Sensors: Proceedings of the First National Conference on Sensors, Rome 15-17 February, 2012 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Book 162)

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the First National Conference on Sensors held in Rome 15-17 February 2011. The conference highlighted state-of-the-art results from both theoretical and applied research in the field of sensors and related technologies. This book presents material in an interdisciplinary approach, covering many aspects of the disciplines related to sensors, including physics, chemistry, materials science, biology and applications. · Provides a selection of the best papers from the First Italian National Conference on Sensors; · Covers a broad range of topics relating to sensors and microsystems, including physics, chemistry, materials science, biology and applications; · Offers interdisciplinary coverage, aimed at defining a common ground for sensors beyond the specific differences among the different particular implementation of sensors Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Beyond Human Senses: Technologies, Strategies, Opportunities, and New Responsibilities....Pages 3-7 Lensfree On-Chip Fluorescence Microscopy for High-Throughput Imaging of Bio-Chips....Pages 9-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 New Affinity Biosensors as Diagnostic Tools for Tumour Marker Analysis....Pages 19-23 An Electromechanical Generator Implanted in Human Total Knee Prosthesis....Pages 25-30 Low Cost Inkjet Printed Sensors....Pages 31-36 Infrared: A Key Technology for Security Systems....Pages 37-42 Development of Nanostructured Electrode Coatings for Amperometric Sensors....Pages 43-48 Porphyrin Electropolymers as Opto-electrochemical Probe for the Detection of Red-ox Analytes....Pages 49-55 Smart Flow Sensors Based on Advanced Packaging Techniques Applied to Single Chip Sensing Devices....Pages 57-62 Analysis of Plasmonic-Photonic Resonances in Hybrid Metallo-dielectric Quasi-Crystals....Pages 63-68 Intracellular Nanosensing and Nanodelivery by PMMA Nanoparticles....Pages 69-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Multichannel Fluorimeter for Bio-sensor Applications on Environmental Field....Pages 79-83 Optical Biochips for Biomarkers-IgM Complexes Codetermination in Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 85-88 Toward a Compact Instrument for Detecting Drug Precursors in Different Environments....Pages 89-93 Hepcidin Detection by Affinity Based Sensing: A Possible Application in Clinical and Anti-doping Analysis....Pages 95-98 Gas Sensing Characterization by Magneto-optic Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique....Pages 99-102 Coupling Nanotechnology to Optical Affinity Sensing: The Case of Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging for DNA Detection....Pages 103-106 Bloch Surface Waves on Dielectric Photonic Crystals for Biological Sensing....Pages 107-111 Catalase OPEE Operating in High Hydrophobic Solvent: Mechanism and Applications....Pages 113-117 Effective Antibody Anchoring on Gold Plate by Ultra-short UV Pulses....Pages 119-123 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Sensing Area....Pages 125-129 A Superoxide Dismutase Biosensor for Measuring the Antioxidant Capacity of Blueberry-Based Integrators....Pages 131-135 Immunosensor Suitable for Inflammatory Testing in Cattle....Pages 137-140 Potentiometric Sensors Based on Molecular Imprinted Polymers....Pages 141-144 Advances in the Definition of a Drop-Based Functionalization Protocol for CMOS-Compatible MEMS Biosensors....Pages 145-148 Use of Screen-Printed Electrodes in the Determination of Some Environmental Carcinogens....Pages 149-152 DNA-Based Bioassay for the Detection of Benzo[a]pyrene Oxidation Products....Pages 153-157 Spectroscopic Characterization of a New Antibacterial Material for Sensing Applications....Pages 159-164 Novel Format of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Development of Electrochemical Sensors....Pages 165-169 Biosensors Based on 4-Wells Microarray Systems: Study, Design, Construction and Applications....Pages 171-175 A New Sensitive and Fast Detection System for Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS), Based on Gas-Chromatography (GC) and Hollow Fiber Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (HF-IRAS)....Pages 177-182 A Feature Selection Strategy for the Development of a New Drug Sensing System....Pages 183-187 Nanofabrication Tools and Techniques for Bio-inorganic Interfaces....Pages 189-192 Biosensors for Automatic Measurement in Winemaking Process Monitoring....Pages 193-197 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 T-Shirt for Vital Parameter Monitoring....Pages 201-205 Time-of-Flight Sensor-Based Platform for Posture Recognition in AAL Applications....Pages 207-211 Obstacle Detection by Multiple Ultrasonic Sensing for Visually Impaired Users....Pages 213-217 Microsensors for Harsh Environments: Review on Strategies for Contactless and Self-Powered Systems....Pages 219-222 Nanosensors Based on Superconducting Quantum Interference Device for Nanomagnetism Investigations....Pages 223-226 An In-Fiber Magnetometer Implemented in a Polymeric-MOF Utilizing Ferrofluid....Pages 227-231 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 An Automatic Calibration Procedure for Improving the Metrological Performances of GMR Magnetometers....Pages 233-237 Multi-frequency Nonlinear Converter Array for Energy Harvesting in Autonomous Sensors....Pages 239-244 Investigation of Seebeck Effect in ZnO Nanowires for Micropower Generation in Autonomous Sensor Systems....Pages 245-249 From IPMC Transducers to All-Organic Transducers....Pages 251-254 Wearable Posture Monitoring Sensor....Pages 255-259 Assembly of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures by Dielectrophoresis for Sensing Devices....Pages 261-264 A Smart-Sensor Based on MEMS Technology for Monitoring Landslides....Pages 265-269 Acoustic Velocity Sensors with Programmable Directivity....Pages 271-275 Sensors Based on Magnetic Fluids....Pages 277-281 A Review on RTD-Fluxgate Magnetometers: From “Single” to “Coupled Core” and Toward Novel Systems with Innovative Materials....Pages 283-286 Monitoring System for Under-Water Pipe Line....Pages 287-291 A Low Cost Inkjet Deposition System for Sensors Development....Pages 293-297 Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature and Pressure Behavior of SAW and Lamb Waves Propagating Along 3C-SiC/AlN....Pages 299-303 Low-Cost Fiber Sensors for Displacement and Vibration Monitoring....Pages 305-309 A Laser Scanning System for Sag Detection on the Overhead Power Lines: In Field Measurements....Pages 311-314 Microfluidic Capacitive Sensors for Noncontact Particle Detection in a Microchannel....Pages 315-319 Intelligent Sensing Solutions for AAL....Pages 321-324 Front Matter....Pages 325-325 Thermostatized Flow Cell and Hybrid LPG-FBG Configuration for Accurate Measurement of Refractive Index....Pages 327-331 Novel Approaches for CM-Scale Resolution and Long-Range Sensing by Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Optical Fibers....Pages 333-336 Numerical and Experimental Characterization of a Ferrule-Top Cantilever Optical Fiber Sensor for Flow Velocity Measurements....Pages 337-341 Front Matter....Pages 325-325 Engineered Acoustic Sensors for Underwater Applications Based on Coated Fiber Bragg Gratings....Pages 343-347 Optical Fiber Sensor for DNA Detection Based on Doubled-Tilted Bragg Grating....Pages 349-352 Photonic Crystal Optofluidic Silicon Microsystems for (Bio)Sensing....Pages 353-357 Optical Microbubble Resonator: A Novel Structure for Sensing Applications....Pages 359-362 Lab on Fiber Technology Enables Nanophotonics Within Optical Fibers....Pages 363-367 Aptamer Based Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensor....Pages 369-373 Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Raman Spectra for Quantitative Determination of Sugars in Beverage Industry....Pages 375-379 Superior Colorimetric Device Based on Vacuum Evaporated Porphyrin Thin Films....Pages 381-384 Diffuse-Light Absorption Spectroscopy in the Near-Infrared for Predicting the Alcoholic Strength of Beer....Pages 385-389 Sensors Based on SPR in Plastic Optical Fiber: Numerical Analysis and Experimental Results....Pages 391-395 Crack Monitoring Network Using POF Sensors....Pages 397-401 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 On-line pH Measurements of Near-Neutral Solutions by a Disposable Polymer Based Probe....Pages 405-409 Luminescent Cavitands as Novel Optically Active Materials....Pages 411-415 Sensing Behavior of SnO 2 -Graphene Nanocomposites....Pages 417-420 Electronic Nose Detection of CFRP Surface Contamination for Securing Composite Bonding in Lightweight Aircraft....Pages 421-425 Algorithms and Strategies for Extracting Optimal Information from Chemical Sensing Systems....Pages 427-431 Quartz Crystal Microbalances for On-line Monitoring of Nanostructures Growth....Pages 433-437 Contactless Electromagnetic Interrogation of Quartz Crystal Resonator Sensors....Pages 439-444 Thin Film Humidity Sensor Based on Sol–Gel Technology....Pages 445-448 A Novel Optical Device for End Tidal Air Sampling in Breath Analysis....Pages 449-452 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 An Electrochemical Sensor for Trace Inorganic Arsenic Based on Nanoelectrode Ensembles....Pages 453-458 An Optical Sensor for Measuring Oxygen Concentration....Pages 459-463 Development and Spectroscopic Characterization of TeO 2 -NWs for Amperometric Detection of H 2 O 2 ....Pages 465-469 Macrocyclic Polyamine Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes for Copper(II) Detection....Pages 471-474 Integrable Electronic Interface for Chemical Sensor Management....Pages 475-479 Development of a pH Sensor with Integrated Reference Electrode for Cell Culture Monitoring....Pages 481-485 Titania/MWCNTS Nanocomposites for Low Temperature Hydrogen Sensing....Pages 487-491 CMOS Compatible, Low Power, High-Sensitivity Zn/Al Layered Double Hydroxides Humidity Micro-Sensor....Pages 493-497 Ultrasound Based Sensor for Fat Detection in Fresh Milk....Pages 499-502 Sensing Properties Characterization of a Poly (Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride)-Based Saw Device....Pages 503-507 A Fully-Integrated Multi-Sensor System for Food Tracing and Quality Certification Providing Temperature, Light Intensity, and Humidity Exposure History of Samples....Pages 509-514 Front Matter....Pages 515-515 Application of Optical Sensors for Diagnostic of Electrical Components of a Distribution Network....Pages 517-521 Innovative System and Method for Monitoring Energy Efficiency in Buildings....Pages 523-527 Experimental Analysis of Wireless Sensor Network Synchronization Protocols Under Real Operating Conditions....Pages 529-533 Automatic Analog Wheatstone Bridge for Wide-Range Resistive Sensor Interfacing Applications....Pages 535-539 A Simple Analytical Model for the Resonance Frequency of Perforated Beams....Pages 541-545 Integration of Bluetooth HandsFree Sensors into a Wireless Body Area Network Based on Smartphone....Pages 547-551 Development of a Co-Simulation Tool for WirelessHART Networks....Pages 553-557 A Multiplexed 20-Channel 6-Decade Range Resistance-to-Digital Converter for 2D Heterogeneous Metal-Oxide Gas-Sensor Arrays....Pages 559-564 A Web Platform to Collect, Manage and Share Heterogeneous Sensor Data....Pages 565-569 Back Matter....Pages 571-575