Prof. Josep Samitier Martí Profile

Prof. Josep Samitier Martí

Rector at Univ de Barcelona

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 3 May 2011 Paper

Combined impedance and dielectrophoresis portable device for point-of-care analysis

B. del Moral Zamora, J. Colomer-Farrarons, M. Mir-Llorente, A. Homs-Corbera, P. Miribel-Català, J. Samitier-Martí

Proceedings Volume 8068, 80680T (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886849

KEYWORDS: Dielectrophoresis, Electrodes, Particles, Point-of-care devices, Signal generators, Control systems, Electronics, Lab on a chip, Biological research, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2011 Paper

Challenges facing academic research in commercializing event-detector implantable devices for an in-vivo biomedical subcutaneous device for biomedical analysis

E. Juanola-Feliu, J. Colomer-Farrarons, P. Miribel-Català, J. Samitier, J. Valls-Pasola

Proceedings Volume 8067, 80670P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886529

KEYWORDS: Biomedical optics, Glucose, Nanotechnology, Sensors, Medical research, In vivo imaging, Electrodes, Medicine, Biosensors, Biological research

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It is widely recognized that the welfare of the most advanced economies is at risk, and that the only way to tackle this situation is by controlling the knowledge economies and dealing with. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need to improve the performance of each dimension in the "knowledge triangle": education, research and innovation. Indeed, recent findings point to the importance of strategies of adding-value and marketing during R+D processes so as to bridge the gap between the laboratory and the market and so ensure the successful commercialization of new technology-based products. Moreover, in a global economy in which conventional manufacturing is dominated by developing economies, the future of industry in the most advanced economies must rely on its ability to innovate in those high-tech activities that can offer a differential added-value, rather than on improving existing technologies and products. It seems quite clear, therefore, that the combination of health (medicine) and nanotechnology in a new biomedical device is very capable of meeting these requisites. This work propose a generic CMOS Front-End Self-Powered In-Vivo Implantable Biomedical Device, based on a threeelectrode amperometric biosensor approach, capable of detecting threshold values for targeted concentrations of pathogens, ions, oxygen concentration, etc. Given the speed with which diabetes can spread, as diabetes is the fastest growing disease in the world, the nano-enabled implantable device for in-vivo biomedical analysis needs to be introduced into the global diabetes care devices market. In the case of glucose monitoring, the detection of a threshold decrease in the glucose level it is mandatory to avoid critic situations like the hypoglycemia. Although the case study reported in this paper is complex because it involves multiple organizations and sources of data, it contributes to extend experience to the best practices and models on nanotechnology applications and commercialization.

Proceedings Article | 3 May 2011 Paper

Discrete to full custom ASIC solutions for bioelectronic applications

J. Punter-Villagrasa, J. Colomer-Farrarons, P. Miribel-Català, M. Puig-Vidal, J. Samitier

Proceedings Volume 8067, 80670Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886616

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Amplifiers, Sensors, Prototyping, Electronics, Multiplexing, Signal to noise ratio, Resistors, Biosensors, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 2009 Paper

Design of a miniaturized electrochemical instrument for in-situ O2 monitoring

Jordi Colomer-Farrarons, Pedro Miribel-Català, Josep Samitier, Martin Arundell, Ivón Rodríguez

Proceedings Volume 7363, 73630A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821069

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Electrodes, Electronics, Amplifiers, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Gold, Environmental sensing, LabVIEW, Microelectronics

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The authors are working toward the design of a device for the detection of oxygen, following a discrete and an integrated instrumentation implementation. The discrete electronics are also used for preliminary analysis, to confirm the validity of the conception of system, and its set-up would be used in the characterization of the integrated device, waiting for the chip fabrication. This paper presents the design of a small and portable potentiostat integrated with electrodes, which is cheap and miniaturized, which can be applied for on-site measurements for the simultaneous detection of O₂ and temperature in water systems. As a first approach a discrete PCB has been designed based on commercial discrete electronics and specific oxygen sensors. Dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) is an important index of water quality and the ability to measure the oxygen concentration and temperature at different positions and depths would be an important attribute to environmental analysis. Especially, the objective is that the sensor and the electronics can be integrated in a single encapsulated device able to be submerged in environmental water systems and be able to make multiple measurements. For our proposed application a small and portable device is developed, where electronics and sensors are miniaturized and placed in close proximity to each other. This system would be based on the sensors and electronics, forming one module, and connected to a portable notebook to save and analyze the measurements on-line. The key electronics is defined by the potentiostat amplifier, used to fix the voltage between the Working (WE) and Reference (RE) electrodes following an input voltage (Vin). Vin is a triangular signal, programmed by a LabView© interface, which is also used to represent the CV transfers. To obtain a smaller and compact solution the potentiostat amplifier has also been integrated defining a full custom ASIC amplifier, which is in progress, looking for a point-of-care device. These circuits have been designed with a 0.13 μm technology from ST Microelectronics through the CMP-TIMA service.

Proceedings Article | 20 May 2009 Paper

Control electronics in an endoscopic capsule with locomotive, sensing, and actuating capabilities

O. Alonso, L. Freixas, J. Samitier, A. Dieguez

Proceedings Volume 7365, 73650F (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821118

KEYWORDS: Endoscopy, Control systems, Actuators, Electronics, Transistors, Liquid lenses, Liquids, Imaging systems, Light emitting diodes, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Low-voltage low-power reference circuits for an autonomous robot: I-SWARM

J. Colomer, A. Saiz-Vela, P. Miribel-Català, M. Puig-Vidal, J. Samitier

Proceedings Volume 6590, 65900D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721287

KEYWORDS: Transistors, Electronics, Solar cells, Switches, Capacitors, Power supplies, Field effect transistors, Digital electronics, Device simulation, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

A SoC for studying multi-agent software/algorithms on a real swarm of mm3-sized microrobots

R. Casanova, A. Diéguez, A. Arbat, A. Sanuy, O. Alonso, J. Canals, M. Puig, J. Samitier

Proceedings Volume 6590, 65901M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.722037

KEYWORDS: System on a chip, Virtual colonoscopy, Solar cells, Telecommunications, Computer programming, Prototyping, Sensors, Clocks, Control systems, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2005 Paper

An integrated controller for a flexible and wireless atomic force microscopy

Juanjo Lacort, Raimon Casanova, Jordi Brufau, Anna Arbat, Angel Dieguez, Marc Nierlich, Oliver Steinmetz, Manel Puig, Josep Samitier

Proceedings Volume 5837, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607535

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Control systems, Atomic force microscopy, Electronics, Scanners, Sensors, Logic, Transceivers, Digital electronics, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2005 Paper

An efficient 2-stage fractional charge pump based on frequency regulation

A. Saiz-Vela, P. Miribel-Catala, M. Puig-Vidal, J. Samitier

Proceedings Volume 5837, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.608274

KEYWORDS: Resistors, Clocks, Transistors, Neodymium, Device simulation, Capacitors, Logic, Switching, Computer programming, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2003 Paper

Electronic circuitry development in a micropyrotechnic system for micropropulsion applications

Manuel Puig-Vidal, Jaime Lopez, Pere Miribel, Enric Montane, Jose Lopez-Villegas, Josep Samitier, Carole Rossi, Thierry Camps, Maxime Dumonteuil

Proceedings Volume 5116, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501504

KEYWORDS: Electronic circuits, Resistance, Control systems, Temperature metrology, Resistors, Combustion, Telecommunications, Silicon, Control systems design, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2003 Paper

Manipulation tools for biological applications using microrobots with nano-range accuracy

Josep Samitier-Marti, Manel Puig-Vidal, Jaime Lopez, Pere Miribel, Jose Maria Lopez-Villegas, Ramon Casanella, Cristina Madrid, Antonio Juarez

Proceedings Volume 5119, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501516

KEYWORDS: Particles, Actuators, Robots, Dielectrophoresis, Electrodes, Chemical elements, Prototyping, Dielectrics, Magnetism, Integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2003 Paper

Smart drug delivery system based on pyrotechnical actuation

Manel Puig-Vidal, Jaime Lopez, Pere Miribel, Josep Samitier-Marti, Carole Rossi, Axel Berthold

Proceedings Volume 5119, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501509

KEYWORDS: Combustion, Temperature metrology, Liquids, Electronics, Control systems, Sensors, Telecommunications, Microsystems, Actuators, Microfluidics

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2001 Paper

From decimeter- to centimeter-sized mobile microrobots: the development of the MINIMAN system

Heinz Woern, Ferdinand Schmoeckel, Axel Buerkle, Josep Samitier, Manel Puig-Vidal, Stefan Johansson, Urban Simu, Joerg-Uwe Meyer, Margit Biehl

Proceedings Volume 4568, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.444124

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Mobile robots, Microscopes, Scanning electron microscopy, Electron microscopes, Sensors, Prototyping, Multilayers, Integrated circuits, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2001 Paper

Smart-power integrated circuits to drive piezoelectric actuators for a cm3 microrobot system

Manel Puig-Vidal, J. Lopez-Sanchez, P. Miribel-Catala, Enric Montane, Sebastian Bota, Josep Samitier, Urban Simu, Stefan Johansson

Proceedings Volume 4334, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.436628

KEYWORDS: Integrated circuits, Actuators, Electrodes, Interfaces, Integrated circuit design, Telecommunications, Chemical elements, Digital electronics, Robots, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 2000 Paper

Modeling, design, and test of a monolithic integrated magnetic sensor in a digital CMOS technology using a switched current interface system

C. Rubio, Sebastian Bota, J. Macias, Josep Samitier

Proceedings Volume 4019, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382283

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Magnetic sensors, CMOS technology, Transistors, Sensors, Field effect transistors, Clocks, Computer aided design, Standards development, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 2000 Paper

Test structures for CMOS-compatible silicon pressure sensor reliability characterization

Enric Montane, Sebastian Bota, Santiago Marco, M. Carmona, Josep Samitier

Proceedings Volume 4019, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382301

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Wheatstone bridges, Bridges, CMOS sensors, Computer aided design, Process control, Etching, Finite element methods, Packaging

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