:Topics & sub-topics
Methods and Processes
Lithography (e.g. photon lithography, electron and ion beam lithography, nanoimprint lithography, pattern transfer, scanning probe lithography, 2-photon-lithography…)
Etching (e.g. deep reactive ion etching, atomic layer etching, metal assisted chemical etching, electrochemical etching…)
Deposition (e.g. CVD, Atomic layer deposition, e-beam evaporation, sputtering…)
Resists and materials (e.g. graphene and other 2D materials, block copolymers, photoresists, thermoresponsive polymers, …)
3D manufacturing and other replication methods (e.g. 3D printing, stereolithography, hot embossing, injection molding, inkjet printing, roll-to-roll manufacturing...)
Bottom up methods
Other
Fabrication and Integration of structures, devices and systems
MEMS/NEMS (e.g. resonators, actuators, integrated readout, RF-MEMS, …)
Photonic systems – (e.g. Si photonics, waveguides, resonant gratings, photonic crystals, metamaterials, quantum dots…)
Micro- and nano electronic devices (e.g. multi electrode arrays, CMOS integration, FETs, nanoelectronics, single electron transistor devices, superconductors, memristors, switches, photodiodes.,.)
Metrology - Inspection, process control and manufacturability testing (e.g. SEM, AFM, microscopy, …)
Packaging technology and reliability
2D material integration
Modeling (e.g. finite element simulations, analytical modeling, …)
Other
Physical and Chemical Principles and Applications
Micro- and nano-optics (e.g. Resonant gratings, surface plasmons, photonic crystals and metamaterials, plasmonic antennas, SERS, LSPR, …)
Thermal properties of nanosystems
Nanomagnetism
Information and communications (e.g. Nanoelectronics, quantum computing, wireless communication, data storage technologies)
Wearable electronics and sensors
Energy harvesting and storage (e.g. microbatteries, supercapacitors, microscale power generators, nanostructured energy conversion devices, solar cells ...)
Catalysis and microreactors
Physical and chemical sensors (e.g. Mechanical, thermometric, magnetic, electrochemical, optical, pressure, accelerometers, gas, mass, force...)
Food quality, safety and environmental monitoring (e.g. particle counting, water pollution, gas sensing, …)
Other
Applications for Life Science
Design and fabrication of biosensors and prosthesis (e.g. electrochemical biosensors, optical biosensors, mechanical biosensors, BioMEMS, prosthesis, …)
Micro- and nano fluidic systems and their fabrication (e.g. microfluidic reactors, cell sorting, sample preparation, particle counting, droplet microfluidics, dielectrophoresis, …)
Bio-inspired technologies and biomimetic surfaces (e.g. carbon dots, nanoimprint, artificial cells, DNA, cell culturing substrates, …)
Bioprinting and tissue engineering (e.g. organ-on-chip, scaffolds, inkjet printing, 3D printing, electrospray/spinning, printing of cells, …)
Nano- and microfabricated drug delivery devices (e.g. oral drug delivery, nano- and microparticles, microneedles, smart implants, …)
Applications of micro- and nano engineered fluidic systems for life science (e.g. Lab-on-a-chip, droplet microfluidics, DNA sequencing, PCR, …)
Other