Since the fundamental discovery of the giant magnetoresistance many spintronic devices
have been developed and implemented in our daily life (eg information storage and …

Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles are important components in biorecognition and
medical diagnostics. Here, we present a review of our contribution to this interdisciplinary …

Magnetoresistive (MR) sensors have been identified as promising candidates for the
development of high-performance magnetometers due to their high sensitivity, low cost, low …

Magnetoresistive sensors using spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions are reviewed,
considering applications as readers in hard disk drives, as well as applications where the …

This paper describes how magnetoresistive materials can be optimized and integrated in
magnetic field sensor devices. Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) and tunnel magnetoresistive …

The use of nanoparticles as labels in biomolecular detection in place of conventional
molecular fluorophores has led to improvements in sensitivity, selectivity, and multiplexing …

Herein we describe a simple method for fabricating electromagnets with micron-scale
dimensions in poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) in close proximity (ca. 10-μm separation) to …

In this paper the biological limit of detection of a spin-valve-based magnetoresistive biochip
applied to the detection of 20mer ssDNA hybridization events is presented. Two reactional …

The magnetoresistive (MR) biochip concept has emerged a decade ago and since then
considerable achievements were made in the field. At the moment there is a strong effort in …

(57) ABSTRACT A magnetoresistive effect element is produced by forming a first magnetic
layer, a spacer layer including an insulating layer and a conductive layer which penetrates …