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

拟议的研究旨在推进谐振微机电（MEMS）质量传感器，例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）质量传感器利用阵列型检测单输入单输出设备配置，这是简单的比现有的阵列为基础的方法，并允许设计人员尽量减少芯片上的电子器件，和（2）质量检测使用参数谐振传感器。将开发用于评估传感器指标的方法，以与传统的基于共振的质量传感器进行性能比较。纳米尺度的材料建模和组装的合成和性能增强将进行研究。 开发和简单的单输入-简单输出设计将允许最小化片上电子器件，并使谐振器能够在真空中封装，并提高整个系统的性能和灵敏度。这种理论家和实验家之间的合作多学科研究将跨越部门和机构界限推进研究生教育计划，并通过艺术、互联网和互动活动解决初中和高中层面的外展问题，所有这些都通过计算组件得到加强。

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.