Research
Microtechnology and Biology
Our research in general is rooted in Physics and in the Engineering disciplines and is targeted at developing and applying microtechnological, microfluidic, and microelectronic means to address questions in biology and biomedicine. Applications of our technologies are in the fields of external page systems biology, external page neuroscience, external page personalized medicine and drug testing.
Three Major Lines of Research:
(1) CMOS Microsystems
Microtransducers are integrated in complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology with dedicated analog and digital circuitry units in complex microsystems. The systems include microelectrode systems and chemo & biosensor systems.
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(2) Microfluidic Systems
Microfluidic systems are developed to address and handle single cells and microtissues and to characterize and analyze those by means of, e.g., impedance spectroscopy or microscopy.
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(3) Electrophysiology and Neuroscience
Preparations of electro-active cells, predominantly brain cells, are placed directly atop fully processed microelectronics chips carrying thousands of electrodes. The chips are used to address fundamental questions in neuroscience and medicine.
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