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The Process Sensing Group studies, develops, and applies state-of-the-art measurement techniques and sensors for a wide range of applications including industrial process control, homeland security, and health care. Specific project areas include: Development/study of application-tunable, low cost, micromachined gas sensor arrays for hazardous gas detection, industrial process monitoring, and biomedical diagnostics; Development/study of electrical and optical measurement methods and sensor for process control of plasma reactors used in semiconductor manufacturing; Study of self-assembling organic and biological films for biomedical assays; Study of nanoparticle, nanorod, and nanotube materials for chemical and biological sensing.

Programs/Projects
Chemical/Biochemical Microsensor Science — The Process Sensing Group at NIST is investigating a range of fundamental and technological issues related to next-generation chemical and biochemical measurements with solid state devices. A …
 
Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis — Protein therapeutics is the largest class of drugs made by the biotechnology industry. Aggregation of protein therapeutics is a major safety concern because aggregates can cause adverse, even …
 
Nanocalorimetry — Nanocalorimetry using micromachined devices has the capability to provide quantitative data to support the development of advanced metal silicide metallizations for semiconductor devices. The …
 
Plasma Process Metrology — Our multifaceted program provides numerous outputs to assist our customers. First, we develop and evaluate a variety of measurement techniques that provide industry and academia with methods to …
 
Surface Characterization of Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles — This work examines the surface chemistry of conjugated gold nanoparticles, where the molecular modifiers are linked to the gold NP via a gold-sulfur bond, including obtaining information on the …
 
 
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100 Bureau Drive, M/S 8362
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8362