Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP): Recent submissions
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Deep learning methods for light fluence compensation in two-dimensional and three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) employed the special properties of light or photons to obtain detailed images of organs, tissues, cells, and even molecules. The method allowed for a non-invasive or minimally invasive examination ... -
Lab to Point-of-Need Technology: Solving the A3 puzzle of in-vitro diagnostics
The role of medical diagnostics is morphing rapidly in the face of imminent challenges such as pandemic preparedness. Correspondingly, in-vitro diagnostics are evolving — growing beyond the traditional Centralized Diagnostic ... -
An electromagnetically actuated mesoscale ball and socket joint for applications in 3-D metrology and electrical characterization
Micro-robotics is concerned with development of robotic systems to manipulate micro-meter sized objects. To develop functional micro-robotic manipulators, it is necessary to develop joints that possess large motion range ... -
Self-healing in Space Electronics Circuits
Self-healing in space electronics carries the possibility of creating a paradigm shift in engineering space systems with lesser complexity and mass. Space electronics plays a crucial role in the success of a mission as it ... -
Transport of Intensity Equation based Quantitative Phase Imaging of Red Blood Cells
This thesis reports the characterization of Red Blood Cell (RBC) morphology in a non-contact and label-free manner using a flexible, low-cost continuous imaging system. Detection of abnormalities in red blood cell ... -
Multi-Axis Motion Measurement Systems Based on Optical Beam Deflection
Multi-axis motion measurement is indispensable for precision motion control, and characterization of dynamic response of mechanical structures. This work describes the development and applications of a 5-axis high bandwidth ... -
Platform Technologies for In vitro Point-of- Care Diagnostics
In vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests are critical for making informed clinical decisions. These tests are performed outside the body using specimens such as blood, sputum, saliva, and urine. IVD tests are usually performed ... -
Diamagnetically levitated nano positioners with large-range and multiple degrees of freedom
Precision positioning stages are indispensable in many branches of science and engineering, where they are employed for imaging, manipulation, fabrication, and material characterization. Compact, multi-degree-of-freedom ... -
Design and Development of Fiber Bragg Grating Tactile Sensing Devices for Novel Applications in Engineering and Biomedical Fields
Among the five human basic senses, touch is thought to be the sense that makes the world 'real' to us. Tactile sensors are a category of artificial sensors that acquire information through physical touch. Tactile sensors ... -
Development of Graphene Palladium Nanocomposite based Flexible Sensors for Strain and Temperature Measurement
In recent years, device manufacturing technology has been shifted from bulk and thin-film materials to nanomaterials, which are emerged as a unique class of materials. Among all the two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, ... -
High-K Dielectrics–Studies on (Ta2O5)1-x– (TiO2)x, (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.11), Thin Films
Recently the increasing demand for miniaturized electronic gadgets has raised the interest in searching the high dielectric constant (K) materials for memory elements. Among the investigated high dielectric constant metal ... -
Textured Gate Thin Film Transistors and Circuits
Reliable, high performance integrated circuits based on thin film transistors (TFTs) on flexible substrates have a lot of advantages, especially in applications like flexible displays, spherical image sensors, wearable ... -
Development of Graphene Based Sensors for Human Physiological Monitoring and Vacuum Measurement
Nanomaterials have emerged as a remarkable class of materials in recent years owing to their excellent electrical, chemical, and physical properties. The first two-dimensional (2D) material to be discovered, graphene, has ... -
Carbon nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
Environmental pollution and energy storage are two important issues in the modern day society. In this regard, Carbon nanomaterials have attained immense importance, due to their high surface area and electrical conductivity ... -
Interplay between the Mechanics of Flexible Substrates and Performance of Thin Film Transistors: Role of Buckled Geometry
Buckled Thin Film Transistor (TFT) resulting from the stress induced instability of thin films realized on a exible substrate can behave di erently than that of a planar device. The aim of this thesis is twofold: To ... -
Advanced Instrumentation for Detection of Defects and Diseases in Sericulture
Sericulture is the art of rearing silkworms for silk production. The matured silkworms will be spinning cocoons as a protective shield before they undergo metamorphosis. These cocoons are immersed in boiling water to soften, ... -
Optimisation of Coating Protocols for Etched Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors and Applications in Sensing
Fibre Bragg grating sensors, characterised by high sensitivity, flexibility, and immunity to electromagnetic interference, have found applications in commercial-grade temperature and strain sensors. Removing the clad, ... -
Development of Cryocooler Based High Performance Cryosorption Pump
The aim of this work is to develop high performance cryosorption (or cryoadsorption) pumps specifically for fusion applications. An actual cryopump for the above application will use the supercritical liquid helium flow ... -
Vertically aligned carbon nanostructures using ECR plasma and their applications
Vertically aligned carbon nanostructures are a type of carbon nanomaterial in which nanostructures are aligned lengthwise perpendicular to the plane of the substrate. In this thesis work, two vertically aligned carbon ... -
Design and Development of Cryogenic Transfer Lines and Studies on Flow Phenomena
Cryogenics refers to the field of science and engineering below 123 K (-150 ºC). Also it deals with the production, utilization and maintenance of the same. Below 123 K, the so called “Permanent gases” such as Argon, ...