Micro/Nano Manufacturing II

Dear Colleagues,

Micromanufacturing deals with the fabrication of structures in the order of 0.1 to 1000 µm. The scope of nanomanufacturing extends the size range of manufactured features to even smaller length scales below 100 nm. A strict borderline between micro- and nanomanufacturing can hardly be drawn, such that both domains are treated as complementary and mutually beneficial within a closely interconnected scientific community. Both micro and nanomanufacturing can be considered as important enablers for high-end products. Especially, such products are enabled by micro and nanofeatures and structures to incorporate special optical, electronic, mechanical, fluidic or biological functions in existing and new emerging products and thus lead to unique selling points. Application fields include, but are not restricted to, precision instrumentation, sensors, metrology, energy harvesting, mechatronic systems, transport, medical technologies, and life sciences. This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in research and development within the field of micro- and nanomanufacturing. Therefore, papers are welcome that report recent findings and advances in manufacturing technologies for producing products with micro- and nanoscale features and structures. Furthermore, papers that report applications underpinned by advances in these technologies are also welcomed. In particular, the Special Issue intends to cover, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Microfabrication technologies, process chains, and process characterization;
• Miniaturization of machines and equipment as well as associated issues such as tooling, fixturing, positioning, motion generation, sensors systems, and control;
• Novel product designs, microassembly technologies and microhandling;
• Surface engineering and interface nanotechnology;
• Process modeling and simulation;
• Processing and characterization of smart materials, multifunctional materials, nanomaterials, and material-related issues in micro- and nanoscale;
• Micro- and nanoadditive manufacturing technologies;
• Micro and desktop factory concepts, systems, components, and modules;
• Online monitoring and inspection systems/methods;
• Standardization in micromanufacturing and microfactories;
• Applications of micro- and nanotechnologies: microreactor technologies, microsensors, and actuators;
• Applications of both current and emerging micromanufacturing methods and equipment, including those that bridge the nano- and macroworlds.

Prof. André Zimmermann
Prof. Stefan Dimov
Dr. Steffen Gerhard Scholz
Guest Editors

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