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Thermal-Piezoresistive Resonators and Self-Sustained Oscillators for Gas Recognition and Pressure Sensing

X. Guo, Y. Yi, and S. Pourkamali, “Thermal-Piezoresistive Resonators and Self-Sustained Oscillators for Gas Recognition and Pressure Sensing,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 2863–2872, August 2013.

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Nano-precision force and displacement measurement using MEMS resonant structures

E. Mehdizadeh, A. Hajjam, A. Rahafrooz and S. Pourkamali, “Nano-precision force and displacement measurement using MEMS resonant structures,” IEEE Sensors Conference, 2013.

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A Two-Stage Aerosol Impactor with Embedded MEMS Resonant Mass Balances for Particulate Size Segregation and Mass Concentration Monitoring

E. Mehdizadeh, V. Kumar, J. Gonzales, R. Abdolvand, and S. Pourkamali, “A Two-Stage Aerosol Impactor with Embedded MEMS Resonant Mass Balances for Particulate Size Segregation and Mass Concentration Monitoring”, IEEE Sensors Conference, 2013.

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Electrostatic Internal Actuation of Micro/Nanomechanical Resonators using Embedded Monolithic Semiconductor PN Junctions

S. Pourkamali, “Electrostatic Internal Actuation of Micro/Nanomechanical Resonators using Embedded Monolithic Semiconductor PN Junctions,” May 2009. Provisional Application Filed, December 2009, Application abandoned December 2010.

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Low-Cost Solar Energy Harvesting Using Semiconductor Powder

S. Pourkamali, “Low-Cost Solar Energy Harvesting Using Semiconductor Powder,” October 2008. Application abandoned.

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Arrays of Partially Encapsulated Silicon Capacitive Resonators for High Resolution Wireless Chemical and Biological Sensing

S. Pourkamali, “Arrays of Partially Encapsulated Silicon Capacitive Resonators for High Resolution Wireless Chemical and Biological Sensing,” August 2007. Application abandoned.

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Two Degrees-Of-Freedom Thermally Actuated Nano-Positioner with Integrated Nano-Tips For Scanning Probe Nanolithography

E. Mehdizadeh and S. Pourkamali, “Two Degrees-Of-Freedom Thermally Actuated Nano-Positioner with Integrated Nano-Tips For Scanning Probe Nanolithography,” Proceedings of Nanomechanical Sensing Workshop, 2013.

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Resonant response validation of micro-channel encapsulated disk resonators via fluorescent imaging

A. Iqbal, J. Chapin, E. Mehdizadeh, B. Purse, and S. Pourkamali, “Resonant response validation of micro-channel encapsulated disk resonators via fluorescent imaging,” International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 2013.

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Response characterization of piezoelectric rotational mode disk Resonant biomolecular Sensors

E. Mehdizadeh, J. Chapin, J. Gonzales, R. Abdolvand, B. Purse, and S. Pourkamali, “Response characterization of piezoelectric rotational mode disk Resonant biomolecular Sensors,” International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 2013.

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Aerosol Impactor with Embedded MEMS Resonant Mass Balance for Real-Time Particulate Mass Concentration Monitoring

E. Mehdizadeh, J. C. Wilson, A. Hajjam, A. Rahafrooz, and S. Pourkamali, “Aerosol Impactor with Embedded MEMS Resonant Mass Balance for Real-Time Particulate Mass Concentration Monitoring,” International Conference on Solid State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers), 2013.

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