Università del Salento

Michele Scaraggi

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Instruments

Bio-nanoindenter / bioindenter: local mechanical characterization of tissues; soft materials and biointerfaces
Magnetic actuation instrumentation for micromagnetic/magnetoelastic probes and magneto-mechanical testing: medium intensity Helmholtz electromagnet (50 mT); high intensity electromagnet (2 T); capacitive magnetizer
Microfabrication instrumentation: microstereolithography; 2pp 3-D printing; 2D/3D lithography; soft lithography; printing/integration on flexible substrates; sputtering; evaporation; processes compatible with wearable/implantable devices
Instrumentation for optical; electronic and profilometric characterization: profilometry; AFM; spectroscopic/optical/electronic characterization of surfaces
Ultrasound and acoustic systems for tongue imaging and voice analysis: CRIL instrumentation for ultrasound tongue imaging and study of acoustic-articulatory features
Systems for tribological; rheological and interfacial characterization: Tribometer for friction and adhesion measurements in dry and wet conditions; and in the presence of electric fields; rheometer for viscosity and viscoelastic properties of soft materials; hydrogels; biofluids and suspensions; instruments for measuring wettability via contact angle; optical imaging systems for contact area analysis

Micro/nano-fabrication of biomedical devices on flexible substrates
Opto-electromechanical characterization of biointerfaces
Magneto-mechanical actuation of magnetoelastic elements
Surface characterization, integrating various tribological, rheological, and interfacial measurements such as friction, adhesion, and viscoelastic response analysis to validate biointerfaces and wearable or implantable biomedical systems