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The 15th International Symposium on: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring
9 - 13 March 2008
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
San Diego, California USA

Nanosensors and Microsensors for Bio-Systems

Conference 6931 - Proceedings of SPIE Volume 6931
Dates: Wednesday-Thursday 12 - 13 March 2008

Part of program track on Technical Conferences

Conference Chair
Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Conference Co-Chair
Andrei M. Shkel, Univ. of California/Irvine
Program Committee
Pratul K. Ajmera, Louisiana State Univ.; Steven W. Arms, MicroStrain, Inc.; Joachim F. Baumann, Siemens AG (Germany); Bharat Bhushan, The Ohio State Univ.; James L. Blackshire, Air Force Research Lab.; D. L. Carroll, Wake Forest Univ.; Jung-Chih Chiao, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington; Sang H. Choi, NASA Langley Research Ctr.; Jürg Dual, ETH Zürich (Switzerland); Andras Der, Biological Research Ctr. (Hungary); Lukas M. Eng, Technische Univ. Dresden (Germany); Cläs-Göran Granqvist, Uppsala Univ. (Sweden); Peter Heszler, (Sweden); Michael H. W. Hoffmann, Univ. Ulm (Germany); Laszlo Bela Kish, Texas A&M Univ.; Nikhil A. Koratkar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Shriram Kumar, Univ. of Arkansas; Chih-Hao Lee, National Tsing Hua Univ. (Taiwan); Eric Lifshin, SUNY/Univ. at Albany; Cheng Luo, Louisiana Tech Univ.; William H. Marlow, Texas A&M Univ.; Conrad Masterson, Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas, Inc.; Kathryn M. McGrath, Univ. of Otago (New Zealand); Norbert G. Meyendorf, Fraunhofer-Institut für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren (Germany); Bernd Michel, Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration (Germany); Y. Eugene Pak, Consultant (South Korea); Yeonjoon Park, NASA Langley Research Ctr.; Yongrae Roh, Kyungpook National Univ. (South Korea); Paul B. Ruffin, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Ctr.; Gabor Schmera, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr., San Diego; Ananth Selvarajan, Indian Institute of Science (India); Kyo D. Song, Norfolk State Univ.; Ashok Srivastava, Louisiana State Univ.; Maria Strømme, Uppsala Univ. (Sweden); Joseph A. Turner, Univ. of Nebraska/Lincoln; Lode K.J. Vandamme, Technische Univ. Eindhoven (Netherlands); Tian-Bing Xu, National Institute of Aerospace; Kazushi Yamanaka, Tohoku Univ. (Japan); Kaiming Ye, Univ. of Arkansas
Tuesday 11 March

Posters-Tuesday

Date: Tuesday 11 March
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Study of a low-frequency vibration-to-electricity energy harvester 
Paper 6931-24
Author(s): Min Zhang, Kun Lian, Pratul K. Ajmera, Louisiana State Univ.
Controlled release of salicylic acid from polyacrylamide hydrogel by electric field stimulation 
Paper 6931-25
Author(s): Anuvat Sirivat, Sumonman Niamlang, Chulalongkorn Univ. (Thailand)
Nanocrystalline NiZn ferrite for bio-medical applications 
Paper 6931-26
Author(s): Sangeeta Thakur, S. C. Katyal, Jaypee Univ. of Information Technology (India); Mahavir Singh, Himachal Pradesh Univ. (India)
Wednesday 12 March

Wednesday Awards, Announcements, Funding Agency Talk, and Plenary Presentation

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:05 AM
See Special Events for further details.

Session 1:  Keynote Session

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Session Chair: Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Innovative smart microsensors for Army weaponry applications (Keynote Presentation) (Invited Paper) 
Paper 6931-1
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Author(s): Paul B. Ruffin, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Ctr.; Christina L. Brantley, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command; Eugene Edwards, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Ctr.

Session 2:  Nano and Micro Devices for Biosensing I

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Session Chair: Z. Ryan Tian, Univ. of Arkansas
Hierarchical nanostructures of bioceramics for new therapeutics 
Paper 6931-2
Time: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Author(s): Z. Ryan Tian, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Development of an IrOx micro pH sensor array on flexible polymer substrate 
Paper 6931-3
Time: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Author(s): Wen Ding Huang, Jung-Chih Chiao, Jianqun Wang, Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington
Screen-printed carbon electrodes for amperometric glucose sensing 
Paper 6931-4
Time: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Author(s): Lavanya L. Aryasomayajula, Jining Xie, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Lunch Break 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Session 3:  Keynote Session

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session Chair: Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Nanoscale materials for engineering and medicine (Keynote Presentation) 
Paper 6931-5
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Author(s): Mark Schulz, Vesselin N. Shanov, YeoHeung Yun, Univ. of Cincinnati

Session 4:  Nanowire, Nanotubes, and Nanostructures

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM
Session Chair: Ashok Srivastava, Louisiana State Univ.
Multifunctional low-cost bioceramic nanowires for water filteration 
Paper 6931-6
Time: 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Author(s): Z. Ryan Tian, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Microwave applications of carbon nanotubes: nano-antennas and nano-switches 
Paper 6931-7
Time: 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Author(s): Afshin Ziaei, Thales Research & Technology (France)
Current transport modeling in carbon-nanotube field-effect transistors (CNT-FETs) and biosensing applications 
Paper 6931-8
Time: 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Author(s): Jose M. Marulanda, Ashok Srivastava, Louisiana State Univ.; Ashwani K. Sharma, Air Force Research Lab.
Coffee Break 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Session 5:  Micro/Nano Devices and MEMS

Date: Wednesday 12 March
Time: 3:40 PM - 5:20 PM
Session Chairs: Jae Hyung Kim, Inje Univ. (South Korea); Hargsoon Yoon, Univ. of Arkansas
Conductive nanoparticles in electro-activated shape-memory polymer sensor and actuator 
Paper 6931-9
Time: 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Author(s): Jinsong Leng D.D.S., Haibao Lv, Yanju Liu, Shanyi Du, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
Schottky diode made on cellulose paper with PEDOT:PSS and pentacene 
Paper 6931-10
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Author(s): Jaehwan Kim, Hyun Kyu Lim, Sang Yeol Yang, Kwang Sun Kang, Inha Univ. (South Korea)
Pre- and post-machining and release residual stresses in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) 
Paper 6931-11
Time: 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Author(s): Mary E. Vechery, Univ. of Maryland/College Park; Andrew J. Dick, Rice Univ.; Balakumar Balachandran, Univ. of Maryland/College Park; Madan Dubey, Army Research Lab.
Microcontact printing method for metal micro-patterning with polyurethane mold 
Paper 6931-12
Time: 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Author(s): Jaehwan Kim, Kwangjoon Han, Kwang Sun Kang, Inha Univ. (South Korea)
Study on shape recovery speed of SMP, SMP composite, and SMP foam 
Paper 6931-13
Time: 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Author(s): Xuelian Wu, Yanju Liu, Jinsong Leng D.D.S., Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
Thursday 13 March

Thursday Announcements, Funding Agency Talks, and Plenary Presentation

Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:05 AM
See Special Events for further details.

Session 6:  Nano and Micro Devices for Biosensing II

Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Session Chair: Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Implantable wireless microsensors for gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnosis and pain management (Keynote Presentation) 
Paper 6931-14
Time: 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM
Author(s): Jung-Chih Chiao, The Univ. of Texas at Arlington
Effects of magnetic properties and geometrical structures of magnetic nanotubes on neuron growth 
Paper 6931-15
Time: 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Author(s): Linfeng Chen, Jining Xie, Univ. of Arkansas; Malathi Srivatsan, Arkansas State Univ.; Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Coffee Break 10:10 AM - 10:35 AM

Session 7:  Nano Biosensors

Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 10:35 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Chairs: Jose K. Abraham, Univ. of Arkansas; Bhanu L. Aryasomayajula, Univ. of Arkansas
Feasibility of e-paper made with cellulose (Invited Paper) 
Paper 6931-16
Time: 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
Author(s): Jaehwan Kim, Kiyeon Cho, Kwang Sun Kang, Inha Univ. (South Korea)
Biomimetic approach to develop electronic sensing cilia for flow velocity sensing in mesoscale vessels 
Paper 6931-17
Time: 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
Author(s): Hargsoon Yoon, Vasuda Ramachandran, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Ion-sensitive field effect transistors for pH and potassium ion concentration sensing, towards detection of myocardial ischemia 
Paper 6931-18
Time: 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
Author(s): Pratyush Rai, Soyoun Jung, Taeksoo Ji, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Respiration sensors based on carbon nanotube films 
Paper 6931-19
Time: 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
Author(s): Jose K. Abraham, Lavanya L. Aryasomayajula, Ashwin K. Whitchurch, Vijay K. Varadan, Univ. of Arkansas
Lunch Break 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Session 8:  Systems Application

Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM
Session Chairs: Hargsoon Yoon, Univ. of Arkansas; Kyo D. Song, Norfolk State Univ.
Development of a high-performance peristaltic micropump 
Paper 6931-20
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Author(s): My Pham, Nam Seo Goo, Konkuk Univ. (South Korea)
Study on microwave power via rectenna for airship application 
Paper 6931-21
Time: 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Author(s): Kyo D. Song, Norfolk State Univ.
2D fiberoptic scanning microdisplay system 
Paper 6931-22
Time: 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Author(s): Wei-Chih Wang, Univ. of Washington
Millimeter wave identification: concept, applications, and demonstrations 
Paper 6931-23
Time: 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Author(s): Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä, Pekka Pursula, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland (Finland); Alexandru Muller, Dan Neculoiu, IMT-Bucharest (Romania); Jussi Tuovinen, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland (Finland)
MEMS-based liquid lens for capsule endoscope 
Paper 6931-27
Time: 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Author(s): S. W. Seo, BNP Science Co., Ltd. (South Korea); S. Han, Hoseo Univ. (South Korea); J. H. Seo, Y. M. Kim, M. S. Kang, N. G. Min, Korea Univ. (South Korea); W. B. Choi, BNP Science Co., Ltd. (South Korea); M. Y. Sung, Korea Univ. (South Korea)
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