TY - GEN
T1 - Micro- and nanosystems for biology and medicine
AU - Staufer, U.
AU - Akiyama, T.
AU - Gullo, M. R.
AU - Han, Anpan
AU - Imer, R.
AU - de Rooij, N. F.
AU - Aebi, U.
AU - Engel, A.
AU - Frederix, P. L. T. M.
AU - Stolz, M.
AU - Friederich, N. F.
AU - Wirz, D.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The development of new tools and instruments for biomedical applications based on nano- (NEMS) or microelectromechanical systems technology (MEMS) are bridging the gap between the macro- and the nano-world. The well mastered microtechnique allows controlling many parameters of these instruments, which is essential for conducting reproducible and repeatable experiments in the life sciences. Examples are multifunctional scanning probe sensors for cell biology, an arthroscopic scanning force microscope for minimally invasive medical interventions and a nanopore sensor for single molecule experiments in biochemistry. This paper reviews some of the activities conducted in a fruitful interdisciplinary collaboration between physicists, engineers, biologists and physicians. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - The development of new tools and instruments for biomedical applications based on nano- (NEMS) or microelectromechanical systems technology (MEMS) are bridging the gap between the macro- and the nano-world. The well mastered microtechnique allows controlling many parameters of these instruments, which is essential for conducting reproducible and repeatable experiments in the life sciences. Examples are multifunctional scanning probe sensors for cell biology, an arthroscopic scanning force microscope for minimally invasive medical interventions and a nanopore sensor for single molecule experiments in biochemistry. This paper reviews some of the activities conducted in a fruitful interdisciplinary collaboration between physicists, engineers, biologists and physicians. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.mee.2007.01.244
DO - 10.1016/j.mee.2007.01.244
M3 - Conference article
SN - 0167-9317
VL - 84
SP - 1681
EP - 1684
JO - Microelectronic Engineering
JF - Microelectronic Engineering
IS - 5-8
ER -