Student Projects

2024

Theoretical simulation and optical analysis of a microfluidic system for biosensing
Yi Lin Cao (Master Thesis)

Stiffness estimation from Force-Indentation curves obtained with FluidFM
Ettore Gran (Research Project)

Membrane Integration in a Microfluidic System for Biosensing
Sufyan Zakeeruddin (Semester Project)

Deep learning for single neuron viability assessment
Diego Lamm (Semester Project)

Optimizing conditions for culturing hiPSC neurons on PDMS microstructures on MEAs
Tim Schmid (Bachelor's Thesis)

Input optimization and artefact circumvention for a biological and artificial neural network hybrid
Christian Valmaggia (Bachelor's Thesis)

Optimization of a 3D hydrogel-based nerve-on-chip platform
Cédric Pfister (Bachelor's Thesis)

2023

Fabrication and in vitro characterization of a biohybrid neural implant, Leah Mönkemöller (Semester Project)

Development of antigen test against MUL_3720 protein to diagnose Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical disease from Western Africa
Anna Hu (Semester Project)

Development of a rapid diagnostic test against Mycobacterium ulcerans compatible with quantitative electrochemical readout technology
Olivia Sloan (Master Thesis)

Development of a Mycobacterium ulcerans rapid diagnostic test by detecting small toxin molecule Mycolactone
Julius Wasser (Bachelor Thesis)

Capillary Microlfuidics for Biosensing
Tobias Heinz (Master Thesis)

To evaluate the automated selection and placement of iPSC neurons with the FluidFM OMNIUM
Marta Simonett (Bachelor Thesis)

Understanding the mechanisms of capacitive aptasensors
Nicola Brunello (Research Project)

Simulation of Small In-Vitro Biological Neural Networks
Simran Swain (Internship)

Stretchable electronics for in-vitro peripheral nerve studies
Daniel Laguna (Master Thesis)

Investigating aptamer-modified thin metal films for small-molecule detection
Seerat Sekhon (Master Thesis)

Active microfluidics for electrochemical gold quantification
Jakob Schreiner (Semester Project)

Optimization of an electrochemical biosensor
Jun-Ho Choi (Master Thesis)

Engineering and investigating circuits of iPSC-derived neurons on CMOS MEAs
Nino Wyssen (Master Thesis)

Potentiostat Optimization for an Electrochemical Biosensor
Roger Barton (Semester Project)

Investigation of stimulation-induced response of sensory neurons on a CMOS-based nerve model
Lorenzo Petrella (Semester Project)

Feasibility and characterization of growing neurons in 3D
Enrique Cifuentes Cassalett (Semester Project)

Studying neuronal activity in engineered neuronal networks using microstructures on high-density CMOS MEAs
Patrick Boesch (Semester Project)

Functional imaging and extracellular electrophysiology for in vitro engineered neural network plasticity experiments
Jamie Balfour (Bachelor Thesis)

Building hybrid biological and artificial neural network for simple computational tasks
Haotian Yao (Semester Project)

Spike propagation within PDMS microstructures
Revan Kasm (Bachelor Thesis)

Biohybrid Interface Characterization on a CMOS Microelectrode array
Leon Schönleber (Bachelor Thesis)

Investigation of interference effects in an electrochemical biosensor
Marco Kammermann (Master Thesis)

Integration of electrodes into an electrochemical biosensor
Marc Bäckert (Bachelor Thesis)

To investigate iPSC viability following pick and place with the FluidFM OMNIUM
Rita Alvaro Escribano (Bachelor Thesis)

Changes in membrane potential of HPEK cells by FluoVolt upon desmosome disruption
Isabel Castelló Ortega (Bachelor Thesis)

Engineered biological neural networks with ultra-low neuron density on CMOS microelectrode arrays
Robert Jelitto (Extended semester project)

Electrochemical control of surface reactions on high density microelectrode arrays
Arielle Rüfenacht (Bachelor Thesis)

Optimizing Polymer-Based Aptamer Chemistry in Nanopipettes
Niccoló Voster (Semester Project)

Pushing the Detection Limit of Dopamine Sensing in Blood
Julian Gujer (Semester Project)

Device optimizazion for a novel-electrochemical biosensor
Jun-Ho Choi (Practical Training)

Noise reduction using machine learning techniques for an electro-chemical sensor
Tim Wünsch (Semester Project)

Development of rapid antigen test prototype based on a half-stick lateral flow assay to detect Western African 'flesh-eating bacteria'
Salma Sherif Azer (Bachelor Thesis)
 

2022

Design and characterization of a perfusion system for an in vitro drug testing platform
Selina Fassbind (Bachelor Thesis)

Design of a lateral flow assay reader embedded system
Recep Polat (Bachelor Thesis)

Development of Interfaces for the Electrochemical Readout of Immunoassays
Darius Hoven (Master Thesis)

Designing and testing a hardware driver for a perfusion system for in-vitro bottom-up neuroscience application
Giusy Spacone (Semester project)

Chemo-Mechanical Triggering of Membrane Potential at the Single Cell Level
Giacomo Paccagnan (Master Thesis)

Small Molecule Sensing using Aptamer Sandwich Lateral Flow assay
Núria Moretó Bravo (Semester project)

Sensing Dopamine in Serum with Aptamer-Modified Nanopipettes
Matteo Marengo (Summer Internship)

Towards Multiplexed Biosensing In-Flow.
Fiorella di Santo (Master Thesis)

Translating Aptamer-Modified Nanopipettes to Complex Systems.
Anna Burdina (Master Thesis)

Optimisation of Signal Transmission in Directional Neural Networks for Bottom-up Neuroscience.
Giulia Amos (Master Thesis)

Functional crosstalk analysis of a unidirectional retino-thalamic coculture model.
Tugce Delipinar (Master Thesis)

Critical comparison of electrophysiology with functional imaging in low-density engineered neruonal networks for Hebbian learning
Ettore Gran (Bachelor Thesis)

Inspecting the input-output relationship of engineered biological neural networks on CMOS MEAs
Ciara Giles Doran (Semester Project)

Small Molecule Sensing with Aptamer Lateral Flow Assays
Diego Lamm (Bachelor Thesis)

In-situ polymerization of neural guidance structures on CMOS microelectrode arrays
Josephine Loehle (Bachelor Thesis)

Sensitivity Enhancement of an in-situ Electrochemical Lateral Flow Immunoassay
Leon Till Nissen (Semester Project)

Investigation of the strip-to-electrode interface for the electrochemical readout of lateral fow tests
Lorris Pellaz (Bachelor Thesis)

Electrode Investigation for electrochemical biosensing
Asra Serinken (Internship)

Investigating cell mechanics with FluidFM force spectroscopy
Alexandra Bachofen (Semester Project)

Towards Single Neuron Circuits using Astrocyte Feeder Spheroids
Stefano Kron (Semester Project)

Custom Built Spotting System for the Fabrication of Multiplexed Molographic Chips
Marco Altherr (Semester Project)

Development of a Biohybrid Stretchable Multi-Electrode Array for Restoring Vision
Tao Zhang (Master Thesis)

Understanding the mechanisms of capacitive aptasensors
Nicola Brunello (Internship)

Kinetic Studies of Oligonucleotide Hybridization in Context of Focal Molography
Kim Hao Ng (Internship)

Optimization of Exposure Dose for Reactive Immersion Lithography in Context of Focal Molography
Kim Hao Ng (Internship)

Oligonucleotide Conjugation of IgGs Using Photoactive Z-Domain Protein
Kim Hao Ng (Internship)

Multiple axon tracking for biohybrid brain computer interfaces from directional living neural networks
Simon Steffens (Master thesis)

DNA arrays for multiplexed molographic chips
Max Ferdinand Quast (Semester Project)

Single Axon Physiology on CMOS Based Microelectrode Arrays
Robert John (Semester Project)

Patterning neurons on high density CMOS microelectrode arrays with pH-driven guidance structures
Marcello Pozzi (Semester Project)

Aptamer functionalization of serial interface nanopores
Haiying Hu (Internship)

Towards multiplexed sensing using aptamer-modified nanopipettes
Tobias Jäggi (Bachelor's tStudying neuronal activity in engineered neuronal networks using microstructures on high-density CMOS MEAshesis)

2021

Interfacing aptamer-modified capacitive microelectrode arrays with neuronal networks
Carla Brockes (Master thesis)

Rapid diagnostic tests based on aptamer sandwich assays
Ata Atabek (Internship)

Optimization of neurochemical aptamer-modified capacitive microelectrode arrays
Melika Mohammadi (Master thesis)

Investigating plasticity effects in engineered biological neural networks on high density CMOS based microelectrode arrays
Alisa Hathaway (Mobility Student Project)

Networks of iPSC-derived neuronal spheroids in PDMS microstructures 
Arianna Menghini (Master thesis) 

Development of a diagnostic inflammatory biomarker assay
Annina Stuber (Master thesis)

Electrochemical readout of a particle based assay
Carina Fuss (Master thesis)

Precise Printing of Living Cells for Creating Topologically Controlled Neural Circuits
Naomi Kruck (Master thesis)

Studying neuronal activity in engineered neuronal networks using microstructures on high-density CMOS MEAsMultiplexing aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes for integrative sensing platforms
Nicolas Spiesshofer (Summer Internship)

Investigating cell mechanics under the effect of chromatin compaction with FluidFM force spectroscopy
Xuqing Zhang (Semester Project)

Beta Variational Autoencoder for Biological Network Responses
Tomasz Zaluska (Semester Project)

Characterization of co-cultures of iPSC-derived neurons and astrocytes in small PDMS circuits
Magdalena Krubner (Summer internship)

Flow Cell Integration into Aptamer-Modified Nanopipette Measurements
Mario Togni (Bachelor's Thesis)

Ultrasensitive and Regenerable Sensing of Dopamine via Aptamer Nanopipettes
Denis Buckingham (Bachelor's Thesis)

Assembly of a stretchable multi-electrode-microstructure composite device optimized for axonal growth and neuronal viability
Eylul Ceylan (Master Thesis)

Establishing an artificial myelinated DRG nerve model using DRG Schwann cell spheroids
Margerita Razzoli (Semester Project)

Optimization of the gold nanoparticle conjugation to the detector molecules for Covid-19 rapid antigen test
Luca Pricolo (Semester Project)

Investigating Electrochemical Detection of Gold Nanoparticles
Megan Hoffmann (Semester Project)

Quantification of Gold Nanoparticles in Lateral Flow Assays using an Electrochemical Readout
Julian Brönninmann (Bachelor Thesis)

Developing a setup to test the effect of drugs on the electrical response of small networks of neurons
Theo Rodde (Semester Project)

Chip optimization of aptamer-functionalized thin film biosensor 
Alisa Hangartner (Semester Project)

Aptamer-Functionalized Thin Metal-Film Biosensors
Emilie Vuille-Dit-Bille (Master Thesis)

Electrochemical Multi-Metal 3D Printing: MCED of Iron and Copper
Andrei Zotov (Semester Project)

Characterizing the effect of glial cells on small circuits of human iPSC-derived neurons in PDMS microstructures
Leonardo Tognola (Semester Project)

Development of a Cell Placement System to Build In-vitro Neural Networks
Andrea Fresco (Master Thesis)

Engineered Biological Neural Networks on High Density CMOS Based Microelectrode Arrays
Joël Küchler (Semester Project)

Cassette design for an electrochemical readout of a lateral flow assay
Melanie Steiner (Semester Project)

Electrical Characterization of Electrochemically 3D Printed Copper Structures
Mengjia Xu (Master's Thesis)

Investigating particle diffusion characteristics, the reproducibility and the pH dependency of an electrochemical lateral fow assay
Sven Thumann (Master Thesis)

Developing an electrochemical lateral fow assay readout device
Stephan Leuch (Master Thesis)

Load-Cell Development for Uroflowmetry
Josua Graf (Semester Project)

Engineering and Characterization of an Interface Nanopore Sensor with Two Serial Nanopores
Ludovic Giezendanner (Master thesis)

Understanding the Dissolution and Capturing of Gold in an Electrochemical Biosensor
Carina Fuss (Master Project)

Aptamer-functionalized capacitive microelectrode arrays for neurosensing
Etienne Ziemendorff (Bachelor thesis)

Surface functionalization of force-controlled nanopores
Tom Kloter (Master thesis)

Micro- /Nano-Structure Fabrication andTemplate Molding for Interface Nanopore Sensors
Pierre Duhr (Master project)

2020

pH-Driven Patterning of Guidance Structures for Neuronal Patterning on CMOS chips
André Renia (Internship)

Magnetic manipulation of nanowires for engineered strain sensitivities
Pragash Sivananthaguru (Semester project)

Design and development of an aptamer modified thin-film platform
Franklin Carlson (Master thesis)

Investigating Memory Capabilities of Biological Neuronal Networks Using Reinforcement Learning
Gino Cathomen (Master Thesis)

Optogenetic stimulation of biological neuronal networks in vitro
Joris Gentinetta, Cyrill Knecht, Alex Studer, Rafael Wanner, David Zehnder (Bachelor's Group Project)

Optimization and Validation of Dopamine Aptamer-Modified Nanopipettes
Ufuk Ilgin (Master Internship)

Software Development for Automated Multi-Metal Printing with the FluidFM
Vera Birrer, David Knabenhans, Jerome Kuner, Andrino Moro (Bachelor's Group Project)

Culture optimization and machine-learning based counting of iPSC-derived small neuronal networks
Jana Petr (Semester Project)

Multi-Metal 3D Printing with Meniscus Confined Electrodeposition
Albert Ripoll Oliveras (Master Thesis)

Functionalization of force-controlled nanopores with aptamers for single biomolecule detection
Anny Wang (Bachelor Thesis)

Nanoscale 3D printing
Barnik Mandal (Master Thesis)

Towards Multi-Metal Printing at the Microscale
Yannick Hauswirth (Master's Thesis)

Aptamer Nanopipettes for Neurochemical Quantification in Complex Media
Alix Faillétaz (Master Thesis)

Fiber Bragg Molography
Amelie Fees (Master Thesis)

Fully biocompatible conductive fibers for one-dimensional implantable biomechanical sensing system
Jasmin Stoff (Master Thesis)

Establishment of an Experimental System for AFM-based Biophysical Measurements on Preferential Membrane Curvature
Chiara Lombardo (Bachelor's Thesis)

2019

Single Biomolecule Sequencing Nanopore Chip
Akhil John Thomas (ETCS Master Project, Research Internship)

Multidisciplinary Project on the Development of New Sensors for Neurons in vitro.
Yashwanth Vyza (Master Thesis)

Label-free analysis of specific biomolecular interactions at cell membranes.
Dorine Meier (Master Thesis)

Investigating Protein-Based Backfilling Approaches for DARPin-Based Focal Molography.
Lukas Heuberger (Master Thesis)

BioMERs: biomimetic membrane receptors for the label-free analysis of protein interactions in living cells using focal molography.
Ilaria Incaviglia (Master Thesis)

Characterisation of capacitive strain sensors with various liquid dielectric layers
Adrian Süess (Semester Project)

Stretchable Aptasensors for Monitoring Hormonal Flux
Charlotte Moraldo (Semester Project)

Scanning Nanopipette Thermomtery
Martin Holub (Master's Thesis)

Training small primary neuronal networks with a closed-loop system using reinforcement learning
Julian Hengsteler (Master's Thesis)

Image to feature vector transformation using cycle-consistent Generative Adversarial Networks
Ellen van Maren (Master's Thesis)

Characterisation of a new molographic readout system
Linda Borghi (Master's Thesis)

Aptamer-Functionalized Nanopipettes for Neurotransmitter Sensing
Dominic Eggemann (Bachelor's Thesis)

Design and fabrication of a microfluidic Si-chip for the creation of force-controlled nanopores
Léo Poitrimolt (Research Internship)

Benchmarking UDCT: Investigating the effect of dataset size on segmentation performance of unsupervised data to content transformation (UDCT)
Karthik Pattisapu (Laboratory Rotation)

Fabrication and characterisation of 1Dimentional double helical capacitive fiber strain sensors based on un-stretchable conductive fibres
Guglielmo Salvatore Pellegrino (Semester Project)

Development and optimization of stretchable conductive fibers for fiber electronics
Ammar Bin Shaqeel Ahmed (Semester Project)

Towards detecting drugs using convolutional neural networks
Irina Balzer (Internship)

Influence of SNARE Transmembrane Domains on the Forces During Membrane Fusion
Andreea Mesesan (Internship)

Immobilization of Giant Lipid Vesicles for AFM-based Biophysical Membrane Measurements
Nina Mörgeli & Carina Fuss (Group Project)

Simulating small neuronal networks expressing well-defined network architecture with simulation envirnment NEURON
Andres Nussbaumer (Internship)

Examining in-vitro spike-time-dependent plasticity using artificial neural networks
Thomas Felder (Master Thesis)

Pattern recognition in neuronal circuits of defined functional connectivity using recurrent neural networks
Aneesh Dahiya (Semester Project)

Alignment of silver nanowires for stretchable electronics
Robert Hennig (Semester project)

Characterization of force and directionality strain sensors
Julia Schläpfer (Semester project)                                                                                                                  

 

2018

Biocompatible and conductive fiber for implant applications
Alexandre Meier (Semester Project)

Quantification of unlabeled DNA on gold nanoparticles
Manon Garzuel (Master Thesis)

DNA visualization experiments with gold nanoparticles
Fiodar Kurdesau (Master Thesis)

Fabrication of Stretchable Multi-Electrode Array for Electrical and Optical Recording in Transgenic Mice
Jihyun Lee (Master Thesis)

New Techniques for Cell Membrane Modification
Giulia Amirati (Internship)

On the label-free detection of nucleic acids with focal molography
Nora Zimmerli (Master Thesis)

Label free monitoring of proteins using focal molography
Betty Xiong (Semester Project)

Determining mechanosensitive properties of sensory neuron electrophysiology using stretchable multielectrode arrays
Eyrún Haraldsdottir (Master Thesis)

In vitro platform to test neuroelectonic interface stability of drug-eluting polymer-coated implants
Thanusha Rasaiah (Master Project)

Investigation of the Forces during the Interaction of Lipid Droplets with Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes using FluidFM
Theresa Weiger (Bachelor Thesis)

Manufacturing and Characterization of Silicon Nitride Waveguides for Molographic Biosensing
Pierre-Louis Ronat (Master Thesis)

Analysis of Stretchable Strain-Sensors using Gold-Nanoparticles                                                                                                                Julian Hengsteler (Semester project)

2017

System Identification and controled neural networks
Sean Weaver (Semester Project)

Development of High Performance Soft and Stretchable Stimulation Electrodes for In Vivo Applications
Maciej Brzezinski (Master Project)

Synthesis of Non-toxic Platinum Coated AgNWs for Stretchable Electronics and In Vitro Applications
Ilaria Incaviglia (Semester Project)

Dual Sensing with a Thin Film Gold Nanohole Sensor
Dominik Miehler (Master Project)

miRNA Detection by a One-Step Gold Nanoparticle Assay
Lukas Schmidheini (Semester Project)

Parallel, High-Throughput Readout of an Oligonucleotide Sensing Assay with Dark-Field Micro Wells
Claudio Gonnelli (Master Project)

Bragg Molography - Biomolecular interaction analysis in a photonic crystal of recognition sites on the surface of a waveguide
Roland Dreyfus (Master Project)

NALIMA Noise Analysis - Theoretical Investigation of Fundamental Limits of Quantification of Nanoparticle-Linked Molographic End Point Assays
Cla Duri Tschannen (Semester Project)

 

2016

Surface Immobilization Strategies and Nanoparticle enhanced Immunosandwich Assays measured by Focal Molography; Andreas Hagmann (Master Project)

Stretchable Volume Sensor for the Human Bladder
Johannes Goedejohann, Michael Hagander, Julian Hengsteler, Felix Hoffmann, Josefine Quack, Joy Schuurmans Stekhoven, André Stoll, Jean-Marc Sujata, Camill Trüeb, Hannes Zilly (Focus Project, Group Project, Bachelor Thesis)

Investigation of Pt-coating method on TiO2 nanowires for strain sensor applications
Tomoya Taniguchi (Project work)

μ-brains with living cells: Optimization of Microfabrication and Substrate Preparation
Aron Philipp and David Grand (Semester Thesis)

Soft and porous electrodes for interfacing tissue
Martin Vigneron (Master Thesis)

Engineering neuronal networks in vitro by making use of temporal and spatial neurite growth
Raphael Pilz (Master Thesis)

A novel, simple and ultra stable cell patterning method
Thomas Peter (Master Thesis)

Quantitive analysis of neural cell survival in PDMS microchambers
Gema Vera Gonzalez (Semester Project)

Evaluation of Novel Non-Fouling Polymers with Respect to the Application in State of the Art In Vitro Neuroscience
Stefanie Tanner (Master Project)

Well defined in-vitro neural networks
Nyarki Emil (AMGEN Scholar)

Novel Biosensing Applications and Sensing Techniques with Plasmonic Nanostructures
Thomas Dalgaty (Master Thesis)

Spectrophotometer Analysis and Design Optimization of Dark Field Micro Wells for Gold Nanoparticle Detection
Andrea Gisiger (Semester Thesis)

A novel protocol for cryopreservation of primary neurons
Samantha Russman (AMGEN Project)

From Fresnel zone plates to molography - A numerical framework to simulate diffractometric biosensors
Silvio Bischof (Master Thesis)

MIDAR - Molecular Interaction Detection and Ranging
Yves Blickenstorfer (Master Thesis)

Cellulose-based 3D coculture promoting healthier low-density neuronal cultures
Adriane Joutang (Master Thesis)

Adapter for Multichannel Microfluidic AFM Cantilevers
Haoyang Cui (Bachelor Thesis)

A Plasmonic Sensor with Bumps and Holes in a Gold Thin Film
Masahiro Kawasaki (Project Work)

Automated Activity Analysis of Neuronal Cultures
Conrad Burchert & Moritz Schneider (Semester Thesis)

Integrating Paper-Based Neural Structures with Stretchable Electronics
Aline Renz (Master Thesis)

Development of Spectrometer Analysis for Silicon Darkfiled Micro Array
Andrea Gisiger (Bachelor Thesis)

Reversible Molograms for DNA Sequencing
Xueying Mao (Master Thesis)

Parallel Production of Nanohole Gold Film Sensing Chips
Timo Farei-Campagna (Semester Thesis)

Micro 3D metal printing with the FluidFM: Copper and beyond
Johannes Braun (Master Thesis)

Dark Field Microwell Arrays
Bas-Jan Hoogenberg (Master Thesis)

Handheld Molographic Signal Reader
Marco Sütterlin (Bachelor Thesis)

Novel techniques for patterning neurons
Rebecca Ritter (Internship)

2015

Controllable centrifugation for cell adhesion measurements and rinsing
Gilles De Bruyne (Bachelor Project)

Writing biomolecules with FluidFM
Trang Le (AMGEN Project)

Robust image analysis of label-free neural populations in PDMS microchambers.
Gudrun Einarsdottir (Semester - Health Science intern project)

Handheld Reader For Quantifying Fluorescence Signals
Michael Doderer, Patrick Habegger, Andreas Jörg, Thomas Kramer (Group Project)

Integrating Silver Nanowire Tracks in SU8 Cantilevers
Cathelijn van Nisselroy (Semester Thesis)

Conducting Pdms/Pedot-Composites
Cedar Urwyler (Semester Thesis)

Automated 3D printing with the FluidFM
Stephan Ihle, Zhijian Pan (Group Project)

Focal molography - Investigation of the MAPL process for creation of molographic structures
Andreas Frutiger (Master Thesis)

Single Stranded DNA Quantification with Gold Nanoparticles in Cell Lysates
Anna Fomitcheva Khartchenko (Semester Thesis)

Parallel Fabrication of Nanohole Ultra-thin Film Gold Sensing Chips
Thomas Locher (Semester Thesis)

Soft High-Density Micro-Electrode Arrays with Porous Composite Electrode Coatings for Neural Stimulation
Samuel Lienemann (Master Thesis)

Soft Dry Composite Electrodes for Biopotential Recording
Jia Zhang (Semester Thesis)

Silver Nanowire based Piezoresistive Sensing in SU-8
Lukas Halter (Semester Thesis)

Microfabricated Soft Stretchable Multielectrode Arrays
Mouna Cerra Cheraka (Master Thesis)

2014

Improving the FoRe Microarray for Whole Blood Analysis
Marco Habegger (Semester Thesis)

Suspended nanohole arrays for biosensing - Simulation and proof of concept fabrication
Andreas Frutiger (Semester Thesis)

Electrochemical Patterning of PEG Hydrogels on Gold Surfaces
Xueying Mao (Semester Thesis)

Characterization of Waveguide Grating Couplers and Bragg Grating Based Biosensors
Thomas Gartmann (Semester Thesis)

Entwurf und Optimierung von Resonator basierten Biosensoren
David Bischof (Master Thesis)

Smart Infrared Cage for Recharging Implantable Pulse Generators
Xinyue Yuan (Semester Project)

Biosensor Signal Amplification with Enzymes, Vesicles and Electrochemistry
Peter Hettegger (Master Thesis)

Plasmonic properties of thin gold films on niobium oxide
Michele Mazzariello (Semester Thesis)

Single cell RNA quantification with gold nanoparticles
Claude Lormeau (Semester Thesis)

Microwell arrays with inbuilt darkfield condensor for diagnostics
Jing Lin (Semester Thesis)

Non-contact imaging using the Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy on the Fluidic Force Microscope
Livie Dorwling-Carter (Master Thesis)

Stability Evaluation of Silver Nanowire-PDMS as Implant Material
Marco Schmidt (Semester Thesis)

Electrochemically Controlling the Enzymatic Degradation of PEG Hydrogels
Zsofia Pröhle (Semester Thesis)

Realizing small neuronal networks with controlled topology
Csaba Forró (Master Thesis)

Construction of precisely patterned neuronal networks by controlling cell adhesion
Eleanore Caitlin Young and Thomas Walti (Semester Project)

Single neural cells on mobile microplates for precise neural network assembly
Roland Schlatter (Semester Project)

Local chemical stimulation of neuronal cultures and its real-time analysis
Damian Berger (Semester Project)

2013

An All PDMS Stretchable Electrode Array for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Hanna Janossy (Semester Project)

Transcutaneous recharging of implanted bateries in small animals: magnetic induction or infrared light?
Christoph Koch (Semester Project)

In vitro model of in vivo electrical stimulation of neurons
Livie Dorwling-Carter (Semester Project)

PDMS-compatible photolithography process for patterning silver nanowires towards stretchable applications
Mohammed Oluremi (Master Thesis)

Characterizing the relationship between fibrinogen desorption and cathodic current application
Robert Morhard (Semester Thesis)

Controlled patterning of neurons on different surfaces
Vanessa Hoop and Alexander Popert (Group Project)

Connect and guide - Designing neuronal networks with controlled directionality and topology
Gregor Schuhknecht (Research Project)

Platform for Triggered Surface-Mediated Drug Delivery to Paper Grown Neurons
Yoran Beldengrün (Semester Project)

GNP conductive films based on gold autometallography
Kristian Cugia (Semester Thesis)

Robust SPM Probe Tracking
Johann Wolf (Master Thesis)

2012

Infrared-based wireless implantable electrical stimulator for chronic in vivo experiments in rodents and monkeys
Ruobo Peng (Semester Project)

Stretchable neurochip based on conductive PDMS
Nuha Suzaly (Master Thesis)

Optimizing the electro-mechanical properties of conductive PDMS based MEAs for long-term in vivo implantation
Samuel Eggenberger (Semester Project)

Electrode characterization and optimization for improved in-vivo electrical epidural stimulation and recording
Bertrand Pouymayou (Semester Project)

Colloidal Probes with FluidFM - Applied to the Biotin-Avidin System
Anh Minh Truong and Monika Graf (Semester Project)

Stretchable Metal / Carbon Nanotube Composite Device for Biosensing Applications
Laura Jenni (Semester Project)

Combined FEM and analytical method for the simulation and optimization of planar dielectric waveguide grating biosensors
Thomas Guillod (Semester Project)

In-fiber Interferometric Angle Measurement System for an Output Grating Coupler Type Biosensor
Luca Hirt (Master Thesis)

Platform for Surface-Mediated Drug Delivery: Adaptation for Improved Cell Attachment and Triggered Release from Liposomes to Living Cells
Alexander Tanno (Master Thesis)

FluidFM as scanning probe lithography tool for local electrostimulated polymerization
Maria Büchner (Semester Project)

2011

Study of a polyelectrolyte multilayer based release system for spatial and temporal release control
Alexander Dochter (Master Thesis)

Mechanically Stimulated Dye Release from PEM-Embedded Liposomes
Luca Hirt (Semester Project)

Adapting a delivery platform for local and temporal release control
Nuria Rothfuchs (Semester Project)

Controlled Growing of Nanowires through an Adsorbed Layer of Gold Colloids
Jingyi Li (Semester Project)

Fatigue test machine for electro-mechanical characterization of implantable multi-electrode array
Mathias Aebersold (Semester Project)

Transcutaneous Signal Transmission for Epidural Stimulation
Gino Bolliger (Master Thesis)

Lipid nanotubes and cells
Marco Delai (Master thesis)

Electrical manipulation of lipid nanowires
Janick Stucki (semester thesis)

Planar lipid bilayer fabrication with freeze-thaw method
Manuel Schneider (semester thesis)

Calibrating flow through a FluidFM nanosyringe
Flurin Stauffer (Semester Thesis)

FluidFM: Investigating yeast stabilization and penetration
Aron Thor Hjartarson (Semester Thesis)

Live Imaging of Myoblast Fusion with Atomic Force Microscopy and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Liting Yu (Master Thesis)

Design Strategies Towards Electrochemically Triggered Release of Dyes to Cells
Alexander Tanno (Semester Thesis)

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Daniela Jukic (Semester project)

2010

Gold-Nanopartikel als Marker: Eine Alternative zu Fluorophor-Markern in Protein Mikroarrays
Nurhak Dogan (Bachelor Thesis)

Microarrays Made Easy: Using Biofunctionalized Hydrogel Channels for Rapid Protein Microarray Production
Victoria de Lange (Master Thesis)

Optical Ion Channel Sensors
El Bakkali Issam (Semester Thesis)

Parallel optical and electrical monitoring of vesicle fusion and peptide pore formation
Marco Delai (Semester Thesis)

Development of a force-controlled patch-clamp setup
Dario Ossola (Master Thesis)

A New Design for 3D Loading of Cells Using Controlled Alginate Gelation
Philippe Schlink (Semester Thesis)

A Flavonoid Promotes the Formation of Long Neurites in the NG108-15 Cell Line
Nathalie Cuerq (Semester Thesis)

2009

Transcutaneous Signal Transmission for Neural Stimulation Using Selective Inductive Coupling
Erdem Cam Siringil (Semester Project)

Nanowire Array Optical Biosensing
Corrado Fraschina (Master Thesis)

SkeletonFM: A custom low-cost AFM for FluidFM routines
Pablo Dörig (Master Thesis)

Nanowire Characterization for Biosensing and Bioelectronics
Davut Ibrahim Mahcicek (Master Thesis)

Reverse phase assays on a microfluidic bead-based microarray
Silvio Unternährer (Semester Thesis)

Multiple Spotting Techniques (MIST) and beyond
Elizabeth Huang (Semester Thesis)

Gold Nanoparticles as Labels in Planar Waveguide based Protein Microarrays
Diego Gabriel Dupouy (Summer Project)

Investigation of Lipid Composition for pH-Sensitive Liposomes
Francesco Albertini (Semester Thesis)

Protocols for Embedding Intact Vesicles into a Polyelectrolyte Multilayer
Tristan Petit (Semester Thesis)

Microstructured Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Films Produced via Microtransfer Molding
Philipp Senn (Diploma Thesis)

In situ Electroporation into Adherent Chondrocytes: Possible Applications for Cartilage Repair
Claudio Schönenberger (Diploma Thesis)

Application of Mechanical Strain to Chondrocytes in 3D Culture
Max Gay (Master Thesis)

Optical Membrane Permeability Sensor

Georgios Batsios (Semester Thesis)

Mechanobiological Basis of Space Atrophy

Vinzenz Kögler (Semester Thesis)

Visualizing Changes in Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Response to Mechanical Stimulation

Pascal Odermatt (Semester Thesis)

2008

Cell Adhesion and Growth on Eletronically Controlled ITO Electrodes
Alexandre Larmagnac (Master Thesis)

Sensitivity Investigation of Au Dot Arrays for Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Based Biosensor
Davut Ibrahim Mahcicek (Semester Thesis)

Nanogel Particles for Biosensing Applications
Cornelis Lütgebaucks (Bachelor Thesis)

Vesicle Immobilization usign Zr⁴⁺ Coordination Chemistry
Sebastian Bürgel (Semester  Thesis)

Highly Fluorescent Vesicles for Protein Microarray Applications
Shahida Syed (Master Thesis)

Glucose Sensing, Model Assessment
Denis Dhiver (Master Thesis)

Signal Enhancement in an Enzymatic Biosensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Antigens
David Joos (Semester Thesis)

Stretch Induced Cell Sheet Alignment
Radu Ilinca (Semester Thesis)

Modelling of Electron Transport in Self-Assembled Nanowires
Thomas Kathriner (Diploma Thesis)

Nano-Object Functionalization & Patterning
Christoph Kellenberger (Bachelor Thesis)

DNA-Assisted_Pattern_Reproduction - Phase 3
Ricardo Santos Roque (Semester Thesis)

2007

Modelling pH at the micro-Electrode/Electrolyte Interface
Alexandre Larmagnac (Semester Thesis)

Spotting of Colloidal Particles
Philipp Senn (Semester Thesis)

DNA-Assisted_Pattern_Reproduction - Phase 2
Philip Wägli (Semester Thesis)

Microwells for Picoliter Assays and Membrane Protein Arrays
Philipp Studer (Masters Thesis)

Enzymatic Biosensors: Increasing Sensitivity for Early Cancer Detection
Victoria de Lange (4-month project)

DNA-tagged vesicles for protein microarray applications
Chia Huei Tan (Semester Thesis)

DNA-Assisted Pattern Reproduction
Denys Dhiver (Semester Thesis)

OPTICAL METHOD FOR MEASURING SPATIAL pH CHANGE ON CONDUCTIVE MICROELECTRODES
Manjunath Puttaswamy (Masters Thesis)

Fusion of Myoblasts
Norma Graf (Masters Thesis)

Alignment of Myoblasts
Maximilian Häberlin (Semester Thesis)

Characterization of Myogenesis under Simulated Microgravity
Esméé Joosten (Semester Thesis)

Combining Vesicles and Gold Colloids for Optical Sensing
Li Wei (Masters Thesis)

Development of a microfluidic system for bead-based microarrayapplicationsRaghuram Dhumpa (Masters Thesis)

2006

Vesicle functionalization for specific antigen binding
Franziska Fleischli (Semester Thesis)

Exchange of Nano-Objects on Surfaces by using Photobleaching-Induced Patterning
Monika Limacher (Masters Thesis)

Mechanism of Photobleaching-induced Patterning
Nan Li (Semester Thesis)

Using photobleaching-induced patterning applied onto 3D-building of nano objects
Stefan Saladin (Semester Thesis)

Contractile forces of myoblasts on functionalized micro-plates
Raoul Enning (Semester Thesis)