RT Generic
T1 Development of an electronic driver  for piezoelectric actuation in cellular studies
A1 Río García, Luis del
AB The behavior of cells has usually been studied regarding biochemical reactions.Nevertheless, new approaches for cellular studies have observed that cells are able toperceive and withstand forces, which can have a huge impact on cellular processes. In thepresent investigation, it has been developed an electronic driver for piezoelectricactuation in cellular studies, contributing to the emerging discipline of cellularmechanotransduction. Inside the project, the developing of the driver is focused on thegeneration of the initial signal and its later amplification. There is a great emphasis on theamplification stage, for which a PCB is designed and fabricated. The frequency range ofthe device will be very important in order to have different mechanical displacements onthe 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 thepiezoelectric material does occur. Further studies are needed for the development of thePCB and a design that fixes the whole device into one piece of equipment.This research has been conducted with the Department of Electronics Technology atthe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, but it was closely run  as well with the Departmentof Biomedical Engineering.
YR 2019
FD 2019-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/30046
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/30046
LA eng
DS e-Archivo
RD 19 may. 2024