1st Edition

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

By A. R. Jha Copyright 2008
432 Pages
by CRC Press

432 Pages
by CRC Press

432 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more
Foreword. Preface. Highlights and Chronological Developmental History of MEMS Devices Involving Nanotechnology. Potential Actuation Mechanisms, Their Performance Capabilities, and Applications. Latest and Unique Methods for Actuation. Packaging, Processing, and Material Requirements for MEMS Devices. RF-MEMS Switches Operating at Microwave and mm-Wave Frequencies. RF/Microwave MEMS Phase Shifter. Applications of Micropumps and Microfluidic. Miscellaneous MEMS/Nanotechnology Devices and Sensors for Commercial and Military Applications. Materials for MEMS- and Nanotechnology-Based Sensors and Devices. Index.

Biography

Jha, A. R.