Label-free approaches to assess cell properties ideally suit the requirements of cell-based therapeutics, since they permit to characterize cells with minimal perturbation and manipulation, at the benefit of sample recovery and re-employment for treatment. ...

Elsevier2017

Metal-Coated SU-8 Structures for High-Density 3-D Microelectrode Arrays

Carlotta Guiducci, Samuel Kilchenmann, Pietro Maoddi, Enrica Rollo

Electric fields can be effectively used to sense, manipulate, and move particles in lab-on-a-chip devices. Nevertheless, the throughput of such devices is a critical issue, which can be effectively improved by increasing the height of the microchannels. Fo ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

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The signal-to-noise ratio of planar ISFET pH sensors deteriorates when reducing the area occupied by the device, thus hampering the scalability of on-chip analytical systems which detect the DNA polymerase through pH measurements. Top-down nano-sized tri-g ...

Mdpi Ag2016

Analysis of Dielectric Microbead Detection by Impedance Spectroscopy with Nanoribbons

Carlotta Guiducci, Enrico Accastelli, Paolo Scarbolo, Luca Selmi, Thomas Ernst

We present a quantitative numerical analysis of dielectric microbead detection experiments with nanoribbons operated in the AC small signal regime. To this purpose, a comprehensive model of nanoribbon operation in electrolyte environment and with DC/AC sig ...

Ieee2016

Label-Free Detection of Tobramycin in Serum by Transmission-Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance

Carlotta Guiducci, Thierry Buclin, Anna Ferretti, Giulia Cappi, Fabio Mario Spiga, Laurent Décosterd, Michael Beyeler

In order to improve the efficacy and safety of treatments, drug dosage needs to be adjusted to the actual needs of each patient in a truly personalized medicine approach. Key for widespread dosage adjustment is the availability of point-of-care devices abl ...

Amer Chemical Soc2015

More DNA–Aptamers for Small Drugs: A Capture–SELEX Coupled with Surface Plasmon Resonance and High-Throughput Sequencing

Carlotta Guiducci, Fabio Mario Spiga

To address limitations in the production of DNA aptamers against small molecules, we introduce a DNA-based capture-SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) protocol with long and continuous randomized library for more flexibility, ...

ACS Publications2015

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A method for performing a post processing pattern on a diced chip having a foot-print, comprises the steps of providing a support wafer; applying a first dry film photoresist to the support wafer; positioning a mask corresponding to the footprint of the di ...

2015

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A more specific and intense signal is desirable for most kinds of biosensors for biomedical or environmental applications, and it is especially so for label-free biosensors. In this paper, we show that hybridization chain reaction (HCR) can be exploited fo ...

Elsevier2014