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  1. Microfluidic trends in drug screening and drug delivery

    Article • TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  2. Synthesis of ZnO/Au Nanocomposite for Antibacterial Applications

    Article • Nanomaterials, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  3. PDMS Based Microfluidics Fabrication Using 3D-Printed Molds

    Article • October 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  4. Early Notice Pointer, an IoT-like Platform for Point-of-Care Feet and Body Balance Screening

    Article • Micromachines, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  5. Advances in the Rapid Diagnostic of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, February 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  6. Antiviral Immunity in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: From Protective to Deleterious Responses

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  7. Point-of-Care Testing—The Key in the Battle against SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

    Article • Micromachines, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  8. E-Skin: The Dawn of a New Era of On-Body Monitoring Systems

    Article • Micromachines, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  9. Effective control of TEOS–PECVD thin film depositions

    Article • October 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  10. Ultrashort Peptide Theranostic Nanoparticles by Microfluidic-Assisted Rapid Solvent Exchange

    Article • IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, October 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  11. SARS-CoV-2: From Structure to Pathology, Host Immune Response and Therapeutic Management

    Article • Microorganisms, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  12. A vascular-liver chip for sensitive detection of nutraceutical metabolites from human pluripotent stem cell derivatives

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, May 2020, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  13. IoT PCR for pandemic disease detection and its spread monitoring

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  14. Recent advances in microfluidic methods in cancer liquid biopsy

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, July 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  15. Self‐assembling amyloid‐like peptides as exogenous second harmonic probes for bioimaging applications

    Article • Journal of Biophotonics, June 2019, Wiley

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  16. Microfluidic Technology for Clinical Applications of Exosomes

    Article • Micromachines, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  17. LAMP-on-a-chip: Revising microfluidic platforms for loop-mediated DNA amplification

    Article • TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  18. Highlighting the uniqueness in dielectrophoretic enrichment of circulating tumor cells

    Article • Electrophoresis, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  19. In Vivo Experimental Study of Noninvasive Insulin Microinjection through Hollow Si Microneedle Array

    Article • Micromachines, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  20. Constrained spheroids/organoids in perfusion culture

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  21. Strategies in Microfluidic Self-Assembled Nanoparticles

    Article • January 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  22. Cell therapy using an array of ultrathin hollow microneedles

    Article • Microsystem Technologies, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  23. A perfusion incubator liver chip for 3D cell culture with application on chronic hepatotoxicity testing

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  24. Self-assembled polysulfone nanoparticles using microfluidic chip

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  25. On chip two-photon metabolic imaging for drug toxicity testing

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, May 2017, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  26. Tumor-derived circulating endothelial cell clusters in colorectal cancer

    Article • Science Translational Medicine, June 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Paul Robson, Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  27. Rapid Enhancement of Cellular Spheroid Assembly by Acoustically Driven Microcentrifugation

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, May 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  28. Constrained spheroids for prolonged hepatocyte culture

    Article • Biomaterials, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  29. Microfluidics-Driven Strategy for Size-Controlled DNA Compaction by Slow Diffusion through Water Stream

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  30. Polymeric Microneedle Array Fabrication by Photolithography

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, November 2015, MyJove Corporation

    Dr. Lifeng Kang, Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  31. Cell patterning using a dielectrophoretic–hydrodynamic trap

    Article • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  32. On-Chip Controlled Surfactant–DNA Coil–Globule Transition by Rapid Solvent Exchange Using Hydrodynamic Flow Focusing

    Article • Langmuir, October 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  33. Direct Microneedle Array Fabrication Off a Photomask to Deliver Collagen Through Skin

    Article • Pharmaceutical Research, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Lifeng Kang, Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  34. Label-free virus identification and characterization using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    Article • Electrophoresis, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  35. Fine Control Over the Size of Surfactant–Polyelectrolyte Nanoparticles by Hydrodynamic Flow Focusing

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, May 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  36. Label-free isolation of circulating tumor cells in microfluidic devices: Current research and perspectives

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, January 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  37. PECVD Amorphous Silicon Carbide (α-SiC) Layers for MEMS Applications

    Article • October 2012, IntechOpen

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  38. Micro-PIV measurements for hydrodynamic characterizations of microfluidic flows

    Article • October 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  39. A practical guide for the fabrication of microfluidic devices using glass and silicon

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, March 2012, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  40. Fish and Chips: a microfluidic perfusion platform for monitoring zebrafish development

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  41. Exploitation of physical and chemical constraints for three-dimensional microtissue construction in microfluidics

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, June 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  42. A razor-blade test of the demolding energy in a thermoplastic embossing process

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, April 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  43. A robust high-throughput sandwich cell-based drug screening platform

    Article • Biomaterials, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  44. Low stress PECVD amorphous silicon carbide for MEMS applications

    Article • October 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  45. Sonophoretic enhanced microneedles array (SEMA)—Improving the efficiency of transdermal drug delivery

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  46. Frequency dependence on the accuracy of electrical impedance spectroscopy measurements in microfluidic devices

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, December 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  47. Cell Culture on MEMS Platforms: A Review

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2009, MDPI AG

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  48. Dielectrophoretic field-flow method for separating particle populations in a chip with asymmetric electrodes

    Article • Biomicrofluidics, December 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  49. Cell sorting in a dielectrophoretic device with asimetric electrodes

    Article • October 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  50. Transdermal drug delivery: Microfabrication insights

    Article • October 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  51. Low stress nanoporous SiNx membrane for cell culture

    Article • International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, January 2009, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  52. Microneedles array with biodegradable tips for transdermal drug delivery

    Article • December 2008, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  53. Development of thick film PECVD amorphous silicon with low stress for MEMS applications

    Article • December 2008, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  54. Low-stress PECVD amorphous silicon carbide (α-SiC) layers for biomedical application

    Article • December 2008, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  55. Modeling pattern dependencies in the micron-scale embossing of polymeric layers

    Article • December 2008, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  56. Paramagnetic microchip for high-gradient separation of blood cell

    Article • December 2008, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  57. Microfluidic device for continuous magnetophoretic separation of white blood cells

    Article • Microsystem Technologies, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  58. A new fabrication method of low stress PECVD SiNx layers for biomedical applications

    Article • Thin Solid Films, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  59. Characterisation of silicon carbide films deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition

    Article • Thin Solid Films, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  60. Computationally efficient modelling of pattern dependencies in the micro-embossing of thermoplastic polymers

    Article • Microelectronic Engineering, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  61. On the wet etching of Pyrex glass

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  62. Microfluidic device for continuous magnetophoretic separation of red blood cells

    Article • April 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  63. Silicon microneedle array with biodegradable tips for transdermal drug delivery

    Article • Microsystem Technologies, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  64. Bidirectional field-flow particle separation method in a dielectrophoretic chip with 3D electrodes

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  65. Microfluidic device for biocells manipulation and measurement

    Article • January 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  66. PECVD amorphous silicon carbide membranes for cell culturing

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  67. Thick and low-stress PECVD amorphous silicon for MEMS applications

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, December 2007, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  68. Low Stress PECVD SiNx Process for Biomedical Application

    Article • October 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  69. Manipulation of Biological Samples using Electric Field

    Article • October 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  70. Plasma Surface Modification of Polymer Substrates for Selective Hydrophobic Control

    Article • October 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  71. Sequential Field-Flow Cell Separation Method in a Dielectrophoretic Chip With 3-D Electrodes

    Article • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, October 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  72. Glass-based microfluidic device fabricated by parylene wafer-to-wafer bonding for impedance spectroscopy

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  73. Dielectrophoretic separation of biological samples in a 3D filtering chip

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, June 2007, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  74. Continuous field-flow separation of particle populations in a dielectrophoretic chip with three dimensional electrodes

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, June 2007, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  75. Electrical control of loaded biomimetic femtoliter vesicles in microfluidic system

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, April 2007, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  76. A microfluidic device for impedance spectroscopy analysis of biological samples

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  77. A 3-D dielectrophoretic filter chip

    Article • Electrophoresis, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  78. Strategies in deep wet etching of Pyrex glass

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  79. Electrical and thermal characterization of a dielectrophoretic chip with 3D electrodes for cells manipulation

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  80. Bidirectional Field-Flow Particle Separation Method in a Dielectrophoretic Chipwith 3D Electrodes

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  81. Adhesive wafer-to-wafer bonding using contact imprinting

    Article • December 2006, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  82. An electromechanical filter for bioparticles trapping

    Article • December 2006, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  83. BioMEMS for the determination of rheological properties of biological fluids

    Article • December 2006, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  84. Low-stress silicon nitride layers for MEMS applications

    Article • December 2006, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  85. Novel microfluidic device for cell characterization by impedance spectroscopy

    Article • December 2006, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  86. A Dielectrophoretic Chip With a 3-D Electric Field Gradient

    Article • Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, December 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  87. Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids

    Article • September 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  88. SU8 Adhesive Bonding using Contact Imprinting

    Article • September 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  89. Advanced Magnetoresistance Sensing of Rotation Rate for Biomedical Applications

    Article • September 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  90. Biodynamical analysis microfluidic system

    Article • Microelectronic Engineering, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  91. Adhesive bonding with SU-8 at wafer level for microfluidic devices

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  92. A biodynamic microsystem for fluids viscosity measurements

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  93. International MEMS Conference 2006

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  94. A new fabrication method for low stress PECVD - SiNxlayers

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  95. Microfabricated Silicon Microneedle Array for Transdermal Drug Delivery

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  96. Process Analysis and Optimization on PECVD Amorphous Silicon on Glass Substrate

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  97. Spray Coating of Photoresist for 3D Microstructures with Different Geometries

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, April 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  98. Microfabricated microneedle with porous tip for drug delivery

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, March 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  99. Low stress PECVD—SiNxlayers at high deposition rates using high power and high frequency for MEMS applications

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, March 2006, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  100. A dielectrophoretic chip packaged at wafer level

    Article • Microsystem Technologies, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  101. Defect-free wet etching through pyrex glass using Cr/Au mask

    Article • Microsystem Technologies, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  102. A new fabrication process of silicon nanotips: NERCOM

    Article • December 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  103. Cell separation technique in dilectrophoretic chip with bulk electrode

    Article • December 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  104. Characterization of deep wet etching of glass

    Article • December 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  105. Bipolar magnetic microsensor for longitudinal and transversal magnetic fields

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  106. Analysis of highly doping with boron from spin-on diffusing source

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  107. Characterization of masking layers for deep wet etching of glass in an improved HF/HCl solution

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  108. NANOTIPS COLD-END CONTACT FOR MICROCOOLING SYSTEMS

    Article • International Journal of Nanoscience, August 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  109. DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS OF HIGH-G MEMS ACCELEROMETER INCORPORATED WITH NOVEL MICRO-FLEXURES

    Article • International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, April 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  110. MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF NANOTIPS FOR THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS

    Article • International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, April 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  111. MULTI-CHANNEL BIOTELEMETRY SYSTEM USING MICROCONTROLLER WITH UHF TRANSMIT FUNCTION

    Article • International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, April 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  112. THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENT OF A NOVEL DEP CHIP WITH 3-D SILICON ELECTRODES

    Article • International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, April 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  113. Optimization of an amorphous silicon mask PECVD process for deep wet etching of Pyrex glass

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  114. Wafer-level packaging of pressure sensor using SU8 photoresist

    Article • February 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  115. Dielectrophoretic chip with bulk silicon electrodes

    Article • February 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  116. Self-priming and bubble tolerant micropump

    Article • February 2005, SPIE

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  117. Stress control in masking layers for deep wet micromachining of Pyrex glass

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  118. Fabrication of a dielectrophoretic chip with 3D silicon electrodes

    Article • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, December 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  119. FABRICATION PROCESS OF A CAPACITIVE MICROPHONE WITH p++ DIAPHRAGM AND SILICON BONDED TOP-PLATE

    Article • International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, September 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  120. FABRICATION OF CHIP SCALE PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSORS USING SCREEN-PRINTED GLASS FRIT PACKAGING

    Article • International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, June 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  121. One-mask process for silicon accelerometers on Pyrex glass utilising notching effect in inductively coupled plasma DRIE

    Article • Electronics Letters, January 2003, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  122. Contributions to development of high power SiC-IGBT

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  123. Microfluidic dynamic system for biological fluids viscosity measurements

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  124. Optimization of spray coating photoresist for high topography surfaces

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  125. Wet etching of glass

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  126. Characterization of p++ layer fabrication using a liquid source for MEMS applications

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  127. Contributions to the development of MOSFET SiC technologies

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  128. Low cost wafer level packaging of MEMS devices [piezoresistive pressure sensor example]

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  129. Thick and thin diaphragms fabrication using gold-silicon eutectic

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  130. Fabrication nanotips array for thermoelectic collers using nercom process

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu

  131. An optimised planar Hall microsensor

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ciprian Iliescu