Babak Ziaie
Assistant Professor



B.S. 1986, EE, University of Tehran
M.S., 1992, EE, University of Michigan
Ph.D., 1994, EE, University of Michigan

Telephone: (612) 625-1574
Office Hours

E-mail: ziaie@ece.umn.edu
Web Page: http://www.ece.umn.edu/groups/umbmlab


My research interests are primarily in the areas of solid-state sensors and actuators, and micromachining technologies for biomedical applications (BioMEMS). In particular, I am interested in various diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative microsystems incorporating MEMS based transducers. Some of these devices include: implantable drug delivery systems, neural prosthetic devices, microfluidics for DNA and protein analysis, imaging, microscopy, and implantable MEMS based power sources.


Selected Publications


A Low-Power Miniature Transmitter Using a Low-Loss Silicon Platform for Biotelemetry, B. Ziaie, K. Najafi, and David J. Anderson, Proc. 19th Ann. Conf., IEEE-EMBS, Chicago, 1997.

An Implantable Pressure Sensor Cuff for Tonometric Blood Pressure Measurement, B. Ziaie, T. W. Wu, N. Kocaman, K. Najafi, and D. J. Anderson, Digest, Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, June 1998.

A Hermetic Glass-Silicon Micropackage with High-Density On-Chip Feedthroughs for Sensors and Actuators, B. Ziaie, J. A. Von Arx, M. R. Dokmeci, and K. Najafi, IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 166-179, September 1996.

A Single-Channel Implantable Microstimulator for Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, B. Ziaie, M. Nardin, A. R. Coghlan, and K. Najafi, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 909-920, October 1997.

A Modular Micromachined High-Density Connector for Implantable Biomedical Systems, T. Akin, B. Ziaie, S. A. Nikles, and K. Najafi, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol.46, pp. 471-480, April 1999.