Bücher der Reihe MEMS Reference Shelf

This book focuses on the reliability and manufacturability of MEMS at a fundamental level. It demonstrates how to design MEMs for reliability and provides detailed information on the different types of failure modes and how to avoid them.

The collaboration and research that was developed to produce the MIT Gas Turbine Engine are described in this book. The book discusses the technical details that have gone into producing the engine and the overall systems-level tradeoffs, in particular its motor compressors and turbine generators, and the decisions that have been made.

This detailed book provides a solid foundation in the theory and fundamental operational principles of micromachined vibratory rate gyroscopes. It introduces structural designs that provide inherent robustness against structural and environmental variations.

This book addresses Lab-on-a-Chip devices. It focuses on microfluidic technologies that have emerged in the past decade. Coverage presents a comprehensive listing of the most promising microfluidic technologies in the Lab-on-a-Chip field. It also details technologies that can be viewed as toolboxes needed to set up complex Lab-on-a-Chip systems.

This book addresses Lab-on-a-Chip devices. It focuses on microfluidic technologies that have emerged in the past decade. Coverage presents a comprehensive listing of the most promising microfluidic technologies in the Lab-on-a-Chip field. It also details technologies that can be viewed as toolboxes needed to set up complex Lab-on-a-Chip systems.

This book explains biosensor development fundamentals. It also initiates awareness in engineers and scientists who would like to develop and implement novel biosensors for agriculture, biomedicine, homeland security, environmental needs, and disease identification.

This book describes high energy density microbatteries required for compact long lifetime wireless sensor microsystems. It also presents theories employing high energy density radioisotope thin films in actuating novel electromechanical energy converters.

This book reviews state-of-the-art Silicon Carbide (SiC) technologies. It includes reviews of MEMS devices and provides a framework for the joining of electronics and MEMS along with packaging into usable harsh-environment-ready sensor modules.

This book explains biosensor development fundamentals. It also initiates awareness in engineers and scientists who would like to develop and implement novel biosensors for agriculture, biomedicine, homeland security, environmental needs, and disease identification.