microfabricated
Built extremely small
Microfabricated describes something manufactured at an extremely small scale, typically using techniques borrowed from semiconductor production.
The term applies to tiny devices—sensors, medical implants, mechanical components—built with features measured in micrometers or nanometers: microfabricated electrodes, a microfabricated drug delivery system.
The process often involves etching, depositing, or patterning materials on silicon or other substrates.
Microscale electromechanical devices
- cleanroomParticle-free manufacturing space
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
wafer · silicon · deposition · nanoscale · chip · integrated circuit · doping · patterning
Miniaturized diagnostic analysis platform
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- microelectrodeMinuscule electrical probe
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
drug delivery · microneedle · diagnostic · point-of-care · microarray · glucose sensor · cochlear · pacemaker
Reduced to tiny size
- microscaleAt micrometer dimensions
- micromachinedMade at microscopic scale
- micronMillionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
batch processing · reproducibility · quality control · metrology · uniformity · yield · mass production · scalable
MEMS
Microscale electromechanical devices
- cleanroomParticle-free manufacturing space
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
photoresist · wafer · silicon · deposition · nanoscale · chip · integrated circuit · doping · patterning · thin-film
lab-on-a-chip
Miniaturized diagnostic analysis platform
- biosensorBiological chemical detection device
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- microelectrodeMinuscule electrical probe
stent · drug delivery · microneedle · diagnostic · point-of-care · microarray · glucose sensor · cochlear · pacemaker · catheter
miniaturized
Reduced to tiny size
- microscaleAt micrometer dimensions
- micromachinedMade at microscopic scale
- micronMillionth of a meter
tolerance · batch processing · reproducibility · quality control · metrology · uniformity · yield · mass production · scalable
microfabricatedhandcrafted
Made manually, not machined
handmade · hand-built · artisanal · crafted · hewn