Publications


Journal Papers

Valente, V. (2022). Evolution of Biotelemetry in Medical Devices: From Radio Pills to mm-Scale Implants. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 580-599, Aug. 2022.
Liu, Y., Urso, A., da Ponte, R. M., Costa, T., Valente, V., Giagka, V., Serdijn, W. A., Constandinou, T. G., & Denison, T. (2020). Bidirectional bioelectronic interfaces: System design and circuit implications. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, 12(2), 30–46.
Valente, V., Neshatvar, N., Pilavaki, E., Schormans, M., & Demosthenous, A. (2019). 1.2-V Energy-Efficient Wireless CMOS Potentiostat for Amperometric Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 67(10), 1700–1704.
Schormans, M., Jiang, D., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2019). Short-range quality-factor modulation (SQuirM) for low power high speed inductive data transfer. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 66(9), 3254–3265.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2018). A low-power, wireless, capacitive sensing frontend based on a self-oscillating inductive link. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 65(9), 2645–2656.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2018). Practical inductive link design for biomedical wireless power transfer: A tutorial. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 12(5), 1112–1130.
Pilavaki, E., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2018). CMOS image sensor for lateral flow immunoassay readers. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 65(10), 1405–1409.
Liu, X., Valente, V., Zong, Z., Jiang, D., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). An implantable stimulator with safety sensors in standard cmos process for active books. IEEE Sensors Journal, 16(19), 7161–7172.
Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). Wideband fully-programmable dual-mode CMOS analogue front-end for electrical impedance spectroscopy. Sensors, 16(8), 1159.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). Frequency splitting analysis and compensation method for inductive wireless powering of implantable biosensors. Sensors, 16(8), 1229.
Valente, V., Eder, C., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2014). A high-power CMOS class-D amplifier for inductive-link medical transmitters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(8), 4477–4488.
Eder, C., Valente, V., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2014). A CMOS smart temperature and humidity sensor with combined readout. Sensors, 14(9), 17192–17211.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2011). A tripolar current-steering stimulator ASIC for field shaping in deep brain stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 6(3), 197–207.


Conference Papers

Ashrafirad, H. and Valente, V. (2023). A time-based CMOS readout for amperometric biosensors. IEEE International Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME).
Celentano, A., Pareschi, F., Valente, V., Rovatti, R., Serdijn, W. A., & Setti, G. (2021) . A Comparison between Class-E DC-DC Design Methodologies for Wireless Power Transfer. 2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 71–74.
Celentano, A., Pareschi, F., Valente, V., Rovatti, R., Serdijn, W. A., & Setti, G. (2020). A Wireless Power Transfer System for Biomedical Implants based on an isolated Class-E DC-DC Converter with Power Regulation Capability. 2020 IEEE 63rd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 190–193.
Guan, R., Emmer, K. M., Valente, V., & Serdijn, W. A. (2019). A Power-Efficient and Safe Neural Stimulator Using Ultra-High Frequency Current Pulses for Nerve Conduction Block. 2019 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 397–400.
Valente, V., Schormans, M., & Demosthenous, A. (2018). An energy-efficient 1.2 V 4-channel wireless CMOS potentiostat for amperometric biosensors. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 1–4.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2018). Intermittent Excitation of High-Q Resonators for Low-Power High-Speed Clock Generation. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 1–4.
Pilavaki, E., Valente, V., Serdijn, W., & Demosthenous, A. (2017). Compact pixel architecture for cmos lateral flow immunoassay readout systems. 2017 13th Conference on Ph. D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME), 313–316.
Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2017). A 32-by-32 CMOS microelectrode array for capacitive biosensing and impedance spectroscopy. 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 1–4.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2017). Single-pulse harmonic modulation for short range biomedical inductive data transfer. 2017 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 1–4.
Jiang, D., Eder, C., Perkins, T. A., Vanhoestenberghe, A., Schormans, M., Liu, F., Valente, V., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). An implantable wireless multi-channel neural prosthesis for epidural stimulation. 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2026–2029.
Valente, V., Jiang, D., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). Dual-mode CMOS analog front-end (AFE) for electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) systems. 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 1914–1917.
Valente, V., Jiang, D., & Demosthenous, A. (2015). Design of a wideband CMOS impedance spectroscopy ASIC analog front-end for multichannel biosensor interfaces. 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 885–888.
Schormans, M., Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2015). Efficiency optimization of class-D biomedical inductive wireless power transfer systems by means of frequency adjustment. 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 5473–5476.
Mohammed, A., Valente, V., Bayford, R., & Demosthenous, A. (2015). Output stage of a dynamic current steering deep brain stimulator. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 81–84.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2013). Output stage of a current-steering multipolar and multisite deep brain stimulator. 2013 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 85–88.
Valente, V., & Demosthenous, A. (2013). CMOS analog power meter and delay line for automatic efficiency optimization in medical power transmitters. 2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 249–252.
Valente, V., Eder, C., Demosthenous, A., & Donaldson, N. (2012). Towards a closed-loop transmitter system with integrated class-D amplifier for coupling-insensitive powering of implants. 2012 19th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS 2012), 29–32.
Tong, K., Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2011). Achieving electric field steering in deep brain stimulation. 2011 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 245–248.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2010). Design of a current-steering implantable stimulator with electric field shifting for deep brain stimulation. 2010 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 162–165.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2010). Electric field focusing and shifting technique in deep brain stimulation using a dynamic tripolar current source. Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2091–2094.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2008). Towards the development of phased array systems for deep brain stimulation. 2008 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 261–264.


Talks and Poster Presentations

V. Valente. iBEST Visiting Lecturer Series. Wireless Medical Sensors. From Patients in Labs to Labs in Patients. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (iBEST), April 2022.
Yelkenci, A., da Ponte, R., & Valente, V. (2019). Co-integration of flip-tip patch clamp and microelectrode arrays for in-vitro recording of electrical activity of heart cells. 7th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conf. (BME) 2019.
Bedini, F., & Valente, V. (2019). Lab-on-chip device for high-throughput multi-analysis single-cell studies. 7th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conf. (BME) 2019.
Sfakianou, A., de Vrij, F. M. S., Kushner, S. A., & Valente, V. (2019). Microelectrode array (MEA) measurements from human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural cultures for psychiatric disorders. 7th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conf. (BME) 2019.
Jiang, D., Eder, C., Perkins, T. A., Vanhoestenberghe, A., Schormans, M., Liu, F., Valente, V., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2016). Live demonstration: An implantable wireless multi-channel neural prosthesis for epidural stimulation. 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2372.
Giagka, V., Eder, C., Valente, V., Vanhoestenberghe, A., Donaldson, N., & Demosthenous, A. (2013). A dedicated electrode driving ASIC for epidural spinal cord stimulation in rats. 2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 469–472.
Valente, V., Demosthenous, A., & Bayford, R. (2009). Modeling the Behavior of Phased Arrays in Brain Tissue: Application to Deep Brain Stimulation. COMSOL Conference.


Theses/Reports

Pravin Rajanayagam. Inductive MEMS pressure sensor. MEng BME, TMU (2022)
Brian Nanhekhan. PWM-based readout unit for wearable transthoracic bioimpedance measurements. MSc EE, TU Delft (2021)
Asli Yelkenci. A 16-channel CMOS reconfigurable recording unit for simultaneous in-vitro microelectrode array (MEA) recording and current-clamp measurements. MSc EE, TU Delft (2020). Winner of the Best Academic Thesis Award at CadenceLive Europe 2021 (Academic and Entrepreneur Tracks at CadenceLIVE Europe 2021 – Cadence Academic Network – Cadence Blogs – Cadence Community)
Shengjie Chen. A 3-by-3 400-MHz LC microsensor array for wireless capacitive biosensing. MSc EE, TU Delft (2020)
Gayatri Agarwal. PVT-Tolerant Transconductor for Low-Voltage Highly-Selective High-Frequency Filter of MRI. MSc EE, Philips/TU Delft (2020)
Nikhita Baladari. Oscillator-based analog-to-digital converter for action potential readout in microelectrode arrays. MSc BME, ETHZ/TU Delft (2020)
Areti Skafianou. Microelectrode array measurements from human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural cell cultures for psychiatric disorders. MSc BME, EMC/TU Delft (2019)
Y. Sai Reddy Vyza. Capacitive microelectrode arrays for in-vitro analysis of neural activity. MSc EE, ETHZ/TU Delft (2019)
Federico Bedini. Lab-on-chip device for high-throughput multi-analysis single-cell studies. MSc BME, TU Delft/ Politecnico di Torino (2019)
Makrina Sekeri. Impedance-based bioassay for characterization of single malignant melanoma cancer cells using CMOS-MEA systems. MSc BME, IMEC/TU Delft MSc (2018)
Matthew Schormans. Inductive links for biomedical wireless power and data telemetry. PhD EE, UCL (UK).