The profile covers developments in and around micro- and nano-electro-mechanical-systems including their applications. It brings together patent information from a wide-range of disciplines such as electronics, fabrication, materials and devices. The content also includes: Microdevices, microactuators, microsensors, micromachines, micromirror, fabrication processes including lithography, materials, nanotechnology, devices and applications of MEMS including ink-jet and print heads, digital micromirror devices (DMDs), grating light valves (GLVs).

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Scope
Lab-on-a-chip is a rapidly growing technology area. Based on both nano- and micro-scale technologies such as MEMS, the Lab-on-a-chip is a miniaturised system for chemical and biochemical analysis and synthetic devices.
The profile covers developments in and around this cutting-edge technology and its applications, bringing together patent information from a wide-range of disciplines - such as electronics, fabrication, biotechnology and pharmacology.

The coverage includes:
BioMEMS and Related Technologies: biological applications of micro-electromechanical systems and Lab-on-a-chip technologies including: microfluidics, biocomputers, smart pills, microsensors, medical microsystems and microchemistry.
BioAssays and Diagnosis Chips: DNA, RNA hybridisation assays, biochips, Probes/targets and microfabrication, as well as related detection methodologies, such as fluorescence, probeless measurements and bioinformatics imaging and robotics control.

Subject coverage includes . . .

• DNA computers
• Fullerenes
• Microfluidics
• Nanofilm coatings
• Nanofilters and filtration
• Nanoporous materials
• Nanopowders
• Nanotubes
• Quantum computers
• Quantum dots
• Sensors
• Transistors using nanomaterials
• Wiggle motors

. . . and much more