Projects

1. Microfluidic platform for the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) concentrated by dielectrophoresis-magnetophoresis and analyzed by dielectric and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy - uCellDetect

Main objective: Development of a microfluidic platform that integrates electromanipulation technologies (DEP - dielectrophoresis) combined with magnetomanipulation (MPA - magnetophoresis) to make efficient the sorting capacity of circulating tumor cells (CTC) harvested and purified from surgically excised tumors
Project website: http://www.ucelldetect.ro/
Project members:

  • Technical Univ. Gh. Asachi, Iasi;
  • IMT Bucharest;
  • INCD Medico-Militara Cantacuzino;
  • Transilvania University of Brasov


Implementation period: 2018-2020
UNITBV Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marius VOLMER
Project code: PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017- 0214

2. Enabling REsilient urban TRAnsportation systems in smart CiTes - RETRACT


Main objective: Development of a control system for a urban power microgrid for electric vehicles based on Renewable Energy Sources
Project website: http://winetgroup.die.cl/retract/wordpress/
Project members:

  • Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile;
  • Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute – Mexic;
  • Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies – Letonia;


Implementation period: 2017-2019
UNITBV Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Eng. Corneliu MARINESCU
Project code: ELAC2015/T10­0761

3. GREAT - heteroGeneous integRated magnetic tEchnology using multifunctional standardized sTack (MSS)


Main objective: Modelling and simulation of spintonic oscilators with applications in telecommunications
Website project: http://www.great-research.eu/

Project members:

  • CEA Spintec;
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT);
  • Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM);
  • Transilvania University of Brasov;
  • Technische Universität Dresde (TUD);
  • Singulus Technologies AG;
  • Tower Jazz;
  • eVaderis;
  • Toplink Innovation;


Implementation period: 2015-2017
UNITBV Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ioana FIRĂSTRĂU
Project code: H2020 - 687973/2015

4. Spintronic structures with Anisotropic MagnetoResistance MagnetoRezistenta Anizotropica (AMR) and Gigant Magneto-Resistance (GMR) for robust sensors applications


Main objective: development of new advanced contact materials and prototypes of semi-finished and finished sintered complex W-Cu parts by validated technologies and obtaining new knowledge in the field of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies thereof.
Website project: http://www.icpe-ca.ro/proiecte/proiecte-nationale/pn-2016-2020/magsens/magsens.htm

Project members:

  • National Institute for Research and Development for Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA;
  • Transilvania University of Brasov


Implementation period: 2017-2018
UNITBV Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marius VOLMER
Project code: PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0915

5. Solutions to enhance the dynamic stability of microgrids with renewable energy sources


Main objective: Improvement of dynamic stability in electrical microgrids with renewable energy sources (SER)
Website project: http://old.unitbv.ro/microres/Abouttheproject.aspx
Implementation period: 2015-2017
Project manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Ioan ȘERBAN
Project code: PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0359

6. Magnetoresistive Sensors Optimized for On-Chip Magnetic Nanoparticles Detection - MagSensOnChip

Main objective: development and testing of a demonstration model with on-chip integrated spintronic magnetic sensors optimised for capture and detection of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in a simple microfluidic cell
Implementation period: 2020-2022
UNITBV coordinator: Assoc. prof dr. Marius VOLMER
Project code: PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-3514

7. Advanced spin-valve sensors for precise non-contact measurements of DC/AC currents

Main objective: design, development, testing and validation of a demonstration model that uses magneto-resistive Spin-valve structures for precise, non-contact sensing of DC/AC currents
Implementation period: 2020-2022
UNITBV coordinator: Assoc. prof dr. Marius VOLMER
Project code: PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-1804

8. Graphene based spintronic structures for sensing applications and signal processing - GrapheneS

Main objective: develop and test in laboratory conditions a graphene based spintronic demonstrator that can be configured for specific applications like magnetic field sensing, magnetic nanoparticles detection in "Lab on a Chip" devices and signal processing
Implementation period: 2022-2024
UNITBV coordinator: Assoc. prof dr. Marius VOLMER
Project code: PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-3112