has been developed. Absolute pressure sensors, distributed on multiple silicon islands, are connected as a network by stretchable polyimide wires. This sensor network, made on a 4’’ wafer, has 77 nodes...
Since the fluctuation of cellular selenocysteine (Sec) concentration plays an all-important role in the development of numerous human disorders, the real-time fluorescence detection of Sec in living systems has attracted plenty of interest during the...
Bio-inspired integrity monitors for automated vehicles are reported as single pooled detection figures, which conflates algorithmic performance with evaluation protocol. Transferring the reafference principle to inertial-channel integrity, we identif...
Acoustic wave resonators have become suitable devices for a broad range of sensing applications due to their sensitivity, low cost, and integration capability, which are all factors that meet the requirements for the resonators to be used as sensing...
Technological progress has led to the development of analytical tools that promise a huge socio-economic impact on our daily lives and an improved quality of life for all. The use of plant extract synthesized nanoparticles in the development and fabr...
Traditional inspection methods often fall short in detecting defects or damage in fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures, which can compromise their performance and safety over time. A prime example is barely visible impact damage (BVID)...
Polymers can be classified as synthetic polymers and natural polymers, and are often characterized by their most typical functions namely their high mechanical resistivity, electrical conductivity and dielectric properties. This bibliography report c...
There is an increasing demand for compact, reliable and versatile sensor concepts for pH-level monitoring within several industrial, chemical as well as bio-medical applications. Many pH sensors concepts have been proposed, however, there is still a...
With the objective of water analysis, a microsystem was developed, by using Resazurin molecule as an indirect bio sensor. The detection principle consists to monitor optically the oxygen consumption of E. Coli bacteria towards their metabolism in pre...
Nanozymes (NZs) are catalytically active nanomaterials that have enzyme-like activity but possess increased stability and greater availability due to the fact of their simpler preparation technologies. Nanozymes as nanoscale artificial enzymes demons...
The immobilization of functional nano-blocks by means of electrostatic interactions is a promising technology for creating sensitive layers of (bio)chemical sensors. This is due to the unique ability of electrostatic interactions for directional immo...
Recently, the development of wireless body area sensor network (WBASN) has accelerated due to the rapid development of wireless technology. In the WBASN environment, many WBASNs coexist where communication ranges overlap with each other, resulting in...
In this paper, the thermal stability of a Bloch Surface Wave (BSW) assisted bio-photonic sensor is investigated. The structural analysis is carried out using the transfer matrix method (TMM). The design comprises a truncated one-dimensional photonic...
The real-time artery diameter waveform assessment during cardio cycle can allow the measurement of beat-to-beat pressure change and the long-term blood pressure monitoring. The aim of this study is to develop a self-calibrated bio-impedance-based sen...
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