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The Metrology of Counting Protein Particles

July 13, 2013
Author(s)
Dean C. Ripple, Michael J. Carrier, Richard E. Cavicchi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Zhishang Hu
A common degradation pathway for protein-based drugs is the growth of protein aggregates or particles. Counting and characterization of these particles is needed to assure the quality, efficacy, and safety of this type of drug. The unusual physical

The Metrology of Counting Protein Particles

March 18, 2013
Author(s)
Dean C. Ripple, Michael J. Carrier, Richard E. Cavicchi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Zhishang Hu
A common degradation pathway for protein-based drugs is the growth of protein aggregates or particles. Counting and characterization of these particles is needed to assure the quality, efficacy, and safety of this type of drug. The unusual physical

MICROHOTPLATE TEMPERATURE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND BIST

January 3, 2012
Author(s)
Muhammad Y. Afridi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Stephen Semancik, Kenneth G. Kreider, Jon C. Geist
In this paper we describe a novel long-term microhotplate temperature sensor calibration technique suitable for Built-In Self Test (BIST). The microhotplate thermal resistance (thermal efficiency) and the thermal voltage from an integrated platinum-rhodium

Microsensors in Dynamic Backgrounds: Toward Real-Time Breath Monitoring

January 15, 2010
Author(s)
Kurt D. Benkstein, Baranidharan Raman, Christopher B. Montgomery, C Martinez, Stephen Semancik
We evaluated MEMS microsensor array with chemi-resistive elements for use as a non-invasive clinical diagnostic tool to detect the presence or absence of trace amounts of disease biomarkers in simulated breath samples. The microsensor environment was

Enhanced Mass Transport in Ultra-Rapidly-Heated Ni/Si Thin-Film Multilayers

November 15, 2009
Author(s)
Lawrence P. Cook, Richard E. Cavicchi, Nabil Bassim, Susie Eustis, Winnie Wong-Ng, Igor Levin, Ursula R. Kattner, Carelyn E. Campbell, Christopher B. Montgomery, William F. Egelhoff Jr., Mark D. Vaudin
We have investigated multilayer and bilayer Ni/Si thin films by nano-differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at ultra rapid scan rates, in a temperature-time regime not accessible with conventional apparatus. DSC experiments were completed at slower scan

Analog BIST Functionality for Microhotplate Temperature Sensors

September 1, 2009
Author(s)
Muhammad Y. Afridi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Elliott cooper-Balis, Stephen Semancik, Kenneth G. Kreider, Jon C. Geist
In this paper we describe a novel microhotplate temperature sensor calibration technique suitable for Built-In Self Test. The technique only requires short-term temperature stability from the four-wire polysilicon heater/temperature sensors that are

CMOS Microhotplate Technology for Chemical and Biological Agent Detection

March 16, 2009
Author(s)
Muhammad Y. Afridi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Elliott cooper-Balis, Stephen Semancik, Jon C. Geist, Alim A. Fatah
In this paper we describe microhotplates that can serve as platforms for gas sensors of potential use for homeland security and other gas sensing applications. A brief review of the fabrication of microhotplate precursors in a CMOS-compatible technology

A Method for Fabricating Conductometric Gas Sensors of Metal Oxide Nanotubes Formed in Porous Aluminum Oxide Membranes

February 2, 2009
Author(s)
Reit Artzi-Gerlitz, Kurt D. Benkstein, David L. Lahr, Joshua L. Hertz, Christopher B. Montgomery, John E. Bonevich, Stephen Semancik, Michael J. Tarlov
We describe a general, simple strategy for fabricating conductometric gas sensors from metal oxide nanotubes formed in nanoporous aluminum oxide membranes. In this approach, the aluminum oxide membrane serves as both a template for growth of the sensing

Temperature Measurements of Microhotplates Using Fluorescence Thermometry

March 1, 2006
Author(s)
Christopher W. Meyer, Douglas C. Meier, Christopher B. Montgomery, Stephen Semancik
A fluorescence microscope has been constructed for measuring surface temperatures of microhotplate platforms. The microscope measures temperature-dependent fluorescence lifetimes of a film of the phosphor Mg4(F)GeO6:Mn which is deposited on the

Restructuring of Tungsten Thin Films Into Nanowires and Hollow Square Cross-Section Microducts

November 1, 2005
Author(s)
P. M. Parthangal, Richard E. Cavicchi, Christopher B. Montgomery, Shirley Turner, Michael R. Zachariah
We report on the growth of nanowires and unusual hollow microducts of tungsten by thermal treatment of tungsten films in a RF H2/Ar plasma at temperatures between 550-620 C. Nanowires with diameters of 10-30 nm and lengths between 50-300 nm were formed