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Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:17
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Study on micro fabricated stainless steel surface to anti-biofouling using electrochemical fabrication
Biofilm formed on the surface of the object by the microorganism resulting in fouling organisms. This has led to many problems in daily life, medicine, health and industrial community. In this study, we tried ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:16 -
Methods to isolate extracellular vesicles for diagnosis
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane-bound bodies that are released into extracellular space by diverse cells, and are found in body fluids like blood, urine and saliva. EVs contain RNA, DNA and pro...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:15 -
RF power harvesting: a review on designing methodologies and applications
Wireless power transmission was conceptualized nearly a century ago. Certain achievements made to date have made power harvesting a reality, capable of providing alternative sources of energy. This review prov...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:14 -
Effect of temperature on a miniaturized microbial fuel cell (MFC)
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bioinspired energy converter which directly converts biomass into electricity through the catalytic activity of a specific species of bacteria. The effect of temperature on a m...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:13 -
Self-propagating reactive Al/Ni nanocomposites for bonding applications
Highly reactive integrated material systems have recently gained attention, as they promise a feasible tool for heterogeneous integration of micro electromechanical systems. As integrated energy sources they c...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:12 -
Folding-paper-based preconcentrator for low dispersion of preconcentration plug
Ion concentration polarization (ICP) has been widely studied for collecting target analytes as it is a powerful preconcentrator method employed for charged molecules. Although the method is quite robust, simpl...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:11 -
Study on high throughput nanomanufacturing of photopatternable nanofibers using tube nozzle electrospinning with multi-tubes and multi-nozzles
High throughput nanomanufacturing of photopatternable nanofibers and subsequent photopatterning is reported. For the production of high density nanofibers, the tube nozzle electrospinning (TNE) process has bee...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:10 -
Simple refractometry using optical path separation via multiple pinholes
We herein report on a simple and novel method of refractometry that uses a micro image defocusing technique. This simple method makes use of a three-pinhole aperture attached to a microscopic optical system. I...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:9 -
Paper-based ion concentration polarization device for selective preconcentration of muc1 and lamp-2 genes
Recently, novel biomolecules separation and detection methods based on ion concentration polarization (ICP) phenomena have been extensively researched due to its high amplification ratio and high-speed accumul...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:8 -
Fabrication and characterization of monolithic piezoresistive high-g three-axis accelerometer
We report piezoresistive high-g three-axis accelerometer with a single proof mass suspended by thin eight beams. This eight-beam design allows load-sharing at high-g preventing structural breakage, as well as ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:7 -
Manipulation of cells’ position across a microfluidic channel using a series of continuously varying herringbone structures
Controlling cells’ movement is an important technique in biological analysis that is performed within a microfluidic system. Many external forces are utilized for manipulation of cells, including their positio...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:6 -
Simple and robust resistive dual-axis accelerometer using a liquid metal droplet
This paper presents a novel dual-axis accelerometer that consists of a liquid metal droplet in a cone-shaped channel and an electrode layer with four Nichrome electrodes. The sensor uses the advantages of the ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:5 -
MEMS capacitive pressure sensor monolithically integrated with CMOS readout circuit by using post CMOS processes
In this paper, we presents a MEMS pressure sensor integrated with a readout circuit on a chip for an on-chip signal processing. The capacitive pressure sensor is formed on a CMOS chip by using a post-CMOS MEMS...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:4 -
MEMS-based Ni–B probe with enhanced mechanical properties for fine pitch testing
We fabricated and characterized microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based Ni–B probes with enhanced mechanical properties for fine pitch testing. The Ni–B micro-probes were compared with conventional Ni–Co m...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:3 -
Assembly of hydrogel units for 3D microenvironment in a poly(dimethylsiloxane) channel
Construction of three-dimensional (3D) microenvironment become an important issue in recent biological studies due to their biological relevance compared to conventional two-dimensional (2D) microenvironment. ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:2 -
Microscanners for optical endomicroscopic applications
MEMS laser scanning enables the miniaturization of endoscopic catheters for advanced endomicroscopy such as confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, optical coherence tomography, and many other laser scann...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2017 5:1 -
Effects of a micro pattern on Cu alloy electrodeposition and its application as an oil detector
In this study, the effects of open area ratio (OAR) variations by micro-patterns on Cu alloy electrodeposition were analyzed experimentally. To change the OAR of the samples, a strip-type micro-pattern was for...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:9 -
In vitro quantitative analysis of Salmonella typhimurium preference for amino acids secreted by human breast tumor
Bacterial therapies have been paid significant attentions by their ability to penetrate deep into the solid tumor tissue and its propensity to naturally accumulate in tumors of living animals. Understanding th...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:8 -
Transmission line printed using silver nanoparticle ink on FR-4 and polyimide substrates
In this paper, nano-silver ink-jet printed transmission lines were fabricated to investigate RF performance on both flame retardant (FR-4) and polyimide (PI) as rigid and flexible substrates. The transmission ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:7 -
Batch-processed semiconductor gas sensor array for the selective detection of NOx in automotive exhaust gas
This paper reports on a semiconductor gas sensor array to detect nitrogen oxides (NOx) in automotive exhaust gas. The proposed semiconductor gas sensor array consisted of one common electrode and three individual...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:6 -
Determination of precise crystallographic directions for mask alignment in wet bulk micromachining for MEMS
In wet bulk micromachining, the etching characteristics are orientation dependent. As a result, prolonged etching of mask openings of any geometric shape on both Si{100} and Si{110} wafers results in a structu...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:5 -
A pneumatically driven inkjet printing system for highly viscous microdroplet formation
This paper introduces a pneumatically driven inkjet printing system that forms highly viscous microdroplets in the nanoliter volume range. The printing system has a unique printing mechanism that uses a flexib...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:4 -
A novel method for formation of single crystalline tungsten nanotip
A point electron source is desired to improve performance of high brightness electron beam instruments. It is valuable to create nano-sized tungsten (W) tip from sharp ordinary polycrystalline W needle. The sh...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:3 -
The potential of a dielectrophoresis activated cell sorter (DACS) as a next generation cell sorter
Originally introduced by H. A. Pohl in 1951, dielectrophoretic (DEP) force has been used as a striking tool for biological particle manipulation (or separation) for the last few decades. In particular, dielect...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:2 -
Laminar flow assisted anisotropic bacteria absorption for chemotaxis delivery of bacteria-attached microparticle
The concepts of microrobots has been drawn significant attentions recently since its unprecedented applicability in nanotechnology and biomedical field. Bacteria attached microparticles presented in this work ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2016 4:1 -
Photo-thermal effects in gold nanorods/DNA complexes
An ingenious combination of plasmonic nanomaterials and one of the most relevant biological systems, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is achieved by bioconjugating gold nanorods (GNRs) with DNA via electrostatic in...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:8 -
Ultra low actuation voltage RF MEMS switch
In this brief a new low actuation voltage RF MEMS switch is presented which can be integrated and controlled with available CMOS technologies. Despite the advantages in the design of RF MEMS switches designing...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:7 -
A comprehensive review on convex and concave corners in silicon bulk micromachining based on anisotropic wet chemical etching
Wet anisotropic etching based silicon micromachining is an important technique to fabricate freestanding (e.g. cantilever) and fixed (e.g. cavity) structures on different orientation silicon wafers for various...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:6 -
Performance evaluation of nanofluids in solar energy: a review of the recent literature
Utilizing nanofluid as an absorber fluid is an effective approach to enhance heat transfer in solar devices. The purpose of this review is to summarize the research done on the nanofluids’ applications in sola...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:5 -
Rapid electrocapillary deformation of liquid metal with reversible shape retention
A low-voltage, low-power method of electrically deforming a liquid-metal droplet via the direct manipulation of its surface tension is presented. By imposing a quasi-planar geometry on the liquid metal, its se...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:4 -
Electrostatic power generation using carbon-activated cotton thread on textile
This paper describes a novel thread-shaped power generator which can be incorporated into cloth. A carbon-activated cotton thread is utilized for harvesting electrostatic energy from environment using contact ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:3 -
A review of silicon microfabricated ion traps for quantum information processing
Quantum information processing (QIP) has become a hot research topic as evidenced by S. Haroche and D. J. Wineland receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012. Various MEMS-based microfabrication methods will...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:2 -
Gyroscopes based on surface acoustic waves
This review gives an overview of the development of surface acoustic wave (SAW) based gyroscopes. Different types of SAW based gyroscope are first presented, which are categorized into standing-wave based or p...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2015 3:1 -
Trends in characterizing single cell's stiffness properties
Biophysical properties of living cells such as mechanical and chemical have been proven to play important roles in regulations of various biological activities including disease progression both at the cellula...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:8 -
Hierarchical micro/nano structures for super-hydrophobic surfaces and super-lyophobic surface against liquid metal
Non-wetting super-hydrophobic or super-lyophobic surfaces are of great interest in a variety of applications. Natural water repelling surfaces show micro-/nano- combined hierarchical structure which shows extr...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:3 -
Negative ions detection in air using nano field-effect-transistor (nanoFET)
We firstly demonstrated the detection of anions in air using a nano field-effect transistor (nanoFET) device. Negative ions in air charged the top surface of the silicon nanoFET channel affecting the fieldeffe...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:7 -
Sidewall lithography of micron-sized features in high-aspect-ratio meso-scale channels using a three-dimensional assembled mask
We report a fabrication technique for dense, detailed lithographic patterning on high-aspect-ratio vertical sidewalls, and illustrate its use through the fabrication of etched array of micro-dimples on the sid...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:6 -
Resonant-frequency tuning of angular vertical comb-driven microscanner
The resonant-frequency tuning of a self-aligned angular vertical comb-driven electrostatic microscanner is demonstrated by the electromechanical spring effect. The microscanner is fabricated on a silicon-on-in...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:4 -
Velocity control of nanoliter droplets using a pneumatic dispensing system
This paper introduces a pneumatic dispensing system to control the velocity of nanoliter droplets with small variation of volume. The system consists of a flexible membrane integrated with a backflow stopper. ...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:5 -
Ultra-low voltage MEMS switch using a folded hinge structure
An ultra-low voltage microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch for low-power integrated circuit (IC) applications is proposed, fabricated and demonstrated. The folded hinge structure allows a large beam stru...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:2 -
A cyclodextrin-based approach for selective detection of catecholamine hormone mixtures
This paper presents an electrochemical sensing approach that enables quantitative detection of three major catecholamine hormones from a mixture by specifically employing a chemically-modified microelectrode a...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2014 2:1 -
A bulk-micromachined corner cube retroreflector with piezoelectric micro-cantilevers
A piezoelectrically actuated corner cube retroreflector (CCR) has been investigated for free space optical communications. The proposed CCR consisted of two mutually orthogonal bulk-micromachined mirror assemb...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:7 -
Biomimetic patterned surfaces for controllable friction in micro- and nanoscale devices
Biomimetics is the study and simulation of biological systems for desired functional properties. It involves the transformation of underlying principles discovered in nature into man-made technologies. In this...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:6 -
Fabrication of a 3 dimensional dielectrophoresis electrode by a metal inkjet printing method
We proposed a micro electrode fabrication method by a metal inkjet printing technology for the bio-applications of dielectrophoresis (DEP). The electrodes are composed of bottom planar gold (Au) electrodes and...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:5 -
The influence of resistance and carrier concentration on the output voltage of a ZnO nanogenerator
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires were synthesised through two different methods; the vapour liquid solid (VLS) method and an aqueous solution method. Each method had its own set of parameters and changes in those pa...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:4 -
Heterogeneous integration by adhesive bonding
Wafer level adhesive bonding has been applied for the fabrication of micro systems which have heterogeneous components on LSI. Films or MEMS devices formed on a carrier wafer are transferred on a LSI wafer, wh...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:3 -
Thermo-mechanical coupling and size effects in micro and nano resonators
Existing models for thermoelastic damping consider geometric size effects only, the focus of this study is on tuning of thermoelastic damping with mechanical strain, which reduces both relaxation rate and ther...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:2 -
A simple and robust model to explain convex corner undercutting in wet bulk micromachining
In this paper, a simple and robust model is presented to explain the main reason behind undercutting at convex corners and no-undercutting at concave corners. The etch rate of the tangent plane at convex corne...
Citation: Micro and Nano Systems Letters 2013 1:1
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