Michel Maharbiz

Assistant Professor

Research Centers

• Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC)

Teaching Schedule (Spring 2009)

• EE 105. Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, MWF 9-10A, 150 GSPP

Selected Publications

• T. Kim, M. Pinelis, and M. Maharbiz, "Generating steep, sheer-free gradients of small molecules for cell culture," Biomedical Microdevices, 2008.
• M. Pinelis, L. Shamban, A. Jovic, and M. Maharbiz, "A high-yield method for generating mass-transfer gradients in elastomer microfluidics using impermeable capillaries," Biomedical Microdevices, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 807-811, Dec. 2008.
• R. F. Ismagilov and M. Maharbiz, "Can we build synthetic, multicellular systems by controlling developmental signaling in space and time?," Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 604-611, Dec. 2008.
• T. Bansal, M. Chang, and M. Maharbiz, "A class of low voltage, elastomer-metal 'wet' actuators for use in high-density microfluidics (Communication)," Lab on a Chip, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 164-166, Feb. 2008.
• H. Sato, C. W. Berry, B. E. Casey, G. Lavella, Y. Yao, J. M. VandenBrooks, and M. Maharbiz, "A cyborg beetle: Insect flight control through an implantable tetherless microsystem," in 21st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2008) Technical Digest, Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press, 2008, pp. 164-167.
• R. T. Borno, J. D. Steinmeyer, and M. Maharbiz, "Transpiration actuation: The design, fabrication and characterization of biomimetic microactuators driven by the surface tension of water," J. Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 2375-2383, Nov. 2006.