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20110101475 | CMOS INTEGRATED MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a CMOS integrated micromechanical device fabricated in accordance with a standard CMOS foundry fabrication process. The standard CMOS foundry fabrication process is characterized by a predetermined layer map and a predetermined set of fabrication rules. The device includes a semiconductor substrate formed or provided in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. A MEMS resonator device is fabricated in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. The MEMS resonator device includes a micromechanical resonator structure having a surface area greater than or equal to approximately 20 square microns. At least one CMOS circuit is coupled to the MEMS resonator member. The at least one CMOS circuit is also fabricated in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121937 | METHOD FOR MAKING A TRANSDUCER, TRANSDUCER MADE THEREFROM, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A method for manufacturing or preparing thin-film stacks that exhibit moderate, finite, stress-dependent resistance and which can be incorporated into a transduction mechanism that enables simple, effective signal to be read out from a micro- or nano-mechanical structure. As the structure is driven, the resistance of the intermediate layers is modulated in tandem with the motion, and with suitable dc-bias, the motion is directly converted into detectable voltage. In general, detecting signal from MEMS or NEMS devices is difficult, especially using a method that is able to be integrated with standard electronics. The thin-film manufacturing or preparation technique described herein is therefore a technical advance in the field of MEMS/NEMS that could enable new applications as well as the ability to easily develop CMOS-MEMS integrated fabrication techniques. Also disclosed are: (i) transducers where current flows across a piezo layer from one major surface to the opposite major surface; and (ii) methods of making a transducer the resistivity of a piezoresistive layer is decreased and/or the gauge factor of a piezoresistive layer is increased. | 05-26-2011 |
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20130118228 | STRESS-BASED SENSOR, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A composite, analyte sensor includes a substrate; a micro- or nano-electro-mechanical (MEMS; NEMS) resonator that is coupled to the substrate at least two edge locations (i.e., it is at least doubly-clamped) of the resonator, wherein the resonator is in a statically-buckled state near a buckling transition point of the resonator; and a chemically-responsive substance covering at least a portion of the surface of the resonator that will undergo a conformational change upon exposure to a given analyte. The resonator may be a double-clamped, statically-buckled beam (or bridge), a multiply-clamped, statically-buckled dome (or crater), or other resonator geometry. The sensor may include two or more at least double-clamped, statically-buckled, composite MEMS or NEMS resonators each operating near a buckling transition point of the respective resonator, and each characterized by a different resonant frequency. A method for sensing an analyte in ambient air. | 05-16-2013 |
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20120129156 | BARRIERS FOR FACILITATING BIOLOGICAL REACTIONS - The present invention relates to systems, devices, and methods for performing biological reactions. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of lipophilic, water immiscible, or hydrophobic barriers in sample separation, purification, modification, and analysis processes. | 05-24-2012 |
20120208987 | BARRIERS FOR FACILITATING BIOLOGICAL REACTIONS - The present invention relates to systems, devices, and methods for performing biological reactions. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of lipophilic, water immiscible, or hydrophobic barriers in sample separation, purification, modification, and analysis processes. | 08-16-2012 |
20120238725 | PRIMARY CARBON NANOPARTICLES - The present invention provides monodisperse primary carbon nanoparticles, and methods of preparation and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides surface-modified monodisperse primary carbon nanoparticles, and methods of preparation and use thereof. | 09-20-2012 |
20130034845 | BARRIERS FOR FACILITATING BIOLOGICAL REACTIONS - The present invention relates to systems, devices, and methods for performing biological reactions. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of lipophilic, water immiscible, or hydrophobic barriers in sample separation, purification, modification, and analysis processes. | 02-07-2013 |
20130302787 | CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR ISOLATING AN ANALYTE FROM A SAMPLE, AND METHODS OF USE - A device for extraction or isolation of an analyte, such as a nucleic acid, a protein, or a cell, from a sample, and in particular from a biological sample, is described. Methods of using the device are also described. Further processes, such as amplification of the isolated analyte, may also be carried out within the device. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302791 | DEVICE FOR ISOLATING AN ANALYTE FROM A SAMPLE, AND METHODS OF USE - A device for extraction or isolation of an analyte, such as a nucleic acid, a protein, or a cell, from a sample, and in particular from a biological sample is described. Methods of using the device are also described. | 11-14-2013 |
20140057271 | DEVICE WITH CONTROLLED FLUID DYNAMICS, FOR ISOLATION OF AN ANALYTE FROM A SAMPLE - Devices for use in extracting an analyte of interest from a sample are described. In one embodiment, a device is comprised of a first plurality of chambers, where one or more chambers in the plurality of chambers has a deep end and a shallow end with a depth d | 02-27-2014 |