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Instruments
Multifunctional Microscopy Unit
Multiphoton microscopy (two-photon/advanced confocal) for deep three-dimensional imaging of 3D neural models
Super-resolution microscopy (STED) for subcellular analysis of neuronal and synaptic structures
Advanced electron microscopy platforms (SEM; TEM; FIB-SEM) for ultrastructural characterization of bioengineered tissues
Organ on Chip
Customized organ-on-chip microfluidic platforms for modeling the brain microenvironment
Microfabrication systems for microfluidic chips; including micromilling; soft lithography and 3D printing
MEA systems for in vitro electrophysiological recordings from 3D neural networks integrated into organ-on-chip models
Procedures
Characterization of optical and optoelectronic devices with the aid of open-source/open-hardware infrastructures that allow the implementation of complex optoelectronic measurements in both the visible and infrared ranges
Two-photon polymerization (2PP) on the non-planar surface of a tapered optical fiber using a near-infrared laser
Confocal and multiphoton imaging to characterize the properties of tapered optical fibers for optogenetics and fiber photometry, allowing the measurement of both the emission and collection light fields
Multiphoton characterization of the optical properties of biological tissues
Raman and hyperspectral imaging of organic and inorganic samples
Fiber Raman microscopy
Fiber holography for endoscopic Raman measurements
Super-resolution imaging based on STED microscopy
High-sensitivity UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometry
High-resolution atomic force microscopy integrated with an inverted line microscope (AFM)
Fabrication of optical fibers and small-diameter fused silica capillaries
Processing and characterization of materials through deposition processes on substrates and devices: thermal depositions of metals, AlN depositions via piezoelectric sputtering, and conformal Parylene coatings for complex 3D devices and MEMS
Front-end techniques for the nanofabbrication and microfabbrication of passive and active semiconductor- and polymer-based piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for energy harvesting and biosensing
Back-end technologies useful for the second phase of MEMS and device microfabbrication: encapsulation of the individual chip within the chip carrier and the relative wiring for chip-to-package connections
Dual-beam FIB/SEM system: including automated slice-and-view FIB tomography, electron and ion beam lithography, nanomanipulation, in situ probing, EDS, EBSD, and a range of imaging modalities. Deposition of Pt, Au, SiOx, and etching (XeF2)
3D printer systems
Detailed electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of semiconductor thin films and electrochemical devices using tools for identifying critical performance parameters of photovoltaic devices
Contact mechanics, lubrication, and theoretical tribology; experimental tribology (adhesion, friction, lubrication, wear, optical and electrical characterization of contact pairs); rheometry and spectroscopy; functionalization and chemical/physical characterization of surfaces
Synthesis and characterization of engineered nanomaterials for biological applications
Synthesis of organic molecules used as surface coatings, binders, and labels, conjugation of biomolecules, in vitro testing of materials on mammalian cell cultures and bacteria
High-end data processing with high computing power and fast algorithms requiring high CPU and memory utilization
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