Micromachining

Primoceler Inc and SCHOTT AG to Join Forces

July 13, 2018

Schott, the specialty glass and glass-ceramics giant, owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, has entered into an agreement to acquire Primoceler Oy, a Finnish pioneer in glass micro bonding, based in Tampere. [more...]

International MicroNanoConference, 12 & 13 December 2017 Call for Abstract

April 12, 2017

The international MicroNanoConference has an established track record in bringing together the value chain of the different micro and nano fields of endeavour. The active involvement of the industry, science [more...]

SPIE -Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XV 2017

September 18, 2016

The purpose of this conference is to provide an international technical forum to showcase recent advances in microfluidics, BioMEMS, and medical microsystems. Microfluidic devices and systems have created a tremendous [more...]

A Device to Control ‘Color’ of Electrons in Graphene Provides Path to Future Electronics

September 11, 2016

This is a scanned electron micrograph of a device used in this experiment. Thin sheets of graphene and hexagonal Boron Nitride are stacked and shaped by electron beam lithography to [more...]

Lab-on-a-Chip, Microfluidics & Microarrays World Congress 2016

August 2, 2016

Bringing together researchers and industry participants from both academia and industry, Lab-on-a-Chip, Microfluidics & Microarrays World Congress will be taking place in San Diego, CA, USA on 26-28 September. Presentations [more...]

Micronit and iX-factory Have Merged

March 25, 2016

Micronit Microfluidics B.V. (Micronit) and iX-factory GmbH announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Micronit has acquired iX-factory. Both companies are experts in the development [more...]

Alternative Lab-on-a-Chip Material

February 24, 2016

A close-up image of micro-scale pillars that were formed — or, photostructured — in the OSTE polymer using UV light. (Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology) Researchers at KTH Royal [more...]

FluidFM Micro Metal 3D Printing Firm Spun Off by ETH Zurich

February 5, 2016

ETH Zurich has developed some of the most exciting 3D printing research we’ve covered on 3DPI and, today, they’ve announced the spin off of at least one of those research [more...]

EMN Meeting on Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 2016

February 4, 2016

The paramount EMN Meeting on Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, April 05-08, 2016 will bring an opportunity for leading academic scientists, researchers and decision makers in the field of Nanomedicine to get their latest [more...]

Scientists Create A Low-cost, High-precision Glass Nano-engraving Technique (100nm)

January 23, 2016

In a joint study, scientists fr om the MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), ICP (Institute of Chemical Physics) named after Semenov, MSU (Moscow State University) and IPCP (Institute [more...]

Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology 2016 (APCOT2016)

January 17, 2016

Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology 2016 (APCOT2016) will be held in Kanazawa, Japan from 26-29 June, 2016. The conference provides an interactive forum for presentation and discussion on [more...]

Use of Gelatin As Intermediate Thin Passivating Layer in PDMS Soft Lithography Technology

January 17, 2016

Gabriele Pitingolo1,3, Raffaele Vecchione1,3 and Paolo A. Netti1,2,3 1 Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare, Istituto Italiano di tecnologia (IIT@CRIB), Largo Barsanti e Matteucci, 53, 80125, Naples, Italy. 2 Dipartimento [more...]

Machining Precision Microfluidic Channels

December 5, 2015

Microfluidics combines expertise in engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and biotechnology to design systems in which extremely small volumes of fluids are processed through tiny channels milled into a device [more...]

Microfluidics, Could Soon Cool Your Clothes

December 2, 2015

THE idea came to Ralph Liedert while he was sweltering in the Californian sunshine, having been standing with his daughter for over an hour in a queue for a ride [more...]

Detecting Cancer Cells Before They Form Metastases

November 25, 2015

Target cells (green) stick to the microarray platform (red). (Credit: Michael Hirtz / KIT) Many tumors spread: Single cancer cells migrate with blood flow through the body before they settle [more...]

Pharma and Drug Delivery Developments Combine

October 11, 2015

Both micro manufacturing techniques and materials advancements are constantly driving innovation in pharmaceutical devices, combination devices, and drug delivery. The medical device sector is constantly pushing the drive towards [more...]

Micro Moulding Advances

October 4, 2015

Microfluidic Chip from Plastic Design Corporation (All Image Credit in this article: Mark Kinder) Every year micro fluidic moulders push the envelope to meet the requirements of new analytic technologies. Much of [more...]

Machining Micro Molds for Medical Devices

September 18, 2015

Machining the micro molds used to make medical devices and components require among the most demanding micro machining applications. A new type of machining platforms is making it possible to [more...]

2016 International Conference of Microfluidics, Nanofluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip

September 9, 2015

An International Conference of Microfluidics, Nanofluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip will be held in a beautiful coast city, Dalian, China during June 10~12 of 2016. The objective of this conference is to [more...]

Microlenses

September 1, 2015

Book Description MDPI Link (Open Access) Editor: Dr. Hongrui Jiang The study and application of microscale lenses and lens arrays have been actively researched in recent years; new approaches in the [more...]