Nano/Micro Functional Elements Formation for Bioengineering Applications

In recent years, various technologies dedicated to the formation of micro- and nanostructures have been intensively developed. Microstructures and nanostructures are manufactured from various materials with different parameters in a wide range of industrial sectors. These structures are used in devices such as biosensors, optical devices, microfluidic devices, electronic components, fluid mixing devices, particle separation or mixing devices, and single-molecule analysis devices. In this book technologies are being developed for the formation of nano/micro structures that allow the creation of new types of functional elements used in bioengineering. A magnetostrictive converter was developed and studied for the formation of microstructures in polymers, and a newly developed technology using mechanical vibrations during the chemical process was used to form aluminum nanopores. The synergy of these two technologies ensures the creation of a new type of functional elements used in bioengineering. It is presented how to replace the piezoelectric transducer with a magnetostrictive transducer in order to improve hot embossing technology for formation microstructures in polymers. The improved transducer would not only allow for the formation of structures at higher temperatures but would also eliminate the need for an additional heating element which generates a significant amount of heat during the process, thus optimising the device. The important aspects of this system include determining the working parameters of the structure formation which affect the quality and reproducibility of the structures. Research related to nanostructured nanoporous membranes has been receiving a lot of attention from scientists and businesspeople, which is why it is important to develop technologies and deepen knowledge about the chemical and physical processes that take place during fabrication to solve the challenges related to nanostructured membranes. Having it in mind this book presents a novel fabrication technology of nanoporous AAO membranes using vibrations, including production processes, their parameters, and a description of the properties of the fabricated membranes. Moreover, the book presents a technology for replicating the geometry of the AAO membrane in a biocompatible chitosan membrane, when nanopillars are formed on the surface of the chitosan membrane. It also presents the relationships and interactions studied between various parameters, which is achieved by presenting sets of experimental results. Combining these technologies the manufacturing of functional elements and their application to bioengineering. The book will be useful for researchers not only in Mechanical Engineering but also for Material Science and Chemical Engineering. It could be used for master and Ph.D. students too.

List of contents

Introduction.- Analysis of the Microstructure Formation Process.- Development of a Magnetostrictive Transducer used for Microstructure Formation.- Experimental Testing of Functional Prototype of Magnetostrictive Transducer.- Development and Analysis of Electrochemical Reactor with Vibrating Functional Element for Nanoporous AAO Membranes Fabrication.

About the author

The head of book proposal prof. Arvydas Palevicius and co-author prof. Giedrius Janusas both are the members of Research Group "Experimental Mechanics" and has a huge experience in methods of synthesizing composite materials and determining their chemical, mechanical and physical properties and use for biomedical applications. These competences are reflected in the projects they implemented and articles, published in various journals: Materials (doi: 10.3390/ma15155421; 10.3390/ma14112949;10.3390/ma14051258; 10.3390/ma13194380), Journal of materials science (doi: 10.1007/s10854-022-08634-7), Materials letters (doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132489; 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132132), Optical materials (doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2022.112320; 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111559), Chemical engineering journal (doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.131877), Polymers (doi: 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111559) and Nanomaterials (doi: 10.3390/nano10091627).
Prof. habil. dr. Arvydas Palevicius, prof. dr. Giedrius Janusas are laureates of the Lithuanian Main Science Prize in 2018. 
Also prof. A.Palevicius and prof. G.Janusas are co-authors of previously published book in SPRINGER: Biomechanical microsystems: design, processing and applications : [monograph].Cham : Springer, 2017. 282 p. (Lecture notes in computational vision and biomechanics, ISSN 2212-9391, eISSN 222-9413 ; vol. 24). ISBN 9783319548487.eISBN 9783319548494. DOI: 0.1007/978-3-319-548.
Co-author Dr. Urte Cigane: her  fields of research interests are development and analysis of mechanical, physical, and optical properties of nanostructured membranes, creation and investigation of nanomembranes, vibration analysis of Micro and Macro objects using interferometric methods, characterization and synthesis of organic semiconductor. 
Co-author Dr. Justas Ciganas: development of new technologies for the formation of microstructures in functional materials. He is an co- author of 2 European patents in his research area.

Summary

In recent years, various technologies dedicated to the formation of micro- and nanostructures have been intensively developed. Microstructures and nanostructures are manufactured from various materials with different parameters in a wide range of industrial sectors. These structures are used in devices such as biosensors, optical devices, microfluidic devices, electronic components, fluid mixing devices, particle separation or mixing devices, and single-molecule analysis devices. In this book technologies are being developed for the formation of nano/micro structures that allow the creation of new types of functional elements used in bioengineering. A magnetostrictive converter was developed and studied for the formation of microstructures in polymers, and a newly developed technology using mechanical vibrations during the chemical process was used to form aluminum nanopores. The synergy of these two technologies ensures the creation of a new type of functional elements used in bioengineering. It is presented how to replace the piezoelectric transducer with a magnetostrictive transducer in order to improve hot embossing technology for formation microstructures in polymers. The improved transducer would not only allow for the formation of structures at higher temperatures but would also eliminate the need for an additional heating element which generates a significant amount of heat during the process, thus optimising the device. The important aspects of this system include determining the working parameters of the structure formation which affect the quality and reproducibility of the structures. Research related to nanostructured nanoporous membranes has been receiving a lot of attention from scientists and businesspeople, which is why it is important to develop technologies and deepen knowledge about the chemical and physical processes that take place during fabrication to solve the challenges related to nanostructured membranes. Having it in mind this book presents a novel fabrication technology of nanoporous AAO membranes using vibrations, including production processes, their parameters, and a description of the properties of the fabricated membranes. Moreover, the book presents a technology for replicating the geometry of the AAO membrane in a biocompatible chitosan membrane, when nanopillars are formed on the surface of the chitosan membrane. It also presents the relationships and interactions studied between various parameters, which is achieved by presenting sets of experimental results. Combining these technologies the manufacturing of functional elements and their application to bioengineering. The book will be useful for researchers not only in Mechanical Engineering but also for Material Science and Chemical Engineering. It could be used for master and Ph.D. students too.

Product details

• Authors: Justas Ciganas, Urte Cigane, Giedrius Janusas, Arvydas Palevicius
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2025
• EAN: 9783031815089
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3181508-9
• No. of pages: 129
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 10 mm x 240 mm
• Weight: 389 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 129 p. 125 illus., 97 illus. in color.
• Series: Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Nanotechnologie, Biophysik, bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Nanoengineering, microstructure formation, mechanical vibration, magnetrostrictive actuation, Membrane Biophysics, hot embossing, nanoporous membrane