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MD & MEMS Expert | High-Precision Medical Device Prototyping & Microfluidics

Profile Summary

Clinical Relevance and Micro-Scale Engineering As a career Family Medicine Physician (MD) with a Master’s in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), I offer a rare dual-perspective on medical device development. I specialize in taking early-stage surgical and diagnostic concepts and translating them into high-precision, clinically viable prototypes. What I Bring to Your R&D Team: Clinical Relevance: I understand the ergonomics, sterilization requirements, and anatomical constraints of the clinical environment. Micro-Scale Precision: My lab is equipped for sub-25-micron machining and advanced additive manufacturing (including high-temp medical filaments and micro-SLA). Technical Versatility: From CAD design and FEA simulation to physical micro-machining and EE testing, I handle the full prototyping loop in-house. Core Competencies: Microfluidics: Lab-on-a-chip design, mold fabrication, and PDMS prototyping. Surgical Instrumentation: Prototyping of specialized end effectors and micro-actuators. Wearable Sensors: Integrating MEMS sensors into biocompatible housings with a focus on signal integrity. Regulatory Advisory: Engineering for compliance (ISO 13485 / FDA 510(k) logic) from the first iteration. Based in Monterey, CA, I provide rapid-turnaround consulting and fabrication for startups and research institutions who require a partner that speaks the language of both the surgeon and the fabricator.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Medical Device Development
• ☆ Medical Device Manufacturing
• ☆ Medical Device Design
• ☆ Wearable Technology
• ☆ Medical Device Prototyping
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Design
• ☆ Point-of-Care Devices
• ☆ Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Reverse Engineering
• ☆ Device Fabrication
• ☆ CNC Machining
• ☆ Software Development
• ☆ Web Application Development
• ☆ Cloud Application Development
• ☆ 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Concept Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

Founder

Alpha Centauri Technologies Inc

July 2023 - Present

Physician

Shomir Banerjee MD

June 2006 - Present

Education

MD (Boonshoft School of Medicine)

Wright State University

August 2001 - May 2006

MS (Electrical Materials and Devices)

University of Cincinnati

September 1999 - September 2002

BS (Engineering and Computer Science)

Baylor University

September 1991 - December 1995

Certifications

• Family Medicine

  American Board of Family Medicine

  July 2009 - December 2026

Publications

DISSERTATION THESIS

TY - THES ID - ucin1038001719 A1 - BANERJEE, SHOMIR AD - University of Cincinnati PB - University of Cincinnati T1 - A PROTOTYPE ON-CHIP MICRO-HEATER FOR DISPOSABLE MICRO-PCR MODULE Y1 - 2002 N2 - In this work a prototype on-chip micro-heater for thermocycling is demonstrated, which is the main component for a disposable lab-on-a-chip device than integrates a module for performing polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Several resistive micro-heaters were fabricated from gold/chrome metal films on borosilicate glass wafers and gold metal films on cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and polycarbonate (PC) plastic wafers. Multiple resistive heaters of different geometries were designed, fabricated, and characterized to explore the feasibility of the micro-heater for a fully integrated disposable lab-on-a-chip with PCR module. Each device was characterized using custom-designed PC-based Labview virtual instruments with a data acquisition and control card. A feedback control program was implemented in Labview to characterize the dynamic response of the prototype thermocycler. The integrated on-chip micro-heater shows that the temperature transitions are short by comparison with the conventional PCR temperature routines, which would allow the fully integrated PCR module to have fast thermocycling. Optimization of the heating capacities of the on-chip micro-heater should be further investigated to make the prototype on-chip micro-heater useful, although a prototype on-chip micro-heater has been designed, fabricated, and successfully characterized to demonstrate feasibility for a fully integrated disposable PCR module. KW - PCR; microfabrication UR - http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1038001719 ER - .