APPLICATIONS
Integrated microsensors and actuators, RF-MEMS swiches, microfluidic structures, biosensors, lab-on-chips, micro and nanosystems for diagnosis and drug delivery.
Examples:
- Medicine: medical diagnosis, drug delivery, minim invasive techniques;
- Chemistry, farmacy: biochemical analysis, combinatorial chemistry in research for new drugs;
- Biology, genomics: handling of buffers, cells, DNA amplification, detection and analysis, proiein detection and analysis;
- Enivornmental applications and biotechnology: detection and quantification of contaminants and residues in water, air, soil, food;
- Information technology: ink-jet printing, cooling circuits.