Biomedical Microdevices: Design, Fabrication and Application

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past 30 years, microfabrication technology has been applied to miniaturize biomedical devices. Key advantages of miniaturization include smaller size and weight, lower power consumption, portability, lower cost, and, in some cases, greater precision or faster analysis time. A large body of literature exists on these microdevices, which have been developed for diagnostics, drug delivery, drug discovery, microscale chemical production, tissue engineering, artificial organs and microimplants. A variety of design approaches, materials, fabrication methods and transduction techniques have been used in these devices.

In this special issue, we seek a collection of articles that describe the developments in this field, highlights key issues or challenges, and showcases recent work and emerging trends. They include review articles that synthesize and organize the research and development in these application areas as well as original research papers that present novel design concepts, fabrication methods or new areas of application of microdevices in the biology and medicine.  

Prof. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy
Guest Editor

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