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The influence of the surface morphology of semi-crystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and polyamide 12 (PA12) films on the adhesion and cohesion of thin oxide coatings is analysed, with attention paid to the role of spherulites and processing addi ...
We investigate in this work the fabrication of polymer micro-fluidic and micro-mechanical devices based on sublimable compounds as sacrificial layers, using a thick-film screen-printing deposition process. Fabrication of printed polymer microstructures fea ...
Laser photoablation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), a flexible dielectric organic polymer, was used to design an acoustic miniaturized DNA biosensor. The microchip device includes a 100-μm-thick PET layer, with two microband electrodes patterned in ...
An original study of the dielectric charging in a suspended gate FET device (SG-FET) and its use for memory applications is reported. Combining a movable conductive gate with the ability to retain charge on top of the dielectric layer of FET device, a MEMS ...
Modern communication devices demand challenging specifications in terms of miniaturization, performance, power consumption and cost. Every new generation of radio frequency integrated circuits (RF-ICs) offer better functionality at reduced size, power cons ...
The influence of the primary molecular parameters chain configuration, architecture and molecular weight (MW) on the mode of mechanical breakdown is discussed for two series of (amorphous) thermoplastic polymers, methyl methacrylate glutarimide copolymers ...
A sensor for measuring adsorption on a substrate has been designed including a contactless detection scheme, called supercapacitive admittance tomoscopy (SCAT). The sensor comprises a thin dielectric layer with two parallel band electrodes on the one side ...
Mechanisms of polarization switching and fatigue in (Pb, La)(Zr, Ti)O-3 (PLZT) films are studied by comparative analysis of degradation and leakage conduction of PLZT capacitors with Pt, SrRuO3 (SRO), and layered Pt/SRO (80/5 nm) electrodes. It is found th ...
First results are reported regarding the design, fabrication and operation of a DNA biochip based on a semiconductor oxide electrode that employs label-free electrical detection of the DNA hybridization. The same process of DNA functionalisation, including ...
Biodegradable nerve guidance channels (NGCs) represent a promising alternative to current clinical nerve repair procedures. To be suitable as a NGC material, the polymer system should possess elastomeric properties and degrade at a defined rate without int ...