RoBotanics: Exploring Design for Plant-Hybrid Robots

Using plant-hybrid technologies presents an unusual design opportunity, by combining living plants with technology. This master’s thesis delves into the integration of plant-hybrid robotics, exploring human-plant interaction systems. The study explores the potential design implications of this field, particularly in public settings where...

Design of a Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for the Detection of Urinary Prostate Cancer Biomarkers

Despite prostate cancer being the most prevalent type of cancer among males above the age of 55, nationalscreening programs are not conducted because of the high rate of false positives this would bring. This thesisintroduces surface acoustic wave sensors into the field of prostate cancer diagnosis which has the potential tomeasure the...

Integration of electro-chemical FET-based sensors in silicon- and polymer-based organs-on-chip

Currently, preclinical drug testing and disease modelling are based on static cell cultures and animal models that often fail at predicting the human pathophysiology. Alternatively, Organ-on-Chips (OoCs), dynamic microphysiological platforms, can be employed to recapitulate organ functions and mimic the cell's microphysiological environment....

Conducting polymer nanostructures for implantable biosensing applications

Conductive polymers such as polyaniline, polypyrrole and PEDOT (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) have been used extensively to enhance the sensitivity, versatility and biocompatibility of electrochemical- and biosensors. Both their electrochemical stability and their mechanical properties make them highly suitable for applications that require...

In-vitro waveguide system for the detection of Escherichia coli in drain fluid after colorectal anastomotic leakage

Colorectal anastomotic leakage is one of the most feared complications after colorectal surgery and is associated with increased morbidity, prolonged hospital stay and risk of local cancer reoccurrence. One out of ten anastomoses leak, leading to infections. Colorectal anastomotic leakage is currently diagnosed by sniffing and watching drain...