| Foreword | |
| Committees | |
| Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) biosensor for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) detection | p. 3 |
| DNA biosensor for the detection of toxicants in water and wastewater samples | p. 8 |
| Development of DNA-sensors for the detection of genetic mutations associated with the human cancer presence | p. 15 |
| Development of a flow injection immunoassay system coupled with an amperometric sensor | p. 21 |
| Flow injection analysis using an organic phase enzyme electrode (OPEE) | p. 27 |
| Disposable screen-printed biosensors for the detection of pesticides | p. 35 |
| Organic phase enzyme electrodes for the determination of pesticides, phenols, aromatic hydrocarbons and radicals as environmental pollutants | p. 40 |
| Detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by a screen-printed immunosensor electrode | p. 50 |
| Tissue engineering: Methods for guiding cell disposition | p. 56 |
| Gold nanocrystal molecules synthesis and functionalised substrates preparation for metallo-organic ultra thin structures | p. 61 |
| Self assembled dipyrromethane thin films: SERS characterization and application in methanol vapours recognition through SPR technique | p. 69 |
| Optical sensing through wide delocalised macrocycles by SPR technique | p. 76 |
| Atomic force microscopy inspection of Langmuir-Blodgett films of calix[4]pyrrole suitable for optical recognition of alcohol vapours | p. 81 |
| Preparation of polyaniline conductive composites with dienerubber polyphenylacetylene suitable for gas sensing | p. 88 |
| Characterisation of polyaniline conductive composites | p. 93 |
| Polyaniline thin film gas sensors | p. 98 |
| Application of organometallic [pi]-conjugated oligomers as coating of quartz microbalance sensors | p. 103 |
| EQCM study of electroactive molecules embedded in ordered layers of surfactants | p. 108 |
| Mixed oxides SnO[subscript 2]-MoO[subscript 3] thin films for selective gas sensing | p. 115 |
| Gas sensing properties of sol-gel fabricated mixed oxide MoO[subscript 3]-WO[subscript 3] films | p. 124 |
| Oxygen sensors based on Au-doped ZnO and Fe[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] thin films | p. 128 |
| Electrical and gas sensing properties of nano-sized Os-doped sol-gel derived SnO[subscript 2] thin films | p. 133 |
| Development of nanosized titania sensing layers | p. 139 |
| Sol-gel synthesis and gas sensing properties of In[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] thin films | p. 144 |
| Olfactory characterisation of car cabin using the Libra Nose | p. 153 |
| Electronic nose and VIS-Spectra data fusion for the prediction of fruits characteristics | p. 157 |
| A fiber optic polar nephelometer for suspended particle characterization | p. 165 |
| Anti-biofouling coatings for optical fiber sensors | p. 173 |
| Development of a CMOS ASIC for smoke detection | p. 183 |
| PVDF pyroelectric array of sensors | p. 188 |
| Wearable thermo-and piezo-resistive sensors: realization and properties | p. 195 |
| The new EA guide on the calibration and uncertainty evaluation of torque sensors | p. 201 |
| A metrological SPM for dimensional surface measurements | p. 209 |
| Assessment and calibration of individual stress levels in a working environment | p. 214 |
| A flexible piezoelectric motor based on an acoustic fiber for echographic endoscopic probes | p. 220 |
| Thick film piezoresistors for high temperature sensors | p. 226 |
| Microelectronics and microsystems: Non-electronic components into an electronic system | p. 235 |
| Implantable lactate microsensor for muscle function monitoring | p. 240 |
| Packaging and characterisation of short-term semi-implantable silicon microprobes for medical diagnosis | p. 246 |
| Fabrication of mesoscopic polysilicon wires by surface micromachining techniques | p. 254 |
| Free standing submicrometric silicon wires fabricated by means of micromachining | p. 260 |
| Capacitive ultrasonic transducers fabricated by a low temperature surface-micromachining process | p. 265 |
| Force-feedback sensorized microgrippers for a micromanipulation workstation | p. 270 |
| Electrochemical effects during anisotropic bulk-silicon etching with doped and undoped TMAHw solutions | p. 276 |
| Vertically structured thin membranes by a lost mold technique | p. 281 |
| High frequency surface acoustic wave resonators on silicon | p. 291 |
| Modelling, design and fabrication of interdigitated electrode sensors for biomedical applications | p. 296 |
| Different designs of optical detection cells microfabricated by hot embossing | p. 300 |
| Picobalance: A new sensor instrument for integrated nanogravimetric and electrochemical measurements | p. 303 |
| Optimization of sensor production by means of experimental design | p. 309 |
| An alternative read-out of thickness shear mode resonator based chemical sensors in liquid and gaseous samples | p. 317 |
| Low thermal drift integrated current sources for low-voltage applications | p. 323 |
| New circuits for accurate CMOS sensor interfaces | p. 329 |
| New applications of Miller effect | p. 336 |
| A current mirror circuit with improved performances | p. 343 |
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