Nanotribology and nanomechanics in nano/biotechnology

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1870, 2008, Pages 1499-1537

  Bhushan, Bharat ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioMEMS; bioNEMS; Microelectromechanical systems; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Nanomechanics; Nanotribology

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MEMS; NANOMECHANICS; NEMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES; LUBRICATION METHODS;

NANOTRIBOLOGY;

SILICON;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILICON; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 41249084927     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2007.2170     Document Type: Article

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