Microfabrication and self-assembly of 3D microboxes for biomedical applications

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 502-505

  Leong, Timothy ^a   Ye, Hongke ^a   Call, Emma ^d   Gimi, Barjor ^b   Bhujwalla, Zaver ^b   Gracias, David H ^a,c  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Baltimore Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ENCAPSULATION; METALLIC MICROPATTERNED BOXES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2D) PRECURSORS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GELS;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 33750121497     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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