Publications by Sandro Carrara

Computational Study of Simultaneous Memristive Effect and Biosensing for Prostate-Specific Antigen Detection

Over the past decade, memristive biosensors have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in biological detection. However, a notable limitation has been the loss of the memristive effect during biosensing operations. In this study, we introduce a memristive b ...

SPRINGER2025

Imatinib detection by memristive biosensors for therapeutic drug monitoring

Sandro Carrara, Junrui Chen

Therapeutic drug monitoring is essential for optimizing the efficacy and safety of targeted anticancer agents like imatinib, a first-line treatment for various leukemias and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. This study introduces a novel memristive biosenso ...

2025

Long-term performance of low-cost free chlorine sensors to monitor on-site water reuse

Sandro Carrara

Water scarcity increasingly challenges the supply of sufficient quantities of safe water for human consumption. On-site water reuse systems can contribute to mitigating the effects of water scarcity by closing water cycles locally. However, broader adoptio ...

IWA Publishing2025

More Sustainable Bio/CMOS Interfaces for Remote Monitoring of Human Health [Feature]

Sandro Carrara

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)2025

Biofilaments from recycled high-density polyethylene and rice husks for fused filament fabrication: Biofilamente aus recyceltem Polyethylen hoher Dichte und Reishülsen für die Herstellung von Schmelzfilamenten

Sandro Carrara

The benefits of green technology have industrial use of composites reinforced with biofibers garner attention. They are replacing conventional plastics due to their capability to solve environmental issues. Despite this shift in material development, the s ...

2025

Effect of Cr substitution in ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles on the electron transfer at electrochemical interfaces

Sandro Carrara

In this study, we explored the effect of Cr³⁺ substitution by partially and fully replacing Fe³⁺ in the normal spinel ZnFe₂O₄ crystal structure at electrochemical interfaces. The resulting ZnCrₓFe₂₋ₓO₄ nanomaterials exhibited an average particle size betwe ...

2025

Optimized Microfluidic Biosensor for Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Detection

Sandro Carrara

Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) were integrated into microfluidic chips and tested to enhance point-of-care testing (POCT), with the aim of improving sensitivity and expanding the range of CRP detection. The microfluidic approach improves upon traditiona ...

MDPI AG2025

Printed Organic Memristive Devices with Non-Zero-Crossing Hysteresis

Sandro Carrara

Organic memristive devices are gaining an increasing and considerable interest due to their attractive characteristics and potential applications, spanning from neuromorphic electronics to biosensing. In this work, a low-voltage operating memristive device ...

2025

A life cycle assessment approach to minimize environmental impact for sustainable printed sensors

Sandro Carrara, Johanna Zikulnig

A printed hybrid sensor tag for applications in disposable healthcare and environmental monitoring optimized toward sustainability is presented. Following a systematic Life Cycle Assessment according to ISO 14040:2006 guidelines, the global warming potenti ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

A More Reliable Equivalent Circuit of Electrochemical Sensors for Robust Design of CMOS Front-ends

Sandro Carrara, Gian Luca Barbruni, Ali Meimandi

Electrochemical sensors integrated with CMOS circuits play a pivotal role in quantifying various chemicals across a huge spectrum of applications, prominently in distributed diagnostics and remote monitoring. When designing integrated devices, meticulous c ...

2025