Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing for Medical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Micro- and Nano-manufacturing refers to the fabrication of parts for devices or the production of features and surface texturing on the scale between microns and nanometers. This scale is extremely important for medical applications for at least three reasons: (a) micro- and nano-size dimensions are the size of biological cells, organelles, and biological molecules of interest for manipulation and study in medical devices; (b) smaller-scale devices relate to smaller volumes of test fluid required or to a larger number of various tests that can be performed from a given volume of test fluid (e.g., blood or saliva); (c) microdevices usually have higher sensitivity and faster test times, require smaller energy to operate, and are more portable and less costly than their larger counterparts. This Special Issue devoted to micro- and nano-manufacturing for medical applications aims to present comprehensive review articles and technical papers on the use of various micromanufacturing techniques such as micro-milling and other reductive technologies; stereolithography, 3D printing, and other additive manufacturing technologies; as well as lithography-based approaches that are used to produce micro- and nano-scaled parts or features of the parts for diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices.

Dr. Lawrence Kulinsky
Guest Editor

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