Project Information per year
2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006- 2005 - 2004
PROJECT III.3
BIO-MICROSYSTEMS
Project Leader: K. Misiakos
Key Researchers: A. Tserepi, I. Raptis, E. Gogolides, P. Argitis, H. Contopanagos
Research Associate: D. Goustouridis
Post-doctoral scientists: K. Kotsovos, E. Makarona
PhD students: M. Kitsara
Research Engineer: Athanasios Botsialas
External Collaborators: S.E. Kakabakos (IRRP/NCSRD), P.Petrou (IRRP/NCSRD)
Graduate Students: Alex Salapatas, Ioannis Arxontas
Objectives:
- Development of bioanalytical lab-on-a-chip devices based on monolithic optoelectronic transducers (bioactivated optocouplers).
- Development of monolithically integrated interferometric biochips for label-free biosensing
- Development of white light interferometric setup for label free monitoring of biomolecular reactions.
- Develop highly sensitive and/or label free assays suitable for point of care applications
- Develop microfluidc channels integrated on transducer silicon chips
- Use soft lithography, Deep Plasma Etching, and plasma assisted bonding to fabricate PDMS, PMMA (and other organic polymer) based microfluidic devices
- Fabricate capillary electrophoresis, and chromatography devices
- Develop open microfluidics using electrowetting actuation
- Develop novel plasma based micro array technologies
Funding:
- EU, IST, STREP, “NEMOSLAB”, NanoEngineered Monolithic Optoelectronic transducers for highly Sensitive and LAbel-free Biosensing (coordinated by K. Misiakos start 1-1-2006, end 30-6-2009)
- EU, FP7-ICT, STREP, “PYTHIA”, Monolithically integrated interferometric biochips for label-free early detection of human diseases (coordinated by I. Raptis start 01-05-2008, duration 36months)
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