Material Characterization Techniques and Applications

This book presents commonly applied characterization techniques in material science, their brief history and origins, mechanism of operation, advantages and disadvantages, their biosensing applications, and troubleshooting for each technique, while addressing the challenges researchers face when working with these techniques. The book dedicates its focus to identifying physicochemical and electrochemical nature of materials including analyses of morphology, mass spectrometry, and topography, as well as the characterization of elemental, structural, thermal, wettability, electrochemical, and chromatography properties. Additionally, the main features and benefits of using coupled characterization techniques are discussed in this book.

Dr. Euth Ortiz-Ortega obtained his PhD in Engineering (microfluidic devices for energy conversion) from the University of Queretaro, Mexico. Currently, he is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. His research interests are in the area of electrochemical devices, carbon functionalization, electrochemical characterization of nanostructured materials, and bio-sensing.

Hamed Hosseinian obtained his Masters in Genetics from the University of Science and Arts, Yazd, Iran. His major research focus is on development of a fiber-based platform for biosensing applications. Currently, Hamed is pursuing his PhD at the School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey.

Ingrid Berenice Aguilar Meza Obtained her Master of Science in Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine from The University of Sheffield, the United Kingdom. Currently, she is studying her PhDin Nanotechnology at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. 

María José Rosales López obtained her bachelor degree in Sociology and Psychology at DePaul University in Illinois, United States. She has recently obtained her second bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Industrial Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. 

Andrea Rodríguez Vera is studying a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Micro-Technology at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She is also a Research Assistant at Neuro-Acoustics and Neuro-Engineering Research Group of Tecnologico de Monterrey.