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Introduction
I am a physicist specialized in design and development of sensors based on Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and microcantilever technology. Co-founder of the openQCM project the open science hardware QCM
I have a strong experience in hardware control, acquisition and signal processing in LabVIEW programming language.
I have a solid background in theoretical physics and mathematics
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July 2009 - present
Novaetech
Position
- Scientific Coordinator
Description
- Design and development of analysis system based on Micromechanical Sensors and QCM, with application in aerospace, biology and environment.
January 2008 - July 2009
PROMETE Srl
Position
- Laboratory Manager
Description
- Responsible for laboratory-based tasks, including lab testing on magnetoelastic sensor. Development and integration of software/hardware in LabVIEW programming language
Publications
Publications (8)
Flow cytometry is to date the only commercially viable technique for sex preselection of mammalian spermatozoa, measuring the different DNA content in X- and Y-chromosome bearing spermatozoa. Here we present experimental evidence of a measurable difference between bovine spermatozoa bearing X- and Y-chromosomes based on their buoyant mass. Single c...
In this work is presented a microbalance for single microparticle sensing
based on resonating AFM cantilever. The variation of the resonator
eigenfrequency is related to the particle mass positioned at the free apex of
the cantilever. An all-digital phase locked loop (PLL) control system is
developed to detect the variations in cantilever eigenfreq...
We study the dynamical behavior of a lattice model of glass former on a
random graph, where no corrections to the mean field description are expected.
We find that the behavior of dynamical correlation functions and dynamical
susceptibility are consistent with the quantitative predictions of the Mode
Coupling Theory of the glass transition.
Water monitoring technologies are widely used for contaminant detection in a wide variety of water ecology applications such as water treatment plants and water distribution systems. A tremendous amount of research has been conducted over the past decades to develop robust and efficient techniques of contaminant detection with minimum operating cos...
A cost-effective immunosensor for the detection and isolation of dental pulp stemcells (DPSCs) based on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been developed. The recognition mechanism relies on anti-CD34 antibodies, DPSC-specificmonoclonal antibodies that are anchored on the surface of the quartz crystals. Due to its high specificity, real time d...
Malaysia have compared the resonance frequency measurements of quartz crystals using openQCM and impedance – network analyzer. The comparison show a good agreement between openQCM and the standard scientic instruments. After an email exchange between our team, talking about how to modify the original openQCM design for their specic applications, th...
Method and corresponding apparatus for characterizing animal spermatozoa, intended to distinguish and separate spermatozoa carrying the Y chromosome from those carrying the X chromosome, said method being based on the known phenotype differences between the two types of spermatozoa and said apparatus being based on the use of microcantilevers, comp...
Questions
Questions (2)
I am developing openQCM, a low-cost quartz crystal microbalance for educational purposes. The main aim of my studies is to promoting QCM technology in high-school and undergraduate teaching laboratories. Based on your expertise in the field, can anyone suggest practical applications of QCM?
Projects
Project (1)
During the last years Novaetech has been involved in the research and development of highly sensitive devices based on Quartz Crystal Microbalance technology.
In 2014 Novaetech launched the openQCM project, the unique open source Quartz Crystal Microbalance, for scientific applications in biology, chemistry and material science, characterized by performances comparable to that of traditional scientific instruments.
Despite openQCM is an open source system, it is a proper scientific device. It has proved to be a reliable and robust instrument, since after only one year since its launch on the market, openQCM is already used by worldwide leading research institutes, private companies and hundreds of scientists.
Now we are developing a new openQCM instrument for monitoring quartz crystal microbalance frequency and dissipation. The new openQCM dissipation module measures the quality factor Q of the crystal resonance curve by using a scalar network analyzer. The entire project will be released as an open science hardware. For the first time the scientific community will be free to customize the original device to own specific application.
