Adventures with Micro- and Nanofabricated Devices for Chemical and Biochemical Measurements; Early Days to Present!

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution of micro- and nanofabricated devices for chemical and biochemical measurements, highlighting early developments, commercialization efforts, and recent advances in the field.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the historical progression and commercialization of micro- and nanofabricated devices in chemical and biochemical sensing.

Findings

Development of first active control microfluidic device

Commercialization of micro- and nanoscale devices

Advances in micro- and nanofabrication techniques

Abstract

J. Michael Ramsey holds the Minnie N. Goldby Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Chair at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Here he describes the development of micro- and nanofabricated devices in his lab from the early developments that lead into the commercialization of the first active control microfluidic device by Caliper Technologies and the follow-on micro- and nanoscale devices with associated commercialization efforts.