Biosensors are extraordinary devices that arise from a synergistic combination of established scientific knowledge and cutting-edge technologies, including nanotechnology, biotechnology, rational design, and materials science (1-3).
This cross-disciplinary approach actively contributes to the customization of diverse biosensors with improved analytical performance. Indeed, nanomaterials such...
In this talk, we will provide a general overview of the current computational modeling activities at the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology. They cover the computational characterization of electronic and structural properties of functional materials, the investigation of the electronic and vibrational properties, and the digitization of olfaction using multi-scale approaches.
Rapid demographic changes demand improved biomedical diagnostic technologies with rapidness, minimized invasiveness, low cost and high-throughput, without sacrificing the sensitivity. Considering the miniature size, scalability of fabrication, and ease of chemical modification, nanoscale transducers packaged in small and flexible electronic chips and integrated with additional circuits and...
Sub-ångström resolution has been demonstrated in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning TEM (STEM) imaging experiments thanks to the recent development of spherical and chromatic corrected equipment and/or to the development of methodologies capable to overcome the limitations related to the electron optical aberrations. Moreover, a special attention has to be paid to the eventual...
Nanotribology is a young and dynamic research field that aims to investigate friction, wear and adhesion phenomena down to the atomic scale. Since these processes occur in all natural, artificial or conceptual situations involving two surfaces (at least) in contact or in close proximity to each other, it is not surprising that, knowingly or not, many physicists, materials scientists,...
