Ruben Del-Rio-Ruiz
Postdoctoral Scholar at Tufts University, specializing in the 3D design, fabrication, and assembly of biomedical devices, which includes wearable and flexible electronic platforms for communication and passive powering of devices.
Research Expertise
About
Publications
Planar Textile Off-Body Communication Antennas: A Survey
Electronics / Jun 24, 2019
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., & Legarda, J. (2019). Planar Textile Off-Body Communication Antennas: A Survey. Electronics, 8(6), 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8060714
Design and performance analysis of a purely textile spiral antenna for on-body NFC applications
2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP) / Sep 01, 2017
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Macon, J. L., & Rogier, H. (2017, September). Design and performance analysis of a purely textile spiral antenna for on-body NFC applications. 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP). https://doi.org/10.1109/imws-amp.2017.8247427
Recent progress in electrospun nanomaterials for wearables
APL Bioengineering / Jun 01, 2022
Das, R., Zeng, W., Asci, C., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., & Sonkusale, S. (2022). Recent progress in electrospun nanomaterials for wearables. APL Bioengineering, 6(2), 021505. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0088136
Reliable Lab-Scale Construction Process for Electromagnetically Coupled Textile Microstrip Patch Antennas for the 2.45 GHz ISM Band
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters / Jan 01, 2020
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Legarda, J., Lemey, S., Caytan, O., & Rogier, H. (2020). Reliable Lab-Scale Construction Process for Electromagnetically Coupled Textile Microstrip Patch Antennas for the 2.45 GHz ISM Band. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 19(1), 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2019.2956238
2 × 2 Textile Rectenna Array with Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas in the 2.4 GHz WiFi Band
Electronics / Jun 17, 2021
Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Legarda, J., & Rogier, H. (2021). 2 × 2 Textile Rectenna Array with Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas in the 2.4 GHz WiFi Band. Electronics, 10(12), 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121447
A Combination of Transmission Line Models as Design Instruments for Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas in the 2.45 GHz ISM Band
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation / Jan 01, 2021
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Legarda, J., Caytan, O., & Rogier, H. (2021). A Combination of Transmission Line Models as Design Instruments for Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas in the 2.45 GHz ISM Band. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(1), 550–555. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2020.3001668
Experimental Frequency Tuning Methodology of a Cantilever Piezoelectric Harvester Validated in a Multimodal Transportation
Electronics / Jan 01, 2020
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Echevarria, J. J., Eguiluz, X., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., & Legarda, J. (2020). Experimental Frequency Tuning Methodology of a Cantilever Piezoelectric Harvester Validated in a Multimodal Transportation. Electronics, 9(1), 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9010079
Design and Performance Analysis of a Purely Textile Proximity Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna for On-Body Wireless Communications
2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting / Jul 01, 2018
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., & Macon, J. L. (2018, July). Design and Performance Analysis of a Purely Textile Proximity Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna for On-Body Wireless Communications. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting. https://doi.org/10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2018.8608986
Ingestible pH Sensing Capsule with Thread-Based Electrochemical Sensors
2022 IEEE Sensors / Oct 30, 2022
Asci, C., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Sharma, A., & Sonkusale, S. (2022, October 30). Ingestible pH Sensing Capsule with Thread-Based Electrochemical Sensors. 2022 IEEE Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1109/sensors52175.2022.9967347
Smart Nests: IoT for Ornithology
2018 Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS) / Jun 01, 2018
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Ruiz-de-Garibay, J., & Macon, J. L. (2018, June). Smart Nests: IoT for Ornithology. 2018 Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS). https://doi.org/10.1109/giots.2018.8534436
Preliminary Results on Sensing Pillow to Monitor Head Movement using strain sensing threads
2022 IEEE Sensors / Oct 30, 2022
Liu, M., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Sharma, A., Asci, C., Owyeung, R., & Sonkusale, S. (2022, October 30). Preliminary Results on Sensing Pillow to Monitor Head Movement using strain sensing threads. 2022 IEEE Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1109/sensors52175.2022.9967140
Distance-based thread analytical devices coupled with dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for melatonin detection
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical / Nov 01, 2023
Khachornsakkul, K., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Chheang, L., & Sonkusale, S. (2023). Distance-based thread analytical devices coupled with dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for melatonin detection. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 395, 134518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134518
Ingestible pH sensing device for gastrointestinal health monitoring based on thread-based electrochemical sensors
Microchimica Acta / Sep 12, 2023
Asci, C., Sharma, A., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., & Sonkusale, S. (2023). Ingestible pH sensing device for gastrointestinal health monitoring based on thread-based electrochemical sensors. Microchimica Acta, 190(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05946-1
Soft Injectable Sutures for Dose‐Controlled and Continuous Drug Delivery
Macromolecular Bioscience / Oct 22, 2023
Alsaedi, M. K., Lone, O., Nejad, H. R., Das, R., Owyeung, R. E., Del‐Rio‐Ruiz, R., & Sonkusale, S. (2023). Soft Injectable Sutures for Dose‐Controlled and Continuous Drug Delivery. Macromolecular Bioscience. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300365
Flexible Textile Based Electrooculogram Wearable Eye Tracking System for Human-Machine Interface
2023 IEEE 66th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) / Aug 06, 2023
Zeng, W., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., & Sonkusale, S. (2023, August 6). Flexible Textile Based Electrooculogram Wearable Eye Tracking System for Human-Machine Interface. 2023 IEEE 66th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). https://doi.org/10.1109/mwscas57524.2023.10406119
Multiplexed Sensing Probe for Bioreactors for Cellular Agriculture
IEEE Sensors Letters / Aug 01, 2023
Sharma, A., Asci, C., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Trinidad, K., Hossain, N. I., Kaplan, D. L., & Sonkusale, S. (2023). Multiplexed Sensing Probe for Bioreactors for Cellular Agriculture. IEEE Sensors Letters, 7(8), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/lsens.2023.3300799
Real-time soil nutrients monitoring
Mar 28, 2022
Saiz, E., Radu, A., Ullah, S., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Alsaedi, M., & Sonkusale, S. (2022). Real-time soil nutrients monitoring. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8543
Improving efficiency of RF energy harvesting in wearable IoT applications
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Internet of Things / Nov 08, 2021
Lopez-Garde, J.-M., Legarda-Macon, J., & Del-Rio-Ruiz, R. (2021, November 8). Improving efficiency of RF energy harvesting in wearable IoT applications: Impedance model of rectifier welding points and diode’s package. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Internet of Things. https://doi.org/10.1145/3494322.3494334
Towards More Accurate Design Models for Electromagnetically-Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas between 1 and 10 GHz
2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting / Jul 05, 2020
Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Lopez-Garde, J.-M., & Legarda, J. (2020, July 5). Towards More Accurate Design Models for Electromagnetically-Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas between 1 and 10 GHz. 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting. https://doi.org/10.1109/ieeeconf35879.2020.9329739
Gold Nanomaterial-Based Microfluidic Paper Analytical Device for Simultaneous Quantification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Nitrite Ions in Water Samples
ACS Sensors / Nov 01, 2023
Khachornsakkul, K., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Creasey, H., Widmer, G., & Sonkusale, S. R. (2023). Gold Nanomaterial-Based Microfluidic Paper Analytical Device for Simultaneous Quantification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Nitrite Ions in Water Samples. ACS Sensors, 8(11), 4364–4373. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c01769
Highly Sensitive Photothermal Microfluidic Thread-Based Duplex Immunosensor for Point-of-Care Monitoring
Analytical Chemistry / Aug 14, 2023
Khachornsakkul, K., Del-Rio-Ruiz, R., Zeng, W., & Sonkusale, S. (2023). Highly Sensitive Photothermal Microfluidic Thread-Based Duplex Immunosensor for Point-of-Care Monitoring. Analytical Chemistry, 95(34), 12802–12810. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01778
Education
Universidad de Deusto
B.S. Degree on Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications / May, 2013
University of Deusto
M.S. Degree on Telecoomunications Engineering, Flexible RF electronics / May, 2015
University of Deusto
Ph.D on Engineering for the Information Society and Sustainable Development, Antennas and Propagation / May, 2021
Experience
Tufts University
Postdoctoral Scholar / March, 2021 — Present
Designing and fabricating medical devices such as microneedles, ingestible devices, thread-based electrochemical sensor platforms, as well as thread- and paper-based analytical sensing fabrication platforms and smart wearables. Expertise includes electromagnetics, planar antenna designs, energy harvesting systems, and the miniaturization of electronic and mechanical-based devices.
Universidad de Deusto
PhD Student / February, 2015 — March, 2021
University of Deusto
Research Assistant / January, 2011 — June, 2015
Developing engineering research-based projects involving the design, fabrication, and prototyping of PCB boards for a variety of applications.
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