Micromachines

This journal seeks and encourages submissions on significant and original works related to all aspects of micro/nano-scaled structures, materials, devices, systems as well as related micro- and nanotechnology from fundamental research to applications. The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:Fundamentals and PhysicsFundamental micro/nanoscale multiphysics phenomena and device, leading to novel applications such as Nano/Microelectromechanical Systems (N/MEMS); mechanical and electrical transducers, sensors, and actuators; optic devices (including plasmons and metal), optoelectronic devices; micro/nano-scale energy harvesting; piezoelectric, triboelectric, and pyroelectric nanogenerators; flexible, stretchable, and wearable electronics/sensors; microbots (swarm robotics), nanorobots, and micro air vehicles.Micromachines in BiologyBioMEMS; miniaturized biosensors; microarrays; DNA chips; PCR chips; electronic noses; organ-on-a-chip; microfluidic cell culture; point-of-care diagnostic chips; μ-TAS; molecular imprinting; applications in medicine, biomedical research, drug discovery, environment, food, health, security, and safety.Micromachines in ChemistryElectrochemical devices; nanoelectrodes; miniaturized gas sensors; miniaturized chemical sensors; microsystems for chemistry; microreactors; lab-on-a-chip, biochips, and microfluidics applications in chemistry (including electrokinetic phenomenon), energy and environmental sciences.Materials and ProcessingMaterials based micro/nano structures, devices, system, and its applications: class of materials include silicon, carbon, glasses, polymers (plastics), metals, ceramics, composites, liquid crystals, colloids, semiconductors, superconducting, magnetic materials. Bio-inspired, biomedical and biomolecular materials; optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials; nanoscale materials; surfaces and thin films.Micro/nano Fabrication and Manufacturing: deposition, lithography, patterning, etching, surface micromachining, bulk micromachining, laser fabrication, 3D printing, self-assembly, etc.

本杂志寻求并鼓励提交有关微观/纳米尺度结构、材料、设备、系统以及从基础研究到应用的相关微观和纳米技术所有方面的重要和原创作品。范围包括但不限于以下主题：基础与物理基本的微/纳米多物理现象和装置，导致新的应用，如纳米/微机电系统；机械和电气传感器、传感器和致动器；光学装置(包括等离子体和金属)、光电装置；微/纳米级能量收集；压电、三电子；以及热电纳米发电机；灵活、可伸缩和可穿戴的电子/传感器；微型机器人（蜂群机器人）、纳米机器人和微型飞行器。生物微机械生物医学；微型生物传感器；微阵列；DNA芯片；PCR芯片；电子鼻；器官芯片；微流控细胞培养；护理点诊断芯片；μ-tas；分子印迹；在医学、生物医学研究、药物发现、环境、食品、健康、安全和安全方面的应用。化学微机械电化学装置；纳米电极；微型气体传感器；微型化学传感器；化学微系统；微反应器；芯片实验室、生物芯片和微流体在化学（包括电动现象）、能源和环境科学中的应用。材料与加工基于材料的微/纳米结构、器件、系统及其应用：材料类别包括硅、碳、玻璃、聚合物（塑料）、金属、陶瓷、复合材料、液晶、胶体、半导体、超导、磁性材料。生物启发、生物医学和生物分子材料；光学、光子和光电材料；纳米材料；表面和薄膜。微/纳米制备与制造：沉积、光刻、图案化、蚀刻、表面微加工、体微加工、激光加工、3D打印、自组装等。