MEMS/NEMS Technology for Medical Applications

The Bay Area MEMS Journal Club is an informal forum for professionals with an interest in the MEMS field. Meetings typically follow an open-discussion format in which group participation is encouraged.

Topics span from fabrication technologies to applications of MEMS.

If you are interested in leading a discussion, or would like to be placed on the mailing list, send your e-mail address to

rolfe_anderson@sbcglobal.net

January 2007 Meeting

Wednesday 1/24/07

DINNER:

6:00 at Peking Duck in Palo Alto.

2310 ElCamino Real. Phone 650-856-3338.

DIRECTIONS:

From hwy 101, take Oregon Expresway west.

Turn right on ElCamino Real. Restaurant is on the left hand side, just before Cambridge Ave, across from the Kentucky Fried Chicken (reservation under ‘Anderson').

REVIEW:

7:30 Palo Alto Research Center

3333 Coyote Hill Rd. - Palo Alto, CA 94304-1314 - 650-812-4000

PARC Auditorium, located to the left of- and down the stairs from the main entrance.

DIRECTIONS:

Best: https://www.parc.com/location.html

Or….

From the north:

- take Freeway 280 south toward San Jose

- exit at Page Mill Road and make a left turn, toward Palo Alto

- make a right turn at Coyote Hill Road

- PARC is on the left, just past the crest of the hill

From the south:

- take Freeway 280 north toward San Francisco

- exit at Page Mill Road and make a right turn, toward Palo Alto

- make a right turn at Coyote Hill Road

- PARC is on the left, just past the crest of the hill

TOPIC: MEMS/NEMS Technology for Medical Applications

Speakers: Leslie Field, Neha Choksi, and Janelle Gunther SmallTech Consulting, LLC

Abstract: The use of MEMS/NEMS technology in medical applications is a growing area with immense commercial promise. Increasing demand for improved healthcare at reduced cost, accentuated by the needs of an aging population, makes development of micro-scale and nano-scale biomedical technologies an attractive opportunity. Some opportunities for small-scale technologies in medical applications will be outlined, including a brief overview of MEMS and NEMS in medical applications, a look at MEMS/microfluidics opportunities in dialysis, and a perspective on materials characterization and failure analysis in medical and bioanalytical devices.