The research in mini, micro and desktop factories originates from the early 90’s and has continued since then by developing the technological basis and different technological building bricks and applications in the field of highprecision manufacturing and assembly of future miniaturised and micro products. This has paved the way for mini, micro and desktop factories which are seen as one poten...

The miniaturization of cation sensitive glass electrodes (Eisenman, 1962) is part of a programme designed to monitor continuously the plasma cationic concentrations in human extracorporeal circulations and in the physiologically normal animal. The investigation of diurnal and metabolic changes in plasma cationic parameters using flame photometry on samples from animals submitted to open operati...

BACKGROUND Molecular diagnostics devices are becoming smaller. With the advancement of miniaturization technologies, microchip-based systems will soon be available for genetic testing. The purpose of this review is to highlight the underlying principles in miniaturization, the strategies being developed for bioanalysis, and the potential impact on the practice of this rapidly growing medical di...

The wearable textile antenna plays a decisive role in the currently increasingly wireless communication network area. To realize miniaturization and electromagnetic reliability, slotted full-textile microstrip was designed fabricated using screen printing method. measured return loss radiation pattern were tested compared with simulated results. Additionally, adhesion between silver paste coati...

The idea that the damaged brain can functionally reorganize itself - so when one part fails, there lies the possibility for another to substitute - is an exciting discovery of the twentieth century. We now know that motor circuits once presumed to be hardwired are not, and motor-skill learning, exercise, and even mental rehearsal of motor tasks can turn genes on or off to shape brain architectu...

The success of microarrays for analyzing nucleic acid and, more recently, protein-protein interactions illustrates the advantages of bioassay miniaturization. However, the current level of miniaturization of useful bioanalytical tools still creates limits in terms of breadth of application. For example, analyses of picoliter sample volumes containing protein analytes that cannot be amplified or...