AME
589/489
Engineering
Properties and Micro/Nano Technologies for Biological
Systems
Jointly taught by: Dr. Eniko T. Enikov , Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; 621-4506,
enikov@engr.arizona.edu
Dr. Joel L. Cuello,
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; 621-7757,
jcuello@ag.arizona.edu
Lectures: T,Th
Lab sessions: Fri
Catalogue Data: This course tackles the structures and physical properties -- including mechanical, thermodynamic, electrical, etc. -- of biological materials -- including human, animal, plant and food materials -- that are necessary in the engineering analysis, evaluation, synthesis and design of biological systems. It then combines this knowledge with the techniques for the design, assembly and manufacturing of conventional microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and nanodevices and applies them to biological systems.
Texts: Introduction of Mircroelectronic Fabrication, Richard C. Jaeger, Prentice Hall, 2002,
Additional Suggested Texts:
Class notes
will be integral part of instruction. Material presented in class will
supplement and will sometimes be different from the textbooks.
Exams: September: Midterm Exam #1 (ca. 9/19,
exact date TBA)
October: Midterm Exam #2 (ca. 10/12, exact
date TBA)
November: Midterm Exam #3 (ca. 11/9, exact
date TBA)
December: Midterm Exam #4 (ca. 11/30, exact
date TBA)
December: Final Exam exact (date TBA)
Grading: Undergraduate Graduate
Exams (4) 50% 50%
Homeworks,
Labs, Quizzes 20% 10%
Design Reports (1) 15% 25%
Final Exam 15% 15%
Design Project: Click here for sample for MEMS (part #2 of class )
Topics:
Week 1 Introduction
to MEMs and NEMs,
Transducers: classification and characteristics
Lab1 Introduction
of pressure sensor project
Week
2 Working Principles of Microsystems; Scaling
Laws in Miniaturization.
Lab 2 Photomask Design
Exercise: ACAD
Week 3 Analysis of Common MEMS structures: Plates , Breams, and Cantilevers. Nano- and Pico-Newton Force
Measurement with MEMS.
Lab 3 Design of pressure sensor structures:
sensitivity, resolution, expected noise levels
Week 4 Biosensors: Amperometric, Potentiometric,
Micro-PCR, Whole-cell biosensors.
Lab
4 Photolithography experiment.
Week 5 Exam 1. Microsystems
Design and Fabrication: Substrates and Materials.
Lab 5 Si oxidation and
BOE etching experiment.
Week
6 Photolithography. Oxidation. Wet and Dry
Etching
Lab
6 Anisotropic etching experiment.
Week 7 Wet and Dry Etching Doping via Diffusion and
Ion-Implantation. Vacuum Deposition of Metals
Lab7 Sensor wiring and testing
Week
8 Vacuum Deposition of Metals. Exam 2
Lab8: Project report preparation. Please turn in the following week.
Part 2
Week 9 Biology-Inspired
Materials
Week 10 Deformation
of Biological Solids, Thermal Properties, Viscoelasticity
and Rheology
Week 11 Viscosity
and Flow of Biological Liquids and Semisolids
Week 12 Biosensors
and Performance Factors. Exam 3
Lab 10 Designing
a Biosensor
Week 13 Biological
Elements
Week 14 Transducers
Week 15 Applications. Exam 4
Week 16 Project
Presentations