Arnaud Bertsch
EPFL STI IEM LMIS1
BM 3116 (Bâtiment BM)
Station 17
1015 Lausanne
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Selected publications
Static micromixers based on large-scale industrial mixer geometry
Arnaud Bertsch, Stephan Heimgartner, Peter Cousseau, Philippe Renaud
Published in Lab on a Chip, 1 (1), 2001 in
Microfabrication of ceramic components by microstereolithography
Arnaud Bertsch, Sébastien Jiguet, Philippe Renaud
Published in J. Micromech. Microeng., 14 (2), 2004 in
Rapid prototyping of small size objects
Arnaud Bertsch, Paul Bernhard, Christian Vogt, Philippe Renaud
Published in Rapid Prototyping Journal, 6 (4), 2001 in
Flexible polyimide probes with microelectrodes and embedded microfluidic channels for simultaneous drug delivery and multi-channel monitoring of bioelectric activity
Stefan Metz, Arnaud Bertsch, Daniel Bertrand and Philippe Renaud
Published in Biosensors & bioelectronics, 19 (10), 2004. in
Infoscience
Microfluidic device combining hydrodynamic and dielectrophoretic trapping for the controlled contact between single micro-sized objects and application to adhesion assays
Lab On A Chip. 2023. DOI : 10.1039/d3lc00400g.Aperture-Controlled Fabrication of All-Dielectric Structural Color Pixels
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2023. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.3c03353.Passive and Deterministic Droplet Microfluidics for Single Object Encapsulation and Pairing
Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9819.Development of new volcano-shaped microelectrodes for single cell electrochemistry, electrophysiology and impedance studies
Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9769.Combination of dielectrophoretic and hydrodynamic traps for the controlled contact between cells or beads and application to adhesion assays
Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10102.Dielectrophoretic Traps for Efficient Bead and Cell Trapping and Formation of Aggregates of Controlled Size and Composition
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2022. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2022.910578.A neural probe to sample brain fluid in nanoliter volumes for quantitative molecular studies
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9190.Planar hydrodynamic traps and buried channels for bead and cell trapping and releasing
Lab On A Chip. 2021. DOI : 10.1039/d1lc00463h.In-flow electrochemical detection of chemicals in droplets with pyrolysed photoresist electrodes: application as a module for quantification of microsampled dopamine
Lab On A Chip. 2021. DOI : 10.1039/d1lc00116g.Microfluidic-assisted bioprinting of tissues and organoids at high cell concentrations
Biofabrication. 2021. DOI : 10.1088/1758-5090/abca80.Swinging jets
Physical Review Fluids. 2020. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.110505.Nanovolcano microelectrode arrays: toward long-term on-demand registration of transmembrane action potentials by controlled electroporation
Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 2020. DOI : 10.1038/s41378-020-0178-7.Feedback-free microfluidic oscillator with impinging jets
Physical Review Fluids. 2020. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.054202.Intracellular Recording of Cardiomyocyte Action Potentials with Nanopatterned Volcano-Shaped Microelectrode Arrays
Nano Letters. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02209.Ion beam etching redeposition for 3D multimaterial nanostructure manufacturing
Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 2019. DOI : 10.1038/s41378-019-0052-7.Microstereolithography
Three-Dimensional Microfabrication Using Two-Photon Polymerization (Second Edition); Elsevier / William Andrew Publishing, 2019.Microfluidics: A New Layer of Control for Extrusion-Based 3D Printing
Micromachines. 2018. DOI : 10.3390/mi9020086.Pore Size Manipulation in 3D Printed Cryogels Enables Selective Cell Seeding
Advanced Materials Technologies. 2018. DOI : 10.1002/admt.201700340.In vivo neurochemical measurements in cerebral tissues using a droplet-based monitoring system
Nature Communications. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-017-01419-1.Multimaterial Nanoporous Membranes Shaped through High Aspect-Ratio Sacrificial Silicon Nanostructures
ACS Omega. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acsomega.7b00084.Neural probe combining microelectrodes and a droplet-based microdialysis collection system for high temporal resolution sampling
Lab on a Chip. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/C5LC01544H.Fabrication of nanoporous membranes through silicon templates : two different approaches
2016. 5th Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF 2016), Milan, Italy, September 11-14, 2016. p. ID197.1 - 2.Droplet extraction module for the analysis of segmented flow generated by a neural probe
2016. MicroTAS 2016, Dublin, Ireland. p. 1015 - 1016.Cell-Imprinted Substrates Modulate Differentiation, Redifferentiation, and Transdifferentiation
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.6b03302.Temperature Sensitivity of Nanochannel Electrical Conductance
ACS Nano. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acsnano.5b01196.A Simple and Reliable PDMS and SU-8 Irreversible Bonding Method and Its Application on a Microfluidic-MEA Device for Neuroscience Research
Micromachines. 2015. DOI : 10.3390/mi6121465.Special Issue: 15 Years of SU8 as MEMS Material
Micromachines. 2015. DOI : 10.3390/mi6060790.Thermal control of ionic transport and fluid flow in nanofluidic channels
Nanoscale. 2015. DOI : 10.1039/C5NR05409E.On-chip synthesis of fine-tuned bone-seeking hybrid nanoparticles
Nanomedicine. 2015. DOI : 10.2217/nmm.15.162.Microstereolithography
Three-Dimensional Microfabrication Using Two-photon Polymerization; Elsevier, 2015. p. 20 - 44.Fabrication of multilayered nanofluidic membranes through silicon templates
Nanoscale. 2015. DOI : 10.1039/C5NR05288B.Thermal gate, a new tool for ionic transport control inside nanochannels
2015. 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Rome, Italy, July 27-30, 2015. p. 1320 - 1323. DOI : 10.1109/NANO.2015.7388877.Composite hydrogel-loaded alumina membranes for nanofluidic molecular filtration
Journal of Membrane Science. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.023.On-Chip Fabrication of Paclitaxel-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapeutics
Advanced Functional Materials. 2014. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201301628.Enclosed Electronic System for Force Measurements in Knee Implants
Sensors. 2014. DOI : 10.3390/s140815009.Smart instrumentation for determination of ligament stiffness and ligament balance in total knee arthroplasty
Medical Engineering & Physics. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.12.001.Microfluidic-Assisted Self-Assembly of Complex Dendritic Polyethylene Drug Delivery Nanocapsules
Advanced Materials. 2014. DOI : 10.1002/adma.201305753.Al2O3/W hetero-structured nanopore membranes: From native to tunable nanofluidic diodes
2013. 8th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), Suzhou, China, April 7-10, 2013. p. 998 - 1001. DOI : 10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559890.Label-Free Recognition of Drug Resistance via Impedimetric Screening of Breast Cancer Cells
PLoS ONE. 2013. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0057423.Field effect modulated nanofluidic diode membrane based on Al2O3/W heterogeneous nanopore arrays
Applied Physics Letters. 2013. DOI : 10.1063/1.4807781.Microfluidic assisted self-assembly of chitosan based nanoparticles as drug delivery agents
Lab on a Chip. 2013. DOI : 10.1039/c2lc41045a.Instrumented Knee Prosthesis for Force and Kinematics Measurements
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 2013. DOI : 10.1109/TASE.2012.2226030.Nafion/chitosan-wrapped CNT nanocomposite membrane for high-performance direct methanol fuel cells
RSC Advances. 2013. DOI : 10.1039/c3ra40480c.A microfluidic approach to synthesizing high-performance microfibers with tunable anhydrous proton conductivity
Lab On A Chip. 2013. DOI : 10.1039/c3lc50862e.Microfluidic synthesis of chitosan-based nanoparticles for fuel cell applications
Chemical Communications (ChemComm). 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2cc33253a.A microfluidic-based frequency-multiplexing impedance sensor (FMIS)
Lab on a Chip. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2lc40236j.Polyimide/SU-8 catheter-tip MEMS gauge pressure sensor
Biomedical Microdevices. 2012. DOI : 10.1007/s10544-012-9661-8.Facile fabrication of nanofluidic diode membranes using anodic aluminium oxide
Nanoscale. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2nr31243c.Simulation of epiretinal prostheses - Evaluation of geometrical factors affecting stimulation thresholds
Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation. 2011. DOI : 10.1186/1743-0003-8-44.Simulations to study spatial extent of stimulation and effect of electrode–tissue gap in subretinal implants
Medical Engineering & Physics. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.01.015.Instrumented Prosthesis for Knee Implants Monitoring
2011. IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE), Trieste, Italy, August 24 - 27, 2011. p. 828 - 835. DOI : 10.1109/CASE.2011.6042490.Microstereolithography
Stereolithography Materials, Processes and Applications; Springer, 2011. p. 81 - 112.Distinguishing drug-induced minor morphological changes from major cellular damage via label-free impedimetric toxicity screening
Lab on a Chip. 2011. DOI : 10.1039/c1lc20212j.Direct localised measurement of electrical resistivity profile in rat and embryonic chick retinas using a microprobe
Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance. 2010. DOI : 10.5617/jeb.149.in vivo Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy of Tissue Reaction to Microelectrode Arrays
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2009. DOI : 10.1109/TBME.2009.2018457.Direct measurement of diffusing proteins in nanochannels using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
2009. Eurosensors XXIII conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 6-9, 2009. p. 1343 - 1346. DOI : 10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.335.Wireless contact lens sensor for intra ocular pressure monitoring: assessment on enucleated pig eyes
Acta Ophthalmologica. 2009. DOI : 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01404.x.Direct Observation of Transitions between Surface-Dominated and Bulk Diffusion Regimes in Nanochannels
Analytical Chemistry. 2009. DOI : 10.1021/ac900617b.Microfluidic hydrogel layers with multiple gradients to stimulate and perfuse three-dimensional neuronal cell cultures
2009. Eurosensors XXIII conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 6-9, 2009. p. 369 - 372. DOI : 10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.092.Fluorine based plasma treatment of biocompatible silicone elastomer. Effect of temperature on etch rate and surface properties
Plasma Processes and Polymers. 2008. DOI : 10.1002/ppap.200700130.A Novel Method for Determining the Effective Diffusion Coefficients of Proteins into Confined Areas
2008. USGEB, Lausanne, February 6-7, 2008.Healthy Aims: Developing new medical implants and diagnostic equipment
IEEE Pervasive Computing. 2008. DOI : 10.1109/MPRV.2008.8.Towards a nanostructured thermoelectric generator using ion-track lithography
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2008. DOI : 10.1088/0960-1317/18/10/104015.Demonstration of cortical recording using novel flexible polymer neural probes
Sensors and Actuators A: physical. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.sna.2007.07.027.Technology developments to initiate a next generation of Cochlear Implants
2007. IEEE EMBS, Lyon, France, August 23-26, 2007. p. 515 - 518. DOI : 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352338.Developments in Sensor Systems
Medical Device Technology. 2007.Contraction measurements of cardiomyocytes grown on silicon cantilevers
2007. Transducers 07. p. 17 - 19. DOI : 10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300061.Direct measurement of effective diffusion coefficients in nanochannels using steady-state dispersion effects
Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research. 2007.Controlled Release Drug Coatings on Flexible Neural Probes
2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society EMBS, Lyon, August 23-26, 2007. p. 6612 - 6615. DOI : 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353875.Determining the Diffusion Coefficients of Proteins Inside a Nanoslit
2007. Nanotech-Montreux 2007, 14-16.11.2007.Direct measurement of effective diffusion coefficients in nanochannels using steady-state dispersion effects
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology. 2007.Demonstration of cortical recording and reduced inflammatory response using flexible polymer neural probes
2007. MEMS’07. p. 573 - 576.Assessment on Enucleated Pig Eyes of a Minimally Invasive Contact Lens Sensor for IOP Monitoring
2007. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2007.The effect of biodegradable drug release coatings on the electrical characteristrics of neural electrodes
2007. Transducers 07. p. 1377 - 1380. DOI : 10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300399.Direct Measurement of Effective Diffusion Coefficients in Nanochannels Using Steady-State Dispersion Effects
Applied Physics Letters. 2007. DOI : 10.1063/1.2801625.pH Controlled Diffusion of Proteins with Different pI Values across a Nanochannel on a Chip
Nano Letters. 2006. DOI : 10.1021/nl052372h.SU-8 nanocomposite coatings with improved tribological performance for MEMS
Surface & coatings technology. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2006.03.041.SU-8 nanocomposite photoresist with low stress properties for microfabrication applications
Microelectronic Engineering. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.mee.2006.02.004.Effect of filler behavior on nanocomposite SU8 photoresist for moving micro- parts
Microelectronic Engineering. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.mee.2006.01.068.Partial release and detachment of microfabricated metal and polymer structures by anodic metal dissolution
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 2005. DOI : 10.1109/JMEMS.2004.839328.Conductive SU8 Photoresist for Microfabrication
Advanced Functional Materials. 2005. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.200400575.Ceramic microcomponents by microstereolithography
2004. 17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Maastricht, NETHERLANDS, JAN 25-29, 2004. p. 725 - 728. DOI : 10.1109/MEMS.2004.1290687.Resistivity probing of multi-layered tissue phantoms using microelectrodes
PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT. 2004. DOI : 10.1088/0967-3334/25/3/005.SU8-silver photosensitive nanocomposite
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS. 2004. DOI : 10.1002/adem.200400068.Microfabrication of ceramic components by microstereolithography
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2004. DOI : 10.1088/0960-1317/14/2/005.First steps toward noninvasive intraocular pressure monitoring with a sensing contact lens
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2004. DOI : 10.1167/iovs.04-0015.Polyimide microfluidic devices with integrated nanoporous filtration areas manufactured by micromachining and ion track technology
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2004. DOI : 10.1088/0960-1317/14/3/002.Conductive SU8-silver composite photopolymer
2004. 17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Maastricht, NETHERLANDS, JAN 25-29, 2004. p. 125 - 128. DOI : 10.1109/MEMS.2004.1290538.Flexible polyimide probes with microelectrodes and embedded microfluidic channels for simultaneous drug delivery and multi-channel monitoring of bioelectric activity
Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.bios.2003.11.021.Cell immersion and cell dipping in microfluidic devices
Lab on a Chip. 2004. DOI : 10.1039/b311210a.Dielectric spectroscopy in a micromachined flow cytometer: theoretical and practical considerations
Lab on a Chip. 2004. DOI : 10.1039/b313761a.Polyimide and SU-8 microfluidic devices manufactured by heat- depolymerizable sacrificial material technique
Lab on a Chip. 2004. DOI : 10.1039/b310866j.A soft contact lens with a MEMS strain gage embedded for intraocular pressure monitoring
2003. 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUN 09-12, 2003. p. 1043 - 1046. DOI : 10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1216947.Microstereolithography: a review
2003. Symposim on Rapid Prototyping Technologies, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DEC 03-05, 2002. p. 3 - 15. DOI : 10.1557/PROC-758-LL1.1.Composite photopolymer microstructures: From planar to 3D devices
2003. 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUN 09-12, 2003. p. 991 - 994. DOI : 10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1216934.High aspect ratio, 3D structuring of photoresist materials by ion beam LIGA
Microelectronic Engineering. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0167-9317(03)00064-9.Flexible microchannels with integrated nanoporous membranes for filtration and separation of molecules and particles
2002. 15th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2002), LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JAN 20-24, 2002. p. 81 - 84. DOI : 10.1109/MEMSYS.2002.984095.Methods and algorithms for the slicing process in microstereolithography
RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL. 2002. DOI : 10.1108/13552540210431013.Static micromixers based on large-scale industrial mixer geometry
Lab on a Chip. 2001. DOI : 10.1039/b103848f.3D micromixers - Downscaling large scale industrial static mixers
2001. 14th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2001), INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND, JAN 21-25, 2001. p. 507 - 510. DOI : 10.1109/MEMSYS.2001.906590.Microstereolithography: Concepts and applications
2001. 8th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2001), ANTIBES JUAN LES PINS, FRANCE, OCT 15-18, 2001. p. 289 - 298. DOI : 10.1109/ETFA.2001.997697.Microstereolithography: a new process to build complex 3D objects
1999. Conference on Design, Test, and Microfabrication of MEMS and MOEMS, PARIS, FRANCE, MAR 30-APR 01, 1999. p. 808 - 817. DOI : 10.1117/12.341277.3D microfabrication by combining microstereolithography and thick resist UV lithography
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 1999. DOI : 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00249-0.Combining microstereolithography and thick resist UV lithography for 3D microfabrication
1998. 11th Annual International Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, JAN 25-29, 1998. p. 18 - 23. DOI : 10.1109/MEMSYS.1998.659722.Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Tao Zhang, Pol Torres Vila, Nicolas Bruno Minazzo
Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector
Joan Teixidor, Clémentine Sophie Sarah Lipp, Nicolas Grégoire Maïno, Jiande Zhou, Jongeon Park
Courses
Advanced microfabrication practicals
MICRO-373
This TP allows for in-depth training on advanced micro and nanofabrication methods in a clean-room environment for selected applications, gain deeper knowledge in MEMS/NEMS processes, work in a small group together with PhD students/postdocs during 14 weeks touching all aspects of a microprocess.
MEMS practicals I
MICRO-501