Development of an electronic driver  for piezoelectric actuation in cellular studies

Río García, Luis del

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Development of an electronic driver for piezoelectric actuation in cellular studies

dc.contributor.advisor	Mojena Medina, Dahiana
dc.contributor.advisor	Acedo Gallardo, Pablo
dc.contributor.author	Río García, Luis del
dc.contributor.departamento	UC3M. Departamento de Tecnología Electrónica	es
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-27T11:41:56Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-27T11:41:56Z
dc.date.issued	2019-06
dc.date.submitted	2019-07-04
dc.description.abstract	The behavior of cells has usually been studied regarding biochemical reactions. Nevertheless, new approaches for cellular studies have observed that cells are able to perceive and withstand forces, which can have a huge impact on cellular processes. In the present investigation, it has been developed an electronic driver for piezoelectric actuation in cellular studies, contributing to the emerging discipline of cellular mechanotransduction. Inside the project, the developing of the driver is focused on the generation of the initial signal and its later amplification. There is a great emphasis on the amplification stage, for which a PCB is designed and fabricated. The frequency range of the device will be very important in order to have different mechanical displacements on the piezoelectric material. The last step consists of the stimulation of 28 µm PVDF films. Results showed the functionality of the driver is possible, as the stimulation of the piezoelectric material does occur. Further studies are needed for the development of the PCB and a design that fixes the whole device into one piece of equipment. This research has been conducted with the Department of Electronics Technology at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, but it was closely run as well with the Department of Biomedical Engineering.	es
dc.description.degree	Ingeniería Biomédica	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10016/30046
dc.language.iso	eng	es
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España	*
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/	*
dc.subject.eciencia	Biología y Biomedicina	es
dc.subject.eciencia	Electrónica	es
dc.subject.other	Piezoelectric material	es
dc.subject.other	PCB	es
dc.subject.other	Bridge-connected circuit	es
dc.subject.other	Cell mechanical stimulation	es
dc.title	Development of an electronic driver for piezoelectric actuation in cellular studies	es
dc.type	bachelor thesis	*
dspace.entity.type	Publication