Paolo Dario et al 2000 J. Micromech. Microeng. 10 235 doi:10.1088/0960-1317/10/2/322
Paolo Dario, Maria Chiara Carrozza, Antonella Benvenuto and Arianna Menciassi
Show affiliationsIn this paper we analyse the main characteristics of some micro-devices which have been developed recently for biomedical applications. Among the many biomedical micro-systems proposed in the literature or already on the market, we have selected a few which, in our opinion, represent particularly well the technical problems to be solved, the research topics to be addressed and the opportunities offered by micro-system technology (MST) in the biomedical field. For this review we have identified four important areas of application of micro-systems in medicine and biology: (1) diagnostics; (2) drug delivery; (3) neural prosthetics and tissue engineering; and (4) minimally invasive surgery. We conclude that MST has the potential to play a major role in the development of new medical instrumentation and to have a considerable industrial impact in this field.
85.85.+j Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices
Issue 2 (June 2000)
Received 14 December 1999
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