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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal "For pioneering contributions to microsystem technology and effective transfer into industrial products and applications."
  • 2002 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to microelectrical/mechanical systems and technology transfer to the marketplace.

Overview

N. F. de Rooij is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their academic and research activities are primarily connected to this institution.

The scientist has received notable recognitions within the engineering and microsystems community. In 2007, they were awarded the IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal for pioneering contributions to microsystem technology and effective transfer into industrial products and applications. Earlier, in 2002, they were named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to microelectrical/mechanical systems and technology transfer to the marketplace.

There is no available information on recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main research topics. However, the awards indicate a focus on microsystem technology and microelectrical/mechanical systems, along with efforts to bridge research and industrial application.

Their career highlights show a trajectory involving microsystem technology and its practical implementation, demonstrating an emphasis on innovation with industrial impact. The recognition received underscores their contributions to both foundational research and applied technology transfer.

Best Publications

  • Operation of chemically sensitive field-effect sensors as a function of the insulator-electrolyte interface

    L. Bousse;N.F. De Rooij;P. Bergveld

  • Microfluidics meets MEMS

    E. Verpoorte;N.F. De Rooij

  • In-vivo behaviour of hypodermically implanted microfabricated glucose sensors.

    M. Koudelka;F. Rohner-Jeanrenaud;J. Terrettaz;E. Bobbioni-Harsch

  • Autonomous microfluidic capillary system.

    David Juncker;Heinz Schmid;Ute Drechsler;Heiko Wolf

  • Potential Drifts of Solid-Contacted Ion-Selective Electrodes Due to Zero-Current Ion Fluxes Through the Sensor Membrane

    Monia Fibbioli;Werner E. Morf;Martin Badertscher;Nicolaas F. de Rooij

  • Lifespan of subcutaneous glucose sensors and their performances during dynamic glycaemia changes in rats.

    Elisabetta Bobbioni-Harsch;Françoise Rohner-Jeanrenaud;Milena Koudelka;Nico de Rooij

  • Planar Amperometric Enzyme-Based Glucose Microelectrode

    M. Koudelka;S. Gernet;N.F. De Rooij

  • Zeta potential measurements of Ta2O5 and SiO2 thin films

    Luc Bousse;Shahriar Mostarshed;Bart Van Der Shoot;N.F de Rooij

  • Fabrication and characterization of a planar electrochemical cell and its application as a glucose sensor

    S. Gernet;M. Koudelka;N.F. De Rooij

  • Planar microcoil-based microfluidic NMR probes.

    C. Massin;F. Vincent;A. Homsy;K. Ehrmann

  • Electrokinetically driven microfluidic chips with surface-modified chambers for heterogeneous immunoassays.

    A. Dodge;K. Fluri;Elisabeth Verpoorte;N.F. De Rooij

  • Study of electrochemical etch-stop for high-precision thickness control of silicon membranes

    B. Kloeck;S.D. Collins;N.F. de Rooij;R.L. Smith

  • Sample pretreatment on microfabricated devices.

    Jan Lichtenberg;Nico F de Rooij;Elisabeth Verpoorte

  • Three-dimensional micro flow manifolds for miniaturized chemical analysis systems

    E M J Verpoorte;B H Van Der Schoot;S Jeanneret;A Manz

  • Miniaturized time-scanning Fourier transform spectrometer based on silicon technology

    O. Manzardo;H. P. Herzig;C.R. Marxer;N. F. de Rooij

  • Comparison of the hysteresis of Ta2O5 and Si3N4 pH-sensing insulators

    Luc Bousse;Shahriar Mostarshed;Bart van der Schoot;N.F. de Rooij

  • A Planar Glucose Enzyme Electrode

    S. Gernet;M. Koudelka;N.F. de Rooij

  • A variable optical attenuator based on silicon micromechanics

    C. Marxer;P. Griss;N.F. de Rooij

  • Surface biopassivation of replicated poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic channels and application to heterogeneous immunoreaction with on-chip fluorescence detection.

    V. Linder;Elisabeth Verpoorte;W. Thormann;N.F. De Rooij

  • Design and fabrication of high-temperature micro-hotplates for drop-coated gas sensors

    D Briand;A Krauss;B van der Schoot;U Weimar

  • Hysteresis in Al2O3 Gate ISFETs

    Luc Bousse;H.H. van den Vlekkert;N.F. de Rooij

  • Temperature, humidity and gas sensors integrated on plastic foil for low power applications

    A. Oprea;J. Courbat;N. Bârsan;D. Briand

  • High temperature micro-hotplates for drop coated gas sensors

    D. Briand;B. van der Schoot;N. F. de Rooij;A. Krauss

Frequent Co-Authors

Danick Briand
Danick Briand École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Milena Koudelka-Hep
Milena Koudelka-Hep University of Neuchâtel
Elisabeth Verpoorte
Elisabeth Verpoorte University of Groningen
Jürgen Brugger
Jürgen Brugger École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michel Despont
Michel Despont Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)
Udo Weimar
Udo Weimar University of Tübingen
Andreas Engel
Andreas Engel University of Basel
Nicolae Barsan
Nicolae Barsan University of Tübingen
Philippe Renaud
Philippe Renaud École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Nava Setter
Nava Setter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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