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  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,544 Views
19 Pages

22 October 2018

The oil-line electrostatic sensor (OLES) is a new online monitoring technology for wear debris based on the principle of electrostatic induction that has achieved good measurement results under laboratory conditions. However, for practical applicatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
14,545 Views
10 Pages

The temperature of electrostatic chuck (ESC), a wafer susceptor used in semiconductor etch equipment, must accurately control the temperature of wafers during the etching process to obtain uniform and consistent process results. Failure to control th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
796 Views
17 Pages

Electrostatic detection is a highly accurate way to monitor system performance failures at an early stage. However, due to the weak electrostatic signal, it can be easily interfered with under complex real-world conditions, leading to a reduction in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,967 Views
14 Pages

Research on Monitoring Methods for Electrostatic Discharge Pulses in Spacecraft Dielectric Materials

  • Hong Yin,
  • Cunhui Li,
  • Chengxuan Zhao,
  • Xiaogang Qin,
  • Xiaojin Lu,
  • Xuan Wen,
  • Liang Shi,
  • Qing Liu,
  • Jun Wang and
  • Shengsheng Yang
  • + 1 author

31 January 2025

Space particle radiation induces charging and discharging phenomena in spacecraft dielectric materials, leading to electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electromagnetic pulses (EMP), which pose significant risks to spacecraft electronic systems by causin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,263 Views
23 Pages

31 August 2016

Electrostatic sensor arrays (ESAs) are promising in industrial applications related to charged particle monitoring. Sensitivity is a fundamental and commonly-used sensing characteristic of an ESA. However, the usually used spatial sensitivity, which...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,720 Views
15 Pages

17 February 2019

This paper presents a new method to assess the performance degradation of roller bearings based on the fusion of multiple features, with the aim of improving the early degradation detection ability of the electrostatic monitoring system. At first, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,128 Views
26 Pages

This study investigates the electrostatic induction characteristics of silicon carbide-fiber-reinforced silicon carbide (SiC/SiC) particles within aero-engine exhaust gases using a dedicated J20 turbojet engine experimental platform. Our comprehensiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,799 Views
15 Pages

Remote-Controlled Monitoring of Flying Pests with an Electrostatic Insect Capturing Apparatus Carried by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  • Koji Kakutani,
  • Yoshinori Matsuda,
  • Teruo Nonomura,
  • Yoshihiro Takikawa,
  • Kazumi Osamura and
  • Hideyoshi Toyoda

20 February 2021

The purpose of the study was to construct an electrostatic insect-capturing apparatus that could be applied to a drone (quadcopter). For this purpose, a double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) was constructed using oppositely charged...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,061 Views
22 Pages

Harnessing Electrostatic Forces: A Review of Bees as Bioindicators for Particulate Matter Detection

  • Simone Meacci,
  • Lorenzo Corsi,
  • Eleonora Santecchia and
  • Sara Ruschioni

1 April 2025

Bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) are widely recognized for their essential ecological roles, including pollination and biodiversity maintenance. Recently, their ability to collect environmental particulate matter through electrostatic forces has been e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,756 Views
12 Pages

11 March 2022

Energy-harvesting devices based on a single energy conversion mechanism generally have a low output and low conversion efficiency. To solve this problem, an energy harvester coupled with a triboelectric mechanism and electrostatic mechanism for biome...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,363 Views
28 Pages

Electrostatic Signal Self-Adaptive Denoising Method Combined with CEEMDAN and Wavelet Threshold

  • Yan Liu,
  • Hongfu Zuo,
  • Zhenzhen Liu,
  • Yu Fu,
  • James Jiusi Jia and
  • Jaspreet S. Dhupia

A novel low-pass filtering self-adaptive (LPFA) denoising method combining complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) and a wavelet threshold (WT) strategy is proposed to solve the problem of the aero-engine gas-path...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,066 Views
17 Pages

Analytical and Numerical Investigations into Hemisphere-Shaped Electrostatic Sensors

  • Jun Lin,
  • Zhong-Sheng Chen,
  • Zheng Hu,
  • Yong-Min Yang and
  • Xin Tang

31 July 2014

Electrostatic sensors have been widely used in many applications due to their advantages of low cost and robustness. Their spatial sensitivity and time-frequency characteristics are two important performance parameters. In this paper, an analytical m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,398 Views
19 Pages

Long-Term Polygraphic Monitoring through MEMS and Charge Transfer for Low-Power Wearable Applications

  • Alessandro Manoni,
  • Alessandro Gumiero,
  • Alessandro Zampogna,
  • Chiara Ciarlo,
  • Lorenzo Panetta,
  • Antonio Suppa,
  • Luigi Della Torre and
  • Fernanda Irrera

27 March 2022

In this work, we propose a wireless wearable system for the acquisition of multiple biopotentials through charge transfer electrostatic sensors realized in MEMS technology. The system is designed for low power consumption and low invasiveness, and th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,232 Views
15 Pages

10 November 2022

This paper presents a simple method for the in situ determination of Young’s moduli of surface-micromachined bilayer thin films. The test structure consists of a cantilever, a bottom drive electrode located near the anchor, and a bottom contact...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,379 Views
3 Pages

Wearable biosensors play a critical role in healthcare monitoring. However, the reliance of biosensors on batteries has serious drawbacks. Although the human body’s energy can be converted into electricity with energy harvesters, the hybridisat...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,768 Views
12 Pages

6 March 2020

Water pollution seriously affects human health. Accurate and rapid detection and timely treatment of toxic substances in water are urgently needed. A stacked multilayer electrostatic printing technique was developed for making nanofiber-based microfl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
12,349 Views
21 Pages

28 January 2010

Electrostatic interactions between dielectric surfaces and different fluorophores used in ultrasensitive fluorescence microscopy are investigated using objective-based Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (TIR-FCS). The int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,806 Views
19 Pages

Experimental Qualification of the Process of Electrostatic Spray Deposition

  • Dongwoo Kang,
  • Junwoo Kim,
  • Inyoung Kim,
  • Kyung-Hyun Choi and
  • Taik-Min Lee

29 April 2019

The electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) is a method of coating thin films based on electrostatic atomization. This paper proposes a method of quantifying the transport of droplets using images of spray patterns measured by the vision system during t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,914 Views
26 Pages

A Comprehensive Review of Industrial Workshop Oil Mist Control Technology Based on Electrostatic Collection

  • Linfeng Liang,
  • Yuer Lan,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Wenjun Leng,
  • Lei Zhang and
  • Zhengwei Long

20 February 2025

During industrial production, a significant amount of oil mist is generated, posing health risks because it is a fine particulate matter that is easily inhaled by the human body. Electrostatic collection has been widely applied in machining workshops...

  • Article
  • Open Access
391 Views
16 Pages

6 January 2026

With the rapid development of high-voltage DC (HVDC) power systems, accurate measurement of surface electrostatic potential on insulating components has become critical for electric field assessment and insulation reliability. This paper proposes an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,820 Views
15 Pages

Microencapsulation of Laurus nobilis L. Leaf Extract in Alginate-Based System via Electrostatic Extrusion

  • Erika Dobroslavić,
  • Zoran Zorić,
  • Verica Dragović-Uzelac and
  • Ivona Elez Garofulić

28 August 2023

Bay leaves (L. nobilis L.) are a rich source of polyphenols that hold great potential for application in functional food products in which where the main challenges are the polyphenols’ low stability and bioaccessibility, which can be overcome...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,519 Views
12 Pages

25 October 2012

At a solid/liquid interface, physico-chemical phenomena occur that lead to the separation of electrical charges, establishing a zone called electrical double layer. The convection of one part of these charges by the liquid flow is the cause of the fl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,422 Views
28 Pages

In bearing applications, the presence of stray and parasitic currents in combination with lubricants has been studied for almost a century and has been found to cause fluting and corrugation damages under high current densities. However, recent resea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,932 Views
28 Pages

Smart Detecting and Versatile Wearable Electrical Sensing Mediums for Healthcare

  • Ahsan Ali,
  • Muaz Ashfaq,
  • Aleen Qureshi,
  • Umar Muzammil,
  • Hamna Shaukat,
  • Shaukat Ali,
  • Wael A. Altabey,
  • Mohammad Noori and
  • Sallam A. Kouritem

21 July 2023

A rapidly expanding global population and a sizeable portion of it that is aging are the main causes of the significant increase in healthcare costs. Healthcare in terms of monitoring systems is undergoing radical changes, making it possible to gauge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
397 Views
16 Pages

Characterization of the Extraction System of Supersonic Gas Curtain-Based Ionization Profile Monitor for FLASH Proton Therapy

  • Farhana Thesni Mada Parambil,
  • Milaan Patel,
  • Narender Kumar,
  • Bharat Singh Rawat,
  • William Butcher,
  • Tony Price and
  • Carsten P. Welsch

FLASH radiotherapy requires real-time, non-invasive beam monitoring systems capable of operating under ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) conditions without perturbing the therapeutic beam. In this work, we characterized the extraction system of Supersonic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
732 Views
14 Pages

ANSYS-Based Modeling and Simulation of Electrostatic Oil-Line Sensor

  • Ruochen Liu,
  • Ge Cai,
  • Jianzhong Sun and
  • Lanchun Zhang

28 July 2025

Mechanical components are more difficult to detect at the initial state of failure. To solve this problem, this paper models and simulates the characteristics of an electrostatic oil-line sensor (OLS) wear particles carried in the lubricating oil pat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,083 Views
28 Pages

27 July 2022

Affected by global warming, permafrost degradation releases a large amount of methane gas, and this part of flammable methane may increase the frequency of wildfires. To study the influence mechanism of methane emission on wildfires in degraded perma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,931 Views
13 Pages

MEMS Vibrational Power Generator for Bridge Slab and Pier Health Monitoring

  • Katsufumi Hashimoto,
  • Tomoki Shiotani,
  • Hiroyuki Mitsuya and
  • Kai-Chun Chang

21 November 2020

Micro energy harvesters (MEH) based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are rapidly developing, providing a green and virtually infinite energy source. The electrostatic vibratory power generator outputs electric power when it vibrates, motivati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,556 Views
16 Pages

Biospeckle Analysis and Biofilm Electrostatic Tests, Two Useful Methods in Microbiology

  • Emilia Oleandro,
  • Simonetta Grilli,
  • Romina Rega,
  • Martina Mugnano,
  • Vittorio Bianco,
  • Marika Valentino,
  • Biagio Mandracchia,
  • Filomena Nazzaro,
  • Raffaele Coppola and
  • Pietro Ferraro

The development of more sensitive methodologies, capable of quickly detecting and monitoring a microbial population present in a specific biological matrix, as well as performing to allow for the study of all its metabolic changes (e.g., during the f...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,462 Views
13 Pages

Marine Icing Sensor with Phase Discrimination

  • Abdulrazak Elzaidi,
  • Vlastimil Masek and
  • Stephen Bruneau

17 January 2021

In this paper, a novel approach is presented to the measurement of marine icing phenomena under the presence of a two-phase condition. We have developed a sensor consisting of an electrostatic array and a signal processing based on a decision tree me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,567 Views
22 Pages

Research on a Wind-Energy-Harvesting Device Based on a Non-Contact Electret–Piezoelectric Coupling Structure

  • Qian Wang,
  • Jiankang Bao,
  • Haitao Wu,
  • Jingang Wang,
  • Pengcheng Zhao and
  • Changli Yu

12 February 2025

Persistently and reliably harvesting wind energy to power intelligent online monitoring devices for transmission lines promotes the intelligent and sustainable development of the Internet of Things. Current small-scale wind-energy-harvesting devices,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
481 Views
29 Pages

Light-Induced Structural Evolutions in Electrostatic Nanoassemblies

  • Mohit Agarwal,
  • Ralf Schweins and
  • Franziska Gröhn

9 January 2026

Studying nanoscale self-assembly in real time using external stimuli unlocks new opportunities for dynamic and adaptive materials. While electrostatic self-assembly is well-established, real-time monitoring of its structural evolution under light irr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,510 Views
15 Pages

Resolution-Enhancing Structure for the Electric Field Microsensor Chip

  • Xiaolong Wen,
  • Pengfei Yang,
  • Zhouwei Zhang,
  • Zhaozhi Chu,
  • Chunrong Peng,
  • Yutao Liu,
  • Shuang Wu,
  • Bo Zhang and
  • Fengjie Zheng

7 August 2021

Electrostatic voltage is a vital parameter in industrial production lines, for reducing electrostatic discharge harms and improving yields. Due to such drawbacks as package shielding and low resolution, previously reported electric field microsensors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,953 Views
28 Pages

Aqueous Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the M. tuberculosis Enoyl-ACP Reductase-NADH System and Its Complex with a Substrate Mimic or Diphenyl Ethers Inhibitors

  • Camilo Henrique da Silva Lima,
  • Ricardo Bicca De Alencastro,
  • Carlos Roland Kaiser,
  • Marcus Vinícius Nora De Souza,
  • Carlos Rangel Rodrigues and
  • Magaly Girão Albuquerque

7 October 2015

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of 12 aqueous systems of the NADH-dependent enoyl-ACP reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (InhA) were carried out for up to 20–40 ns using the GROMACS 4.5 package. Simulations of the holoenzyme, holoenzyme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,393 Views
18 Pages

4-Dialkylamino-2,5-dihydroimidazol-1-oxyls with Functional Groups at the Position 2 and at the Exocyclic Nitrogen: The pH-Sensitive Spin Labels

  • Dmitrii G. Trofimov,
  • Yuri I. Glazachev,
  • Artem A. Gorodetsky,
  • Denis A. Komarov,
  • Tatyana V. Rybalova and
  • Igor A. Kirilyuk

23 December 2021

Local acidity and electrostatic interactions are associated both with catalytic properties and the adsorption activity of various materials, and with the vital functions of biomolecules. The observation of acid–base equilibria in stable free ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,049 Views
19 Pages

7 April 2023

The integration of bacteriophages, a particular class of viruses that specifically infect bacteria and archaea, in biosensors for the monitoring of pathogens in foods and beverages is highly desirable. To this end, an increasing focus has been set on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,966 Views
12 Pages

14 June 2023

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for cancers that can catalyze the poly-ADP-ribosylation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) onto the acceptor proteins to form long poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,707 Views
21 Pages

Broadband Vibration-Based Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Applications Using Frequency Upconversion

  • Jinglun Li,
  • Habilou Ouro-Koura,
  • Hannah Arnow,
  • Arian Nowbahari,
  • Matthew Galarza,
  • Meg Obispo,
  • Xing Tong,
  • Mehdi Azadmehr,
  • Einar Halvorsen and
  • Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc
  • + 2 authors

2 June 2023

Silicon-based kinetic energy converters employing variable capacitors, also known as electrostatic vibration energy harvesters, hold promise as power sources for Internet of Things devices. However, for most wireless applications, such as wearable te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,994 Views
14 Pages

Ground Calibration and In-Flight Performance of the Low Energy Particle Analyzer on FY-4B

  • Bin Su,
  • Anqin Chen,
  • Mohan Liu,
  • Linggao Kong,
  • Aibing Zhang,
  • Zheng Tian,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Xinyue Wang,
  • Wenjing Wang and
  • Jinsong Wang
  • + 3 authors

18 December 2023

The FY-4B satellite is one of the second generation of China’s geosynchronous meteorological satellites aiming at numerical weather forecasts. The space environment monitoring package (SEMP) onboard the FY-4B is a comprehensive instrument packa...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,661 Views
13 Pages

Resonant Varifocal Micromirror with Piezoresistive Focus Sensor

  • Kenta Nakazawa,
  • Takashi Sasaki,
  • Hiromasa Furuta,
  • Jiro Kamiya,
  • Hideki Sasaki,
  • Toshikazu Kamiya and
  • Kazuhiro Hane

30 March 2016

This paper reports a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonant varifocal mirror integrated with piezoresistive focus sensor. The varifocal mirror is driven electrostatically at a resonant frequency of a mirror plate to obtain the wide scanning r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,149 Views
20 Pages

Radon Mitigation Applications at the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC)

  • Javier Pérez-Pérez,
  • Julio Cesar Amare,
  • Iulian Catalin Bandac,
  • Alberto Bayo,
  • Silvia Borjabad-Sánchez,
  • Jose Maria Calvo-Mozota,
  • Laura Cid-Barrio,
  • Rebecca Hernández-Antolín,
  • Beatriz Hernández-Molinero and
  • Grzegorz Zuzel
  • + 9 authors

9 February 2022

The Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) is the Spanish national hub for low radioactivity techniques and the associated scientific and technological applications. The concentration of the airborne radon is a major component of the radioa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,962 Views
11 Pages

Development of a Novel Electrostatic-Based Bioaerosol Sampler

  • Zirui Pang,
  • Lulu Shi,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Wenru Liu,
  • Xin Tian,
  • Mingyu Wang and
  • Jifang Tao

24 August 2024

On-site bioaerosol monitoring is essential for estimating microbial biomass and mitigating the risk of infection induced by aerosol transmission. This study introduces a novel electrostatic bioaerosol sampler, which is fabricated by the use of 3D pri...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,706 Views
13 Pages

In-Situ Monitoring of Reciprocal Charge Transfer and Losses in Graphene-Silicon CCD Pixels

  • Munir Ali,
  • Yunfan Dong,
  • Jianhang Lv,
  • Hongwei Guo,
  • Muhammad Abid Anwar,
  • Feng Tian,
  • Khurram Shahzad,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Bin Yu and
  • Yang Xu
  • + 1 author

30 November 2022

Charge-coupled devices (CCD) allow imaging by photodetection, charge integration, and serial transfer of the stored charge packets from multiple pixels to the readout node. The functionality of CCD can be extended to the non-destructive and in-situ r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,934 Views
13 Pages

17 March 2021

This work describes a new, low-cost and simple-to-use method for the determination of free biothiols in biological fluids. The developed method utilizes the interaction of biothiols with gold ions, previously anchored on micellar assemblies through e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,138 Views
18 Pages

The adsorption of Acacia gum from two plant exudates, A. senegal and A. seyal, at the solid-liquid interface on oxide surfaces was studied using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). The impact of the hydrophobi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
2,856 Views
15 Pages

20 February 2024

Convenient and highly sensitive detection of oxalate ions in body fluids is of crucial significance for disease prevention, diagnosis, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness. Establishing a simple solid-state electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,751 Views
17 Pages

13 January 2023

The electrical characteristic of cancer cells is neglected among tumor biomarkers. The development of nanoprobes with opposing charges for monitoring the unique electrophysiological characteristics of cancer cells. Micro-nano size adsorption binding...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,594 Views
18 Pages

Hydrodynamic and Electrophoretic Properties of Trastuzumab/HER2 Extracellular Domain Complexes as Revealed by Experimental Techniques and Computational Simulations

  • Javier Ramos,
  • Juan Francisco Vega,
  • Victor Cruz,
  • Eduardo Sanchez-Sanchez,
  • Javier Cortes and
  • Javier Martinez-Salazar

The combination of hydrodynamic and electrophoretic experiments and computer simulations is a powerful approach to study the interaction between proteins. In this work, we present hydrodynamic and electrophoretic experiments in an aqueous solution al...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,140 Views
13 Pages

24 February 2025

This study focuses on the preparation of a highly active surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate, where Ag nanoparticles synthesized by the Lee–Meisel method are loaded onto the surface of GO@PVP nanoparticles through classical ele...

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