Microsystem and Nanosystem Research for Sensors, Actuators and Energy Conversion Devices

Dear Colleagues,

The world of micro- and nanosystems is continuously evolving and the number of available applications is exponentially growing. Progresses in nanostructured innovative materials and fabrication techniques, combined with the miniaturization processes of microdevices, have led to new micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS). The advanced development, and often the combination, of nano- and microsystems is resulting in new devices, such as physical, chemical, biological or optical sensors; miniaturized actuators; and micro-instruments. Additionally, applications in energy-related and conversion devices (e.g., batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, energy harvesters) based on thermo-/piezo-/pyro-/triboelectric materials, are emerging. New challenges and opportunities for applications are now at the outset in both traditional and more recent research fields, such as physics, electronics, chemistry biology, biomedical sciences, and microfluidics, to name a few. This rapidly evolving scenario is in turn pushing advances in the field of electronic circuits, techniques and systems for signal conditioning/processing and power management, and in the development of analytical and simulation models.

In this context, we invite researchers and scientists to submit contributions on scientific and technical aspects of micro- and nanosystems for sensors, actuators and energy-conversion devices. Both review articles and original research articles are welcome.

The covered topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Fabrication techniques and processes;
• Sensors, actuators, and transducers at the micro- and nanoscale;
• Electronic circuits and techniques for micro- and nanosystems;
• Energy conversion devices and energy harvesters;
• Micro- and nanoinstruments and metrology;
• Novel material trends for micro- and nanosystems;
• Analytical and simulation modeling techniques;
• Innovative applications.

Prof. Dr. Vittorio Ferrari
Dr. Marco Baù
Dr. Dario Zappa
Collection Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micro is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.