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We are in-debt to several colleagues and collaborators who have helped us along the way; if we can be of any help to you, just let us know.
Current Collaborators
Stephan Anderson (Boston Medical Center)
We are developing the micro-engineered structures and devices for high-sensitivity multispectral MRI.
Richard Averitt (Physics, BU) and Willie Padilla (Physics, BC)
We are developing MEMS-based active terahertz metamaterial structures and devices for defense applications.
Hua Chen, Ronald van Hal and Martin Poitzsch (Schlumberger)
We are developing micro sensors for harsh environment oilfield applications.
Junhong Chen (UW-Milwaukee) and Jian Lu (Hong Kong Polytech)
We are advancing controlled synthesis of CuO nanowires (NWs) and their integration as highly sensitive single NW gas and photonic sensors.
Kuo-Shen Chen (National Cheng Kung University)
We are investigating mechanical behavior of soft polymer materials for biomedical applications.
Luca Dal Negro (Electrical Engineering, Boston University)
We are investigating mechanical properties of sputtered silicon nitride thin films for nanophotonics applications.
Ronglih Liao (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
We are exploring the use of polymeric micro/nanobiosystems to analyze cardiac myocytes and stem cells for cardiovascular research applications.
Xi Lin (Materials Science, Boston University)
We are developing conductive polymer-based microactuators for energy, defense and biomedical applications.
Hongbing Lu (Oklahoma State University)
We are investigating viscoelasticity of soft polymer materials using nanoindentation.
Fiorenzo Omenetto (Physics, Tufts) and Richard Averitt (Physics, BU)
We are developing metamaterial silk composites at terahertz frequencies.
Bjorn Reinhard (Chemistry, Boston University)
We are developing particle enhanced polymeric micro/nanobiosystems for biomedical applications.
Douglas Sawyer (Vanderbilt Medical Center)
We are applying single-spaced polymeric microstructures to measure cellular mechanical forces in real time and in live cells.
Michael Smith (Biomedical Engineering, Boston University)
We are utilizing optical moire technique to investigate the role of cell traction forces in the assembly of extracellular matrix.
Howard Surks and Michael Mendelsohn (Tufts Medical Center)
We are exploring the use of polymeric micro/nanobiosystems to analyze vascular smooth muscle cells for cardiovascular research applications.
Katherine Zhang (Mechanical Engineering, Boston University)
We are studying micro- and nano- mechanics of multilayer thin film structures with nanoscale coating.
Previous Collaborators
Todd Murray (Boston University)
We built embedded microchannels using a single layered SU-8 and determined Young's modulus using a laser acoustic technique.
Andre Sharon (Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation)
We developed 3D manufacturing techniques for freeform multi-layer microstructures using a scanning laser system.
David Walker (Foster-Miller)
We developed and built MEMS micro-pumps for a cryogenic heat transport system.
Tong-Yi Zhang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
We developed a nanoindentation-based microbridge testing technique to measure mechanical properties of MEMS/NEMS thin films.