Resume: Florian Bender, PhD
IMBB-FORTH
Vassilika Vouton
P.O. Box 1385
71110 Heraklion/Crete
Greece
Phone: +30 2810 394093
E-mail: bender@imbb.forth.gr
EMPLOYMENT
Foundation for Research and March 2007 – present
Technology Hellas (FORTH), Marie Curie Research
Heraklion, Greece
Fellow
Investigation of the interaction between biomolecules
using acoustic sensors based on QCM-D (quartz crystal
microbalance with additional acoustic dissipation output) and Love-waves, respectively
Determination of structural properties of DNA using acoustic sensors
Development of combined Love-wave/SPR (surface plasmon resonance) set-up
University of New South Wales, Sept 2003 – Sept 2005
Sydney, Australia
Research Associate
Development of methods for the deposition of nanoporous metal and polymer films,
respectively
Characterisation of nanoporous films using electrochemical methods, transmission electron
microscopy, ellipsometry and impedance spectroscopy
Research Center of Karlsruhe, April 2001 – Sept 2003
Karlsruhe, Germany
Research Associate
Development and testing of SAW (surface acoustic wave) and STW (surface transverse
wave) sensor arrays for gas sensing applications and indoor air quality control
Development of preconcentration units (traps) for electronic noses
Development of polymer deposition technologies for high-frequency gas sensors
Performing of experiments on detection of chemical analytes in gas phase and soil probes
University of Heidelberg,
March 2001 – April 2001
Germany
Research Project
Implementation and characterisation of Love-wave sensors
Performing of experiments on specific binding and non-specific adsorption of proteins in
solution
University of Cambridge, UK
Jan 2001 – Feb 2001
Research Project
Characterisation and comparison of different types of Love-wave sensors and TSM
(thickness shear mode) devices
Performing of experiments on biosensing in liquid environment
Sandia National Laboratories, June 1999 – Nov 2000
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Postdoctoral Appointee
Development and testing of SH-SAW (shear horizontal surface acoustic wave) sensors for
detection of analytes in liquid environment
Development of experimental set-up and software for sensor measurements
Performing of experiments on detection of chemical analytes and proteins in solution and
determination of liquid properties
University of Maine,
June 1998 – May 1999
Orono, Maine, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Development and testing of SMO (semiconducting metal oxide) sensors for detection of
analytes in gaseous environment
Implementation of experimental set-up for detection of sub-ppm concentrations of gaseous
chlorine
EDUCATION
University of Heidelberg,
Germany
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Chemistry, Jan 1998
Dissertation topic: Biosensing using acoustic plate modes
M.S. (Diplom) in Solid State Physics, April 1993
B.S. (Vordiplom) in Physics, Sept 1989
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English
German
French
fluent
fluent
basic skills
PATENT
Set-up for polymer coating
German patent no. 10349472
Florian Bender
List of Publications
(The first author indicates the most important contribution to the publication)
1. K.A. Melzak, F. Bender, A. Tsortos and E. Gizeli: Probing Mechanical Properties of
Liposomes Using Acoustic Sensors, Langmuir 24 (2008) 9172–9180
2. F. Bender, T.C. Chilcott, H.G.L. Coster, D.B. Hibbert and J.J. Gooding:
Characterisation of Mesoporous Polymer Films Deposited Using Lyotropic Liquid
Crystal Templating, Electrochim. Acta 52 (2007) 2640–2648
3. F. Bender, R.K. Mankelow, D.B. Hibbert and J.J. Gooding: Lyotropic Liquid Crystal
Templating of Groups 11 and 12 Metal Films, Electroanalysis 18 (2006) 1558–1563
4. F. Bender, K. Länge, A. Voigt and M. Rapp: Improvement of Surface Acoustic Wave
Gas and Biosensor Response Characteristics Using a Capacitive Coupling Technique,
Anal. Chem. 76 (2004) 3837–3840
5. F. Bender, K. Länge, N. Barié, J. Kondoh and M. Rapp: On-Line Monitoring of Polymer
Deposition for Tailoring the Waveguide Characteristics of Love-Wave Biosensors,
Langmuir 20 (2004) 2315–2319
6. K. Länge, F. Bender, A. Voigt, H. Gao and M. Rapp: A Surface Acoustic Wave
Biosensor Concept with Low Flow Cell Volumes for Label-Free Detection, Anal. Chem.
75 (2003) 5561–5566
7. F. Bender, A. Skrypnik, A. Voigt, J. Marcoll and M. Rapp: Selective Detection of HFC
and HCFC Refrigerants Using a Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor System, Anal. Chem. 75
(2003) 5262–5266
8. F. Bender, N. Barié, G. Romoudis, A. Voigt and M. Rapp: Development of a
preconcentration unit for a SAW sensor micro array and its use for indoor air quality
monitoring, Sens. Actuators B93 (2003) 135–141
9. K. Saha, F. Bender, A. Rasmusson and E. Gizeli: Probing of the Viscoelasticity and
Mass of a Surface-Bound Protein Layer with an Acoustic Waveguide Device, Langmuir
19 (2003) 1304–1311
10. K. Saha, F. Bender and E. Gizeli: Comparative Study of IgG Binding to Proteins G and
A: Nonequilibrium Kinetic and Binding Constant Determination with the Acoustic
Waveguide Device, Anal. Chem. 75 (2003) 835–842
11. E. Gizeli, F. Bender, A. Rasmusson, K. Saha, F. Josse and R.W. Cernosek: Sensitivity of
the Acoustic Waveguide Biosensor to Protein Binding as a Function of the Waveguide
Properties, Biosens. Bioelectronics 18 (2003) 1399–1406
12. F. Josse, F. Bender and R.W. Cernosek: Guided Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic
Wave Sensors for Chemical and Biochemical Detection in Liquids, Anal. Chem. 73
(2001) 5937–5944
13. F. Josse, K. Zinszer, F. Bender and R.W. Cernosek: Guided SH-SAW Sensors for
Liquid-Phase Detection, Proc. IEEE Int. Freq. Control Symp. (2001) 454–461
14. F. Bender, C. Kim, T. Mlsna and J.F. Vetelino: Characterization of a WO3 Thin Film
Chlorine Sensor, Sens. Actuators B77 (2001) 281–286
15. F. Bender, R.W. Cernosek and F. Josse: Love-Wave Biosensors Using Cross-Linked
Polymer Waveguides on LiTaO3 Substrates, Electronics Lett. 36 (2000) 1672–1673
16. F. Bender, R.W. Cernosek, S.M. Brozik and F. Josse: Design of LiTaO3 Love-Wave
Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection in Liquids, 198th Meeting of the ECS,
Extended Abstracts 00-2 (2000) Abstract 1066
17. K. Zinszer, R. Zhou, F. Josse, F. Bender and R.W. Cernosek: Optimization of SH-SAW
Liquid Sensor Platforms for (Bio)chemical Detection Using Polymer Guiding Layers,
198th Meeting of the ECS, Extended Abstracts 00-2 (2000) Abstract 1070
18. F. Bender, R. Dahint and F. Josse: Acoustic Wave-Based Sensors Using Mode
Conversion in Periodic Gratings, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroel. Freq. Control 46
(1999) 1497–1503
19. F. Bender, R. Dahint, F. Josse, A.J. Ricco and S.J. Martin: Liquid Sensing with Acoustic
Plate Modes on Rotated Quartz Substrates, Anal. Chem. 71 (1999) 5064–5068
20. F. Bender, R. Dahint, F. Josse, A.J. Ricco and S.J. Martin: Characteristics of Acoustic
Plate Modes on Rotated Y-Cuts of Quartz Utilized for Biosensing Applications, 196th
Meeting of the ECS, Extended Abstracts 99-2 (1999) 2397
21. R. Dahint, F. Bender and F. Morhard: Operation of Acoustic Plate Mode
Immunosensors in Complex Biological Media, Anal. Chem. 71 (1999) 3150–3156
22. R. Dahint and F. Bender: A Concentration Dependent Study of Acoustic Plate Mode
Immunosensor Response Using Antigen/Antibody Systems with Different Binding
Ability, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroel. Freq. Control 45 (1998) 1216–1220
23. R. Dahint, F. Bender and M. Grunze: An Acoustic Plate Mode Study of Complementary
and non-Complementary Antigen/Antibody Reactions, Proc. IEEE Int. Freq. Control
Symp. (1997) 21–24
24. F. Bender, R. Dahint, M. Grunze, F. Josse, A.J. Ricco and S.J. Martin: Investigation of
High-Sensitivity Acoustic Plate Mode Biosensors, Electrochem. Soc. Proc. 97-19 (1997)
165–169
25. F. Bender, F. Meimeth, R. Dahint, M. Grunze and F. Josse: Mechanisms of Interaction
in Acoustic Plate Mode Immunosensors, Sens. Actuators B40 (1997) 105–110
26. R. Dahint, F. Bender and M. Grunze: Proteinnachweis mit akustischen Sensoren, Phys.
Bl. 51 (1995) 509–511 (in German)
27. F. Bender, F. Meimeth, R. Dahint, M. Grunze and F. Josse: Mechanisms of Interaction
in Acoustic Plate Mode Immunosensors, 186th Meeting of the ECS, Extended Abstracts
94-2 (1994) 1032–1033
28. F. Bender, R. Dahint, F. Josse, M. Grunze and M. v. Schickfus: Mass Sensitivity of
Acoustuc Plate Mode Liquid Sensors on ZX-LiNbO3, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 95 (1994)
1386–1389