Special Issues

Micromachines publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Recent Advances in Micro/Nano Flexible Sensors
edited by Junbin Yu and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensor; stretchability; conformability; wearable electronics; novel materials; sensor system
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Advanced Additive Manufacturing Techniques: From Fundamental Research to Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by Reza Teimouri
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; surface integrity; mechanical properties; post-treatment; selective laser melting; 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing)
Optics & Photonics—Micro and Nano Structures, Materials and Devices (AOP2024) submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro and nanosystems; sensors and actuators; microbots and nanorobots; optical communications; optical fiber devices and applications; biophotonics and biomedical and medical applications of light; ultrafast lasers and power lasers systems; optical metrology; industrial applications; optoelectronics; microwave photonics; plasmonic devices; photonics and optical instrumentation for space and astronomy; liquid crystals; photonic and optoelectronic materials; glasses; thin films; lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; bioMEMS; micro/nano fabrication and manufacturing; lithography; patterning; surface micromachining; laser fabrication; micro/nano-scale energy harvesting
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Prospective Outlook on Perovskite Materials and Devices
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite; commercial development; interface engineer; crystal growth; device stability; degradation; solar cells; light emitting devices; memristor; nanocrystals
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Current Trends in Microneedles: Design, Fabrication and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid and hollow microneedles; coated microneedles; dissolvable microneedles; microneedle microfabrication; microneedle arrays; microneedle patches; microneedle applications; microneedle design; drug delivery; biosensing; biocompatibility; tissue mechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Current Trends in Miniature Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced miniature design/fabrication/applications; miniature devices; paper-based devices; wearable devices; multi-material fabrication; surface processing; surface functionalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Intelligent Micro-Manufacturing and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4207 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Bioinspired Interface and Fluid Manipulation: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3503 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinspired interface; fluid manipulation; droplet; wettability; microfluidics; bioinspired surface; bubbles; soft materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Semiconductors and Nanostructures for Electronics and Photonics, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2886 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; doping; twisting; exciton; phonon; quantum states; critical temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
New Advances in Wearable and Flexible Sensor Devices and Their Future Prospects submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; wearable electronics; flexible; stretchable; nanomaterials; composite materials; 2D materials; elastomeric substrates; textile-based sensors; sensitivity; limit of detection; reliability; biocompatibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Feature Papers of Micromachines in 'Materials and Processing' 2024 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical microdevices micro/nanofabrication BioMEMS organs-on-a-chip; minimally invasive devices; wearable devices; biosensors; 3D bioprinting; MEMS and CMOS technologies; point-of-care devices; III– V devices; thin-film transistors; artificial intelligence with applications in micro/nanofabrication and sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Advances in Sensors and Electronic Instrumentation 2024 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open
Keywords: microelectronic devices; optoelectronics; sensors; transducers; measuring instrumentation; MEMS; NEMS; electronics; plasmonics; metasurfaces; wearables; neuromorphic computing; photonic neural networks
Recent Progress in 2D Semiconductor Materials and Devices
edited by , Guoqing Xin, , and Dezhong Cao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D semiconductor materials; advanced processes; photodetectors; quantum devices; MOSFET devices; semiconductor device reliability; first-principles calculations; modelling and simulation; intelligent design
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Feature Papers of Micromachines in ‘Engineering and Technology’ 2024 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro/nano fabrication and manufacturing; design and optimization principles of micro- and nanosystems; micro-nanosystems and advanced technologies for engineering applications; electronic system (including electrical circuits and devices; transistors; capacitors; inductors; resistors; diodes; insulators and conductors) engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Lab on Chips and Optical Detection Methods submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; optical sensors; optical actuators; absorbance; fluorescence; surface plasmon resonance; waveguides; optic fiber; biomedical application; chemical application; cell cultures; organotypic cultures
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Feature Papers of Micromachines in Physics 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
High Energy Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: high energy additive manufacturing (HEAM) processes; advanced materials by HEAM; performance and applications of HEAM; post-processing of HEAM parts; modeling and design of AM processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing)
Feature Papers of Micromachines in Biology and Biomedicine 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Advances in MEMS Inertial Sensors
edited by Tong Zhou, Jing Zhang and Yan Su
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS inertial sensors; inertial navigation systems; inertial measurement units
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Functional Nanostructured Organic and Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Micromachines submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic small molecules; polymers; inorganic nanostructures; hybrid composites; developing nanostructured organic and hybrid materials by wet and dry methods; laser and vapor deposition techniques; lithography processing; characterization of the organic and hybrid nanomaterials; devices integrating functional nanostructured organic and hybrid materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Thin Film Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
edited by Chengyuan Dong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin film electronic devices; thin film transistors; thin film solar cells; thin film sensors; thin film memory; stability; flexibility; thin film circuits; pixel circuits; active-matrix addressing; systems on glass; CMOS technology; semiconductor displays; intelligent sensors; semiconductor memory
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Microfluidic Nanoparticle Synthesis
edited by and Bo Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; miniaturized reactors; nanoparticles; nanocomposites; hybrid nanostructures or nanocomposites; nanomaterial synthesis; biosensing; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
MEMS Packaging Technologies and 3D Integration, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS; packaging; bonding; integration; vacuum; implantable; biocompatibility; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Applications of Data Sciences in Semiconductor Industry: Design, Manufacturing, Packaging and Testing
edited by and Yu-Po Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: data sciences; machine/deep learning; artificial intelligence; optimization; semiconductor; integrated circuit design/manufacturing/packaging/testing; thermal/electrical simulation; design and advanced packaging development
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Research Progress of Advanced SiC Semiconductors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3C-SiC; 4H-SiC; bulk growth; epitaxial growth; oxidation; film characteristics; FET device; power device
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
edited by Junshuai Xue, Xi Jiang and Song Yuan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductor materials and devices; power semiconductor devices; semiconductor performance characterization; power electronics; semiconductor device fabrication; semiconductor device reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Recent Advances in 3D Printed Electronics
edited by Sung Hyun Park
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing system; functional material ink; multi-material 3D printing; electronics on freeform surfaces; 3D printed circuit; 3D printed sensor; 3D printed optoelectronic device
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Soft Actuators: Design, Fabrication and Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; soft actuators; smart materials; bio-inspired designs; novel fabrication techniques; control of soft actuators; soft robotics applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
The 15th Anniversary of Micromachines submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro-/nano-scale multiphysics phenomena; micro-/nano-scale devices; various materials based micro- and nano-structures; devices; systems; micro- and nano- fabrication and manufacturing; micro- and nano-technologies in biological; chemical; medical; environmental and energy applications
Nanoscale Lithography—Pressing Miniaturization towards Ever Smaller Sizes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanolithography; nanopatterning; Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM); nanoscience; nanomaterials; organic films and polymers; nanofabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Feature Reviews in Micromachines 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Micro and Nanofluidics for Biomedical and Aerospace Applications
edited by , and Beatriz D. Cardoso
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; nanofluids; biomicrofluidics; microgravity; microfabrication; mass transport; heat transport; computational fluid dynamics; lab-on-a-chip; organ-on-chips; cell mechanics; nanoparticles; blood flow; microcirculation; biosensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Novel Information Storage Micro/Nano Materials and Micro/Nano Devices
edited by Yue Peng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel principle devices for realizing storage; novel ferroelectric storage materials and improvement of their non-ideal properties; fabrication of resistance random access memory (RRAM) and performance improvement; phase change storage materials and their devices; simulated and design of novel types of information storage materials; neuromorphic devices and integrated technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Surface and Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: acoustic wave sensors; piezoelectric materials; signal processing; fabrication techniques; material innovations; device optimization; theoretical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Nanotechnology for Biomedical Imaging
edited by Damber Thapa
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: the development of novel nanoparticle-based contrast agents for imaging; nanoparticle-mediated targeted imaging and drug delivery; advances in imaging technologies; clinical translation and future prospects of nanotechnology in biomedical imaging; advanced image analysis techniques; nanotechnology-based therapeutic approaches; applications in cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Biosensors for Diagnostic and Detection Applications, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosensors; diagnostics; biotechnology; biomedicine; nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section B1: Biosensors)
Biosensors for Pathogen Detection 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen detection; DNA sensors; nucleic acids; optical biosensors; electrochemical biosensors; acoustic biosensors; nanomaterials; point of care; lab-on-chip
(This special issue belongs to the Section B1: Biosensors)
Advanced Photonic Biosensors: From Materials Research to Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; biosensors; biomedical sensors; environment sensors; biomarker detection; enzyme-based biosensors; microstructure sensors; metasurface sensors; optic sensors; smart sensors; portable sensors; artificial intelligent/machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Emerging Quantum Optical Devices and Their Applications
edited by Yu Zhou and Junfeng Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum devices; quantum optics; quantum hardware and quantum chips
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
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