microinstruments
Miniature surgical implements
Microinstruments are extremely small precision tools designed for delicate work, particularly in surgery and scientific research.
Microsurgical instruments allow operations on tiny structures like blood vessels, nerves, and eyes: The surgeon used microinstruments to reattach the severed finger.
The term also applies to miniaturized measuring devices and laboratory equipment.
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
- micromanipulatorDevice for microscopic positioning
- microneedleSubmillimeter puncturing device
cannula · microprobe · endoscope · laparoscope · catheter · microdissection · retractor · hemostat
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
gauges · microsensors · interferometry · spectrometry · high-resolution · optics · measurements · exactitude
Technique using powerful lenses
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- micropipettePrecision microliter dispenser
- microelectrodeMinuscule electrical probe
microbalance · microtome · microanalysis · laboratory · microsampling · microinjection · microarrays · microreactor
Microscale electromechanical devices
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- lab-on-a-chipMiniaturized diagnostic analysis platform
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
piezoelectricity · microsystems · photonics · microfabrication · microsensors · microengineering · microcircuits · microcontrollers
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
- micromanipulatorDevice for microscopic positioning
microneedle · cannula · microprobe · endoscope · laparoscope · catheter · microdissection · retractor · hemostat · curette
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
tolerances · gauges · microsensors · interferometry · spectrometry · high-resolution · optics · measurements · exactitude · micromanipulation
microscopy
Technique using powerful lenses
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- micropipettePrecision microliter dispenser
microelectrode · microbalance · microtome · microanalysis · laboratory · microsampling · microinjection · microarrays · microreactor · analytical
MEMS
Microscale electromechanical devices
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- lab-on-a-chipMiniaturized diagnostic analysis platform
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
semiconductors · piezoelectricity · microsystems · photonics · microfabrication · microsensors · microengineering · microcircuits · microcontrollers · microprobes
piccolo
Small, high-pitched woodwind
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