1st Edition

From MEMS to Bio-MEMS and Bio-NEMS Manufacturing Techniques and Applications

By Marc J. Madou Copyright 2011
    654 Pages 517 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    From MEMS to Bio-MEMS and Bio-NEMS: Manufacturing Techniques and Applications details manufacturing techniques applicable to bionanotechnology. After reviewing MEMS techniques, materials, and modeling, the author covers nanofabrication, genetically engineered proteins, artificial cells, nanochemistry, and self-assembly. He also discusses scaling laws in MEMS and NEMS, actuators, fluidics, and power and brains in miniature devices. He concludes with coverage of various MEMS and NEMS applications. Fully illustrated in color, the text contains end-of-chapter problems, worked examples, extensive references for further reading, and an extensive glossary of terms.

    Details the Nanotechnology, Biology, and Manufacturing Techniques Applicable to Bionanotechnology

    Topics include:

    • Nonlithography manufacturing techniques with lithography-based methods
    • Nature as an engineering guide and contrasts top-down and bottom-up approaches
    • Packaging, assembly, and self-assembly from ICs to DNA and biological cells
    • Selected new MEMS and NEMS processes and materials, metrology techniques, and modeling
    • Scaling laws, actuators, power generation, and the implementation of brains in miniaturizes devices
    • Different strategies for making micromachines smarter
    • The transition out of the laboratory and into the marketplace

    The third volume in Fundamentals of Microfabrication and Nanotechnology, Third Edition, Three-Volume Set, the book discusses top-down and bottom-up manufacturing methods and explains how to use nature as a guide. It provides a better understanding of how to match different manufacturing options with a given application that students can use to identify additional killer MEMS and NEMS applications.

    Other volumes in the set include:

    • Solid-State Physics, Fluidics, and Analytical Techniques in Micro- and Nanotechnology
    • Manufacturing Techniques for Microfabrication and Nanotechnology

    From Traditional Manufacturing to Nanotechnology: Nonlithography-Based (Traditional) and Lithography-Based (Nontraditional) Manufacturing Compared. Nature as an Engineering Guide Biomimetics. Nanotechnology: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Manufacturing Approaches Compared. Packaging, Assembly, and Self-Assembly. Selected Materials and Processes for MEMS and NEMS. Metrology and MEMS/NEMS Modeling.
    Scaling Laws, Actuators, and Power and Brains in Miniature Devices: Scaling Laws. Actuators. Power and Brains in Miniature Devices.
    Miniaturization Application: MEMS and NEMS Applications.

    Biography

    Marc J. Madou