MEMS and Nanotechnology-Based Sensors and Devices for Communications, Medical and Aerospace Applications - Hardcover

Jha, A. R.

9780849380693: MEMS and Nanotechnology-Based Sensors and Devices for Communications, Medical and Aerospace Applications

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849380693 ISBN 13: 9780849380693

Publisher: CRC Press, 2008

The integration of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology (NT) in sensors and devices significantly reduces their weight, size, power consumption, and production costs. These sensors and devices can then play greater roles in defense operations, wireless communication, the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and many more applications.

MEMS and Nanotechnology-Based Sensors and Devices for Communications, Medical and Aerospace Applications presents the latest performance parameters and experimental data of state-of-the-art sensors and devices. It describes packaging details, materials and their properties, and fabrication requirements vital for design, development, and testing. Some of the cutting-edge materials covered include quantum dots, nanoparticles, photonic crystals, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

This comprehensive work encompasses various types of MEMS- and NT-based sensors and devices, such as micropumps, accelerometers, photonic bandgap devices, acoustic sensors, CNT-based transistors, photovoltaic cells, and smart sensors. It also discusses how these sensors and devices are used in a number of applications, including weapons’ health, battlefield monitoring, cancer research, stealth technology, chemical detection, and drug delivery.

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"MEMS and Nanotechnology-based Sensors and Devices for Communications, Medical and Aerospace Applications" presents multiple types of MEMS devices and sensors for various potential applications in commercial, industrial, military, and space systems. This book addresses design and development issues for nanotechnology-based MEMS devices and sensors, including weight, size, and power consumption requirements. With sample calculations as well as MathCad examples, this comprehensive text also details cutting-edge fabrication and packaging techniques and summarizes the benefits of MEMS devices in health monitoring, microneurosurgery, remotely piloted vehicles, UAVs, space surveillance, and medical diagnostics applications.

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Jha, A. R.

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