Portable, connected diagnostics, engineered from the microscale up.
Microfluidics, biomedical instrumentation, embedded electronics and wearable sensing for healthcare that works outside the hospital.
Digital microfluidics moves single droplets by switching on the electrode beneath them. Move your pointer over the grid to guide one.
About AMEL
The Advanced Microsystems and Smart Engineering Laboratory (AMEL) focuses on the development of intelligent healthcare technologies integrating biomedical instrumentation, embedded electronics, sensing systems, microfluidics, wearable technologies, and smart diagnostic platforms for decentralized healthcare applications.
AMEL is an interdisciplinary research and innovation laboratory dedicated to bridging engineering, healthcare, and translational technology development through system-level design and practical healthcare solutions. The laboratory works at the intersection of microsystems engineering, biomedical sensing, embedded systems, intelligent diagnostics, and connected healthcare technologies.
Hardware and software are designed together, from the sensor to the healthcare system.
- Sensing
- Embedded intelligence
- Signal acquisition
- Wireless communication
- Data analytics
- Healthcare integration
Research
Five programs, from portable diagnostics to wearable and embedded sensing.
Healthcare Systems
Connected, deployable healthcare technology for decentralized care.
Biomedical Devices
Portable, low-cost instruments for diagnostics and monitoring.
Portable Diagnostics
Rapid RT-PCR, LAMP and fluorescence-based testing outside the lab.
Wearable Healthcare
Wearable sensing for continuous, remote health monitoring.
Smart Sensing Systems
Biosensing, fluorescence and embedded sensing platforms.
Recognition and media
- Front cover of MDPI MicromachinesLAMP-based detection of AXL gene overexpression
- Featured article in Applied Physics LettersNoninvasive refilling of liquid marbles for microfluidic applications
- Editor’s Pick in Review of Scientific InstrumentsAn automated on-demand liquid marble generator
Our vision
To contribute to next-generation healthcare systems that are portable, connected and accessible, supporting decentralized diagnostics, wearable healthcare and remote monitoring.