Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology

Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology is an emerging technological infrastructure and process that involves manufacturing of products and systems at the micro and nano scale levels. Development of micro and nano scale products and systems are underway due to the reason that they are faster, accurate and less expensive. Moreover, the basic functional units of such systems possesses remarkable mechanical, electronic and chemical properties compared to the macro-scale counterparts. Since this infrastructure has already become the prefered choice for the design and development of next generation products and systems it is now necessary to disseminate the conceptual and practical phenomenological know-how in a broader context. This book incorporates a selection of research and development papers. Its scope is the history and background, underlynig design methodology, application domains and recent developments.

Table of contents

• Micropropulsion
• Principles of MEMS and MOEMS
• Laser Technology in Micromanufacturing
• Soft Geometrical Error Compensation Methods Using Laser Interferometer
• Characterising Etching Process in Bulk Micromachining
• Features of Surface Micromachining and Wafer Bonding Process
• Micromanufacturing for Document Security: Optically Variable Device
• Nanofinishing Techniques
• Micro and Nanotechnology Applications for Space Micropropulsion
• Carbon Nanotube Production and Applications: Basis of Nanotechnology
• Carbon-Based Nanostructures
• Molecular Logic Gates
• Nanomechanical Cantilever Devices for Biological Sensors
• Micro Energy and Chemical Systems and Multiscale Fabrication
• Sculptured Thin Films
• e-Beam Nanolithography Integrated with Nanoassembly: PCE
• Nanolithography in the Evanescent Near Field
• Nanotechnology for Fuel Cell Applications
• Derivatisation of Carbon Naotubes with Amines
• Chemical Crosslinking in C60 Thin Films.