Kenichi.Takahata
MiNa Faculty Member
Dr. K. Takahata
Email:2332 Main Mall, 3113 Kaiser Bldg.
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
Tel: 1-604-827-4241
Fax: 1-604-822-5949
E-mail: takahata@ece.ubc.ca
http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~takahata/
Education
PhD
Research Interests
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS),
Implantable microdevices,
Wireless sensing and control in micro/nano domain,
Microfabrication techniques,
Micro-electro-discharge machining (EDM) and controlCourses
Group Members:
- Babak Assadsangabi, Ph.D. student
- Masoud Dahmardeh, Ph.D. student
- Mohamed Sultan Mohamed Ali, Ph.D. student
- Somayyeh Rahimi, Ph.D. student
- Elie Sarraf, Ph.D. student
- Chakravarty Reddy Alla Chaitanya, M.A.Sc. student
- Vijayalakshmi Sridhar, M.A.Sc. student
- Ningyuan Wang, M.A.Sc. student
- Greg Wong, B.A.Sc. student
Alumni:
Research Projects
RF Stent for Wireless Cardiac Monitoring 
Batch-Mode Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining Place your abstract here... Journal Publications
(Table View)2012"High-precision dry micro-electro-discharge machining of carbon-nanotube forests with ultralow discharge energy", IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 29/01/2012. Tagged XML BibTex"Piezoresistive strain sensing using carbon nanotube forests suspended by Parylene-C membranes", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 100, issue 21, 05/2012. Tagged XML BibTex2011"High-Aspect-Ratio, 3-D Micromachining Of Carbon-Nanotube Forests by Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining in Air", Proceeding IEEE MEMS, Cancun, Mexico, 23/01/2011. Tagged XML BibTex"Selective RF wireless control of integrated bulk-micromachined shape-memory-alloy actuators and its microfluidic application", Proceeding IEEE MEMS, Cancun, Mexico, 23/01/2011. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Field-emission-assisted approach to dry micro-electro-discharge machining of carbon-nanotube forests", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 110, issue 10, 10/2011. Tagged XML BibTex"Piezoresistive pressure sensor using vertically aligned carbon-nanotube forests", IET Electronics Letters, vol. 47, issue 14, 07/2011. Tagged XML BibTex2010"Implantable drug delivery device using frequency-controlled wireless hydrogel microvalves", BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES, 12/2010. Tagged XML BibTex"High-Aspect-Ratio, Free-Form Patterning of Carbon Nanotube Forests using Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining", Diamond and Related Materials, vol. 19, issue 11: Elsvier, pp. 1405-1410, 10/2010. Tagged XML BibTex" Frequency-controlled wireless shape-memory-alloy microactuators integrated using an electroplating bonding process ", Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, vol. 163, issue 1: Elsvier, pp. 363-372, 09/2010. Tagged XML BibTex"A wirelessly controlled shape-memory-alloy MEMS gripper microfabricated using an electroplating-based bonding process", Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, pp. 396-399, 06/2010. Tagged XML BibTex2009"Frequency-selectable wireless actuation of hydrogel using micromachined resonant heaters toward implantable drug delivery applications", IEEE International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS, 06/2009. Tagged XML BibTex2008" Micromachined Capacitive Pressure Sensor Using a Cavity-Less Structure with Bulk-Metal/Elastomer Layers and its Wireless Telemetry Application", Sensors, vol. 8, pp. 2317-2330 , 2008. Tagged XML BibTex"A Hydrogel-Based Wireless Sensor Using Micromachined Variable Inductors with Folded Flex-Circuit Structures for Biomedical Applications", 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Tucson, AL, USA, pp. 70-73, 2008. Tagged XML BibTex"A Cavity-Less Micromachined Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Wireless Operation in Liquid Ambient", Proc. Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head 2008), USA, 2008. Tagged XML BibTex"Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining by MEMS Actuators with Planar Electrodes Microfabricated on the Work Surfaces", 21st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Tucson, AL, USA, pp. 375-378, 2008. Tagged XML BibTex2007"Bulk-Metal-Based MEMS Fabricated by Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining", Proc. 20th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2007), pp. 1-4, 2007 . Tagged XML BibTex2006"Micromachined antenna stents and cuffs for monitoring intraluminal pressure and flow", J. Microelectromech. Syst. (USA), vol. 15, pp. 1289-98, oct. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2005"A Micromachined Kelvin Probe with Integrated Actuator for Microfluidic and Solid-State Applications", IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 14, issue 4, pp. 691-698, 2005 . Tagged XML BibTex"Batch Manufacturing Technology Based on Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining (Micro-EDM) and Application to Cardiovascular Stents", Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005 . Tagged XML BibTex"A micromachined polyurethane/stainless-steel capacitive pressure sensor without cavity and diaphragm", TRANSDUCERS '05. The 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. Digest of Technical Papers (IEEE Cat. No. 05TH8791), vol. Vol. 1, Seoul, South Korea, IEEE, pp. 483-6, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Micromachined intraluminal devices for active and passive electromagnetic measurements of flow", 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE Cat. No.05CH37610), Miami Beach, FL, USA, IEEE, pp. 863-6, 2005 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2004"A planar approach for manufacturing cardiac stents: design, fabrication, and mechanical evaluation", J. Microelectromech. Syst. (USA), vol. 13, pp. 933-9, dec. Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"A Micromachined Stainless Steel Cuff for Electromagnetic Measurement of Flow in Blood Vessels", Proc. Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop (Hilton Head 2004), USA, pp. 290-293, 2004 . Tagged XML BibTex"A wireless microsensor for monitoring flow and pressure in a blood vessel utilizing a dual-inductor antenna stent and two pressure sensors", 17th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. Maastricht MEMS 2004 Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37517), Maastricht, Netherlands, IEEE, pp. 216-19, 2004 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2003"A micromachined Kelvin probe for surface potential measurements in microfluidic channels and solid-state applications", TRANSDUCERS '03. 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. Digest of Technical Papers (Cat. No.03TH8664), vol. vol.1, Boston, MA, USA, IEEE, pp. 384-7, 2003 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Coronary artery stents microfabricated from planar metal foil: design, fabrication, and mechanical testing", Proceedings IEEE Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Cat. No.03CH37426), Kyoto, Japan, IEEE, pp. 462-5, 2003 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex"Stentenna: a micromachined antenna stent for wireless monitoring of implantable microsensors", Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37439), vol. Vol.4, Cancun, Mexico, IEEE, pp. 3360-3, 2003 . Abstract Tagged XML BibTex2002"Batch Mode Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining", IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 11, issue 2, pp. 102-110, 2002 . Tagged XML BibTex2001"Batch Mode Micro-EDM for High-Density and High-Throughput Micromachining", Proc. 14th IEEE Int’l Conf. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2001), pp. 72-75, 2001 . Tagged XML BibTex"Magnetoelastic Microsensors for Environmental Monitoring", Proc. 14th IEEE Int’l Conf. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2001), pp. 278-281, 2001 . Tagged XML BibTex"Parallel Discharge with Partitioned Electrode Arrays for Accelerated Batch Mode Micro-EDM", Proc. 11th IEEE Int’l Conf. Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers 2001), pp. 1598-1601, 2001 . Tagged XML BibTex2000"Study of Micro V-Groove Machining Method : Application to Three Dimensional Surface", Proc. JSME Annual Meeting, pp. 533-534 (in Japanese), 2000. Tagged XML BibTex"High-Aspect-Ratio WC-Co Microstructure Produced by the Combination of LIGA and Micro-EDM", Microsystem Technologies, vol. 6, issue 5, pp. 175-178, 2000 . Tagged XML BibTex"Micromachining Based on Micro Electro-Discharge Machining", KEC Joho, vol. 172, pp. 21-24 (in Japanese), 2000 . Tagged XML BibTex1999"A Novel Micro Electro-Discharge Machining Method Using Electrodes Fabricated by the LIGA Process", Proc. 12th IEEE Int’l Conf. Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 1999), pp. 238-243, 1999 . Tagged XML BibTex"High-Aspect-Ratio WC-Co Microstructure Produced by the Combination of LIGA and Micro-EDM", Proc. 3rd Int’l Workshop on High Aspect Ratio Microstructure Technology (HARMST 1999), pp. 100-101, 1999 . Tagged XML BibTex"Micromachining Using Micro Electro-Discharge Machining", Proc. 1st SEMI Micromachine Seminar, pp. 3-6 (in Japanese), 1999 . Tagged XML BibTex1998"High Precision Machining of Micro V-grooves", Proc. JSPE Kansai-Region Annual Meeting, pp. 35-36. (in Japanese), 1998 . Tagged XML BibTex1997"Fine Surface Finishing Method for 3-Dimensional Micro Structures", IEICE Trans. Electronics, vol. E80-C, issue 2, pp. 291-296, 1997 . Tagged XML BibTex1996"Fine Surface Finishing Method for 3-Dimensional Micro Structures", Proc. 9th IEEE Int’l Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 1996), pp. 73-78, 1996 . Tagged XML BibTex"Micromachining and Micro Surface Finishing Method", Proc. 26th JSDMT Molding Technology Seminar, pp. 41-45. (in Japanese), 1996 . Tagged XML BibTex1995"An Electrostatic Micro Wobble Motor for Nondestructive Testing", Proc. 1st Int’l Micromachine Symp., pp. 147-150, 1995 . Tagged XML BibTex"A Study on Surface Finishing Method for Micro-Parts", Proc. Asian Electrical-Machining Symp. and Annual Meeting of JSEME, pp. 67-68. (in Japanese), 1995 . Tagged XML BibTex"A Study on Finishing Method for Surfaces Machined by Micro-EDM", Proc. Spring Annual Meeting of JSPE, pp. 963-964. (in Japanese), 1995 . Tagged XML BibTexMiNa Student Member
Elie Sarraf
Education
At UBC: 05-2008Degree pursued
Ph.D.Faculty Supervisor(s)
Lab location
Research Projects
Elie Sarraf's Publications:
No items found
History
- Blog
- View recent blog entries
- Member for
- 6 years 1 week