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Nowadays, we meet microsystems in a variety of devices used in modern life. They are used, for example, in medicine, biology, industry, home appliances, transport, and aerospace. One of the main problems in the technological development of microsystems is their actuation. Several solutions have been suggested, such as electrostatic, electrothermal, electromagnetic, or piezoelectric actuation, although a valid solution seems to be still out of our reach. Another crucial problem in designing, manufacturing, and operating microsystems for micromanipulation consists in the loss of some basic paradigms commonly used as a source of inspiration at the macroscale. The differences in designing at the two different scales may have either positive or negative effects. For example, an unthinkable structure in the day–life domain, as, for example, a long “cantilever” bridge over the Hudson river, would become possible after downscaling “everything” from road dimensions to the micro-world. Alternatively, a fantastic electric motor that works very well in our world, by virtue of the basic principles of electromagnetism, would become useless if scaled back to the micro cosmos. This book opens a small window on the world of research, presenting a group of papers that try to respond to the challenge of increasing the efficiency and functionality of modern microsystems. A final little section is also dedicated to the development of new teaching methods successfully adopted in some university courses.

Microsystems --- Control --- Dynamics --- Kinematics --- NEMS --- Microactuators --- MEMS --- Micromanipulation --- Microgrippers

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Many ophthalmologists are in the transition from the traditional cataract surgery technique to the new minimally incision cataract surgery (MICS) technique. They are in the need of updated information on how to make this transition smoothly. In this book, world-renowned opinion leaders present up-to-date information on the new and fast-developing trends in cataract surgery. It reflects the state of the art of microincisional cataract surgery with the concept of minimizing incision. It offers all necessary information on the new technology as well as on the surgical technique. Further, it demonstrates how to handle difficult cataract cases as well as new intraocular lenses.

Cataract -- Surgery. --- Cataract --- Lens Implantation, Intraocular --- Microsurgery --- Phacoemulsification --- Cataract Extraction --- Methods --- Refractive Surgical Procedures --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Micromanipulation --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures --- Ophthalmology & Optometry --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery --- Cataract. --- Surgery. --- Medicine. --- Ophthalmology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Crystalline lens --- Diseases --- Eye

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Biochips --- Molecular Probe Techniques --- Microchip Analytical Procedures --- Genomics --- Biotechnology --- Biotechnologies --- Microchip Analysis --- Analyses, Microchip --- Analysis, Microchip --- Analytical Procedure, Microchip --- Analytical Procedures, Microchip --- Microchip Analytical Procedure --- Procedure, Microchip Analytical --- Procedures, Microchip Analytical --- Molecular Probe Technic --- Molecular Probe Technics --- Molecular Probe Technique --- Technic, Molecular Probe --- Technics, Molecular Probe --- Technique, Molecular Probe --- Techniques, Molecular Probe --- Probe Technic, Molecular --- Probe Technics, Molecular --- Probe Technique, Molecular --- Probe Techniques, Molecular --- Human Genome Project --- Genome --- Micromanipulation --- Nanotechnology --- Lab-On-A-Chip Devices --- Bioreactors --- Molecular computers --- Combinatorial chemistry --- Molecular Probe Techniques. --- Microchip Analytical Procedures. --- Genomics. --- Biotechnology. --- Biochips. --- Comparative Genomics --- Comparative Genomic --- Genomic, Comparative --- Genomics, Comparative --- Engineering

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The purpose of this book is to define the basis of telemicrosurgery, a new discipline at the border of robotics and microsurgery. After the history of robotics and microsurgery, the robots and their instrumentation will be described. The chapters will explain the training in telemicrosurgery and then propose some experimental paradigms. The first clinical applications for various specialties will be explored. In closing, potential future applications will be discussed.

Microsurgery. --- Orthopedic surgery. --- Surgical robots. --- Microsurgery --- Artificial Intelligence --- Delivery of Health Care --- Telecommunications --- Electronics --- Micromanipulation --- Medicine --- Automation --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Patient Care Management --- Health Occupations --- Physics --- Computing Methodologies --- Communications Media --- Technology --- Information Science --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Health Services Administration --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Health Care --- Methods --- Telemedicine --- Robotics --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Surgery --- Technological innovations. --- Surgery, Primitive --- Medicine. --- Orthopedics. --- Surgery. --- Urology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Surgical Orthopedics. --- Manipulators (Mechanism) --- Robotics in medicine --- Surgical instruments and apparatus --- Medical microscopy --- Genitourinary organs --- Operative orthopedics --- Orthopedics --- Surgery, Operative --- Diseases --- Orthopaedics --- Orthopedia

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The optical trapping of colloidal matter is an unequalled field of  technology for enabling precise handling of particles on microscopic scales, solely by the force of light. Although the basic concept of optical tweezers, which are based on a single laser beam, has matured and found a vast number of exciting applications, in particular in the life sciences, there are strong demands for more sophisticated approaches. This thesis gives an introductory overview of existing optical micromanipulation techniques and reviews the state-of-the-art of the emerging field of structured light fields and their applications in optical trapping, micromanipulation, and organisation. The author presents established, and introduces novel concepts for the holographic and non-holographic shaping of a light field. A special emphasis of the work is the demonstration of advanced applications of the thus created structured light fields in optical micromanipulation, utilising various geometries and unconventional light propagation properties. While most of the concepts developed are demonstrated with artificial microscopic reference particles, the work concludes with a comprehensive demonstration of optical control and alignment of bacterial cells, and hierarchical supramolecular organisation utilising dedicated nanocontainer particles.

Optical materials. --- Shapes. --- Surfaces (Technology). --- Optoelectronic devices --- Optical tweezers --- Trapped ions --- Nonlinear optics --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Electricity & Magnetism --- Light & Optics --- Lasers. --- Miniature electronic equipment. --- Micrurgy. --- Electronic equipment, Miniature --- Microminiaturization (Electronics) --- Miniaturization (Electronics) --- Subminiature electronic equipment --- Subminiaturization (Electronics) --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Micromanipulation --- Physics. --- Nanoscale science. --- Nanoscience. --- Nanostructures. --- Nanotechnology. --- Classical Electrodynamics. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Nanoscale Science and Technology. --- Microscopy --- Electronic apparatus and appliances --- Microelectronics --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Technique --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Optics. --- Electrodynamics. --- Photonics. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Nanoscience --- Nano science --- Nanoscale science --- Nanosciences --- Science --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- New optics --- Optics --- Dynamics --- Light