Collaborative Research: Novel Microscale Resonant Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection

这项拟议的研究旨在推进谐振式微电子机械(MEMS)质量传感器，如用于检测特定化学或生物制剂的传感器。提出了两个研究主题：(1)采用阵列式检测的单输入单输出器件结构的质量传感器，该结构比现有的基于阵列的方法更简单，并使设计者可以最大限度地减少片上电子设备；(2)使用参数共振传感器进行质量检测。将开发评估传感器指标的方法，以便与传统的基于共振的质量传感器进行性能比较。将研究用于合成和性能增强的纳米级材料建模和组装。这种开发和简单的单输入简单输出设计将使芯片上的电子设备最小化，使谐振器能够在真空中封装，并增强整体系统的性能和灵敏度。这项理论家和实验者之间的多学科合作研究将推动跨部门和机构边界的研究生教育计划，并通过艺术、互联网和互动活动解决初中和高中水平的外展，所有这些都通过计算组件得到增强。

The proposed research is aimed at advancing resonant microelectromechancal (MEMS) mass sensors such as those used for detecting specific chemical or biological agents. Two investigative themes are proposed: (1) mass sensors utilizing array-type detection single-input-single-output device configurations which is simpler than existing array-based approaches and would allow designer to minimize on-chip electronics, and (2) mass detection using parametrically resonance sensors. Methods will be developed for assessing sensor metrics for performance comparison with traditional resonance-based mass sensors. Nano scaled material modeling and assembly for synthesis and performance enhancement will be investigated. The development and simple single-input-simple-output design would allow minimization of on-chip electronics and enable packaging of the resonators in vacuum and enhancement of overall system performance and sensitivity.This collaborative multi-disciplinary research between a theorist and experimentalist will advance the graduate education programs across the departmental and institutional boundaries, and address outreach at the junior high and high school levels through art, the internet, and interactive activities, all of which are enhanced by computational components.