Micro/Nanosystems for Chemical/Biochemical Applications

—Applications of MEMS and Top-down Nanotechnologies for Chemistry and Biotechnology—

Abstract

Recent topics of the chemical/biochemical micro/nanosystems using MEMS technologies and top down nanotechnologies are reviewed. This field is called Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS), the Lab-on-a-Chip and BioMEMS. The largest international academic conference of this field, Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS 2002), was held in Nara, Japan last November. A general trend in the conference is analyzed and described. Some noteworthy papers concerning the technologies of biomolecule handling and separation are picked up and introduced.