Micromachines As Tools For Nanotechnology

DESCRIPTION
This book addresses the use of MEMS and micromachined devices for the investigation of nanoscience and technology, as well as biotechnology. Such micromachined tools for nanotechnology can enhance the sensitivity, spatial resolution, dexterity, selectivity, and parallel processing capability in measuring and manipulating nano-objects. The book covers state-of-the-art MEMS and NEMS devices for DNA molecular handling and analysis, cell handling and culture on a chip, chemical lab-on-a-chip, multi-probes for vacuum tunneling microscopy and AFM, and characterization of quantum semiconductor structures. Readers will gain deep insight into such developments and students will learn about the emerging field of MEMS and nanotechnology.

CONTENTS
Micromachining Tools for Nanosystems.- Microsystems for Single-Molecule Handling and Modification.- Manipulation of Single DNA Molecules.- Near-Field Optics in Biology.- Atomic Force Microscopy for Imaging Living Organisms: From DNA to Cell Motion.- Expanding the Field of Application of Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Micromachined Scanning Tunneling Microscopes and Nanoprobes.- Nanoscale Characterization of Nanostructures and Nanodevices by Scanning Probe Microscopy