The science and technology of nanomaterials has created great excitement and
expectations in the last few years. By its very nature, the subject is of immense academic …

As opposed to open surgery procedures, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) utilizes small skin
incisions to insert a camera and surgical instruments. MIS has numerous advantages such …

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Biotechnology is increasingly about large numbers of experiments, such as analyses of DNA
or of drugs, screening of patients, and combinatorial syntheses. All of these procedures …

We have developed a novel microfluidic device constructed from poly (dimethylsiloxane)
using multilayer soft lithography technology for the analysis of single cells. The microfluidic …

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Advances in technology have allowed chemical sampling with high spatial resolution and
the manipulation and measurement of individual molecules. Adaptation of these approaches …

This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

The ability to create structures and patterns on micron and smaller length scales has
triggered a wide range of scientific investigations, as well as the development of many …

Surface-pattern engineering, as a key strategy to fabricate high-performance Nafion
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