Sensors and Microsystems: Proceedings of AISEM 2022

Preface
Associazione Italiana Sensori E Microsistemi
	Steering Committee
Contents
Albumin-Based Optical and Electrochemical Biosensors for PFAS Detection: A Comparison
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Reagents and Materials
		2.2 Optical Biosensor: Preparation and Preliminary Tests
		2.3 Impedimetric Biosensor: Preparation and Preliminary Tests
		2.4 Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Optical LMR-Based Biosensing: Preliminary Results
		3.2 Impedimetric Biosensing: Preliminary Results
		3.3 Comparison of the Platforms
	4 Conclusions
	References
Coronavirus Label-Free Immunosensor: Preliminary Results
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Section
		2.1 Materials and Reagents
		2.2 Apparatus and Techniques
		2.3 Theoretical Methods
		2.4 Fabrication of CoV-229E Label-Free Electrochemical Immunosensor
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Electrochemical Characterization of the Immunosensor Build-Up
		3.2 Preliminary Analytical Performances
	4 Conclusion
	References
Characterization of Temperature Distribution in Microfluidic Chip for DNA Amplification
	1 Introduction
	2 Structure of the System Measurement
		2.1 System-on-Glass (SoG)
		2.2 Microfluidic Chip
	3 Experiments and Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Compliant Multi-hinge Microgripper for Biomanipulation: Microbeads Grasping Feasibility Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Design and Operating Principle
	3 Microbeads Grasping Feasibility Study
	4 Conclusions
	References
Investigation on the Sensing Properties at Room Temperature of a Graphene/SnO2 Nanocomposite Towards CO2
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
		2.1 Synthesis of the Materials
		2.2 Material Characterization Techniques
	3 Results and Discussion
	References
3D-Printed Face Mask with Integrated Sensors as Protective and Monitoring Tool
	1 Introduction
	2 System Structure
		2.1 Hardware Structure
		2.2 Software Structure
		2.3 3D-Printed Mask
	3 Measurements
	4 Conclusions
	References
Capacitive Gas Sensors with Porphyrinoids Coated SiO2 Hybrid Nanoparticles
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds by Using a Nanoporous Zeolite Layer
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Role of IR and UV-Vis Spectroscopies Combined with Electrical Measurements in Materials Relevant for Gas Sensing
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	References
A High Accuracy QCM Based Sensing System for in Water Ammonia Monitoring
	1 Introduction
	2 Sensing Material and Principle
	3 Materials and Methods
		3.1 Materials
		3.2 Methods
	4 Results and Discussions
		4.1 Surface Cleaning and Self Assembled Monolayer Formation
		4.2 QCM Measurements
	5 Conclusions
	References
A Portable Electrochemical Platform for Cobalt Detection In-Field
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Chemicals
		2.2 Apparatus
		2.3 Cyclic Voltammetry Characterization
		2.4 Cobalt Detection
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Electrochemical Sensor Surface Characterization
		3.2 Lead and DMG Concentration Optimization
		3.3 Cobalt Detection in Standard Solutions
		3.4 Cobalt Detection in Real Samples
	4 Conclusions
	References
Ethanol and Glucose Determination by DCFC Working in Batch or Flow Mode
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Voltammetric Determination of H2O2 Using a GC-LDH-Proline Catalytic Sensor
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
	3 Results and discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Colorimetry by a Smartphone
	1 Introduction
	2 Samples and Smartphone Setups
	3 Results of Colorimetric Measurements
	4 Conclusions and Perspectives
	References
Nafion-Based Chipless RFID Humidity Sensor for Smart Tag Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Sensor Simulation, Fabrication, and Measurement Set-Up
	3 Sensor Experimental Characterization
	4 Conclusions
	References
Metal Nanoparticles on Board of Low-Cost Devices for Optical Sensing
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Reagents and Apparatus
		2.2 Nanostructured Plasmonic-Active Film Fabrication
		2.3 Oxidants Capacity Evaluation
		2.4 Oxidant Capacity Indexes and Parametrization
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Nanostructured Film Assembling
		3.2 Sensing Strategies, Performances, and Reactivity Indexes
		3.3 Platform Storability
	4 Conclusions
	References
Soiling Detection Investigation in Solar Irradiance Sensors Systems
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Background
		2.1 Site and Instrumentation Description
		2.2 Methodologies
	References
Actively Controlled Synchronized-Switch Harvesting on Inductor for Piezoelectric Transducers
	1 Introduction
	2 The Proposed Solution
		2.1 Simulation Results
		2.2 Experimental Results
	3 Conclusions
	References
LoRa-Based Wireless Sensor Network System for Aquatic Elements and Flood Early Warning Monitoring
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Communication Technology Overview
	2 System Architecture
	3 Conclusions
	References
Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study in Controlled Environment for Particulate Matter Sensing
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
		2.1 The QCM Sensor System
		2.2 The PM Chamber for the QCM Study in Controlled Environment
		2.3 The QCM Exposure to PM
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
3D-Printed Capacitive Accelerometers
	1 Introduction
	2 3D Printing Technology
		2.1 Main Features and Design Flow of 3D Printing
	3 Capacitive Accelerometers
		3.1 Basic Operation and Principles
		3.2 Tested Geometries
	4 Experimental Results
		4.1 Experimental Setup and Results
	5 Conclusion
	References
A Novel Sensor Node for Smart Personal Protective Equipment
	1 Introduction
	2 Sensor Node
	3 Software
	4 Lab Trials
	5 Conclusions
	References
Radar Sensor System for Unobtrusive Level Monitoring of Granular Solids Stored in Silos
	1 Introduction
	2 System Description
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Fusion Analysis of a Palmprint-Hand Geometry Multimodal Ultrasound Recognition System
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Set-Up
	3 Feature Extraction
	4 Experimental Results
	5 Conclusions and Discussion
	References
Algorithm for Velocity Estimation in a Multivariable Motion Sensor
	1 Introduction
	2 Multivariable Motion Sensor and Proposed Estimation Algorithm
	3 Simulation Results
	4 Experimental Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Analysis of Logic Schemes for the Optical Implementation of Pointwise Operations in Gated Recurrent Unit Cells
	1 Introduction
	2 Equivalent Circuits for Pointwise Operations
	3 Simulation Settings
	4 Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Deep Learning for a Comprehensive Transformer Fault Detection Through Vibrational Data
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Experimental Set-Up
		1.2 Outline of the Analysis
	2 Analysis
	3 Conclusions
	References
PM Sensor Based on Piezoelettric MEMS: Mock Up
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
Assessment of Piezolectric Properties on Prototype BZT-BCT Devices
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Prototype Device Fabrication
		2.2 BZT-BCT Thin Films Crystal Structure and Morphological Characterization
		2.3 Prototype Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Characterization
	3 Results
		3.1 Thin Layer Morphology and Crystal Structure
		3.2 Dielectric, Ferroelectric, Resistive and Piezoelectric Properties
	4 Conclusions
	References
Smart Internet of Things (IoT) System for Construction Sites Monitoring
	1 Introduction
	2 Technology Overview
		2.1 UHF Radio-Frequency Identification
		2.2 MQTT Communication Protocol
	3 System Design
		3.1 Working Principles
	4 Demo Scenario
		4.1 Remote Server
	5 Conclusions
	References
Author Index