Growth and wetting of water droplet condensed between micron-sized particles and substrate by Quang, Tran Si Bui, Leong, Fong Yew, An, Hongjie, Tan, Beng Hau, Ohl, Claus-Dieter

“…We study heterogeneous condensation growth of water droplets on micron-sized particles resting on a level substrate. …”
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Gradient acoustic focusing of sub-micron particles for separation of bacteria from blood lysate by Assche, David Van, Reithuber, Elisabeth, Qiu, Wei, Laurell, Thomas, Henriques-Normark, Birgitta, Mellroth, Peter, Ohlsson, Pelle, Augustsson, Per

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Micron-smooth, robust hydrophobic coating for photovoltaic panel surfaces in arid and dusty areas by Guo, Rongrong, Wang, Yuanhao, Lu, Hao, Wang, Shifeng, Wang, Bohan, Zhang, Qiyu

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Trapping of submicron and micron-sized particles using innovative induced-charge electrokinetic flow by Zhao, C., Yang, C.

“…Here a novel and high-throughput technique relying on the induced-charge electrokinetics is proposed and demonstrated for simultaneous trapping and concentration of submicron- to micron-sized particles. The fabricated microfluidic device is simply composed of a straight channel and a gold patch on the bottom wall of channel. …”
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Analysis of laterally non-uniform layers and sub-micron devices by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry by Pey, Kin Leong, Lee, Pooi See, Mangelinck, D., Osipowitcz, T.

“…A method for analyzing sub-micron devices by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is presented. …”
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AC-dielectrophoretic characterization and separation of submicron and micron particles using sidewall AgPDMS electrodes by Lewpiriyawong, Nuttawut, Yang, Chun

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The roles of lithium-philic giant nitrogen-doped graphene in protecting micron-sized silicon anode from fading by Liu, Xiaoxu, Chao, Dongliang, Zhang, Qiang, Liu, Hai, Hu, Hailong, Zhao, Jiupeng, Li, Yao, Huang, Yizhong, Lin, Jianyi, Shen, Ze Xiang

“…In the present paper, a new scalable method is adopted in combination with giant nitrogen-doped graphene and micron-size electrode materials. We first synthesize a new type of freestanding LIB anode composed of micron-sized Si (mSi) particles wrapped by giant nitrogen-doped graphene (mSi@GNG) film. …”
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Impact of velocity saturation and hot carrier effects on channel thermal noise model of deep sub-micron MOSFETs by Ong, Shih Ni, Yeo, Kiat Seng, Chew, Kok Wai Johnny, Chan, L. H. K., Loo, Xi Sung, Boon, Chirn Chye, Do, Manh Anh

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A temperature-dependent DC model for quarter-micron LDD pMOSFET’s operating in a Bi-MOS structure by Rofail, Samir S., Chew, Kok Wai Johnny, Yeo, Kiat Seng

“…Comparisons between the principal MOS current and the lateral bipolar current have been made to demonstrate the improvement of the latter with temperature for the quarter-micron devices.…”
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Long-whisker type TiB phase introduced by micron-sized precursors and its prominent strengthening effect in titanium matrix composites by Li, Qiang, Chen, Yu, Huang, Xiaoyu, Wang, Yiran, Zhao, Yakai, Ramamurty, Upadrasta, Gao, Yimin

“…We developed a new strategy to obtain long whisker (LW) TiB phase (aspect ratio as high as ∼150) using micron-sized AlB2 in a series of TiB/Ti(Al) composites. …”
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Realization of vat photopolymerisation of dense SiC ceramics with SiO₂/MgSO₄ coated sub-micron powders for efficient heat dissipation by Ho, Terence Yan King, Ng, Andrew Yun Ru, Ye, Pengcheng, Tan, Hui Teng, Lock, Daniel Wen Hao, Du, Zehui, Gan, Chee Lip

“…In this work, we present a novel SiO2/MgSO4 bilayer coating strategy to modify SiC sub-micron particle surfaces which results in a simultaneous improvement on the cure depth of derived pastes and the densification of the printed green bodies. …”
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High-speed photo detection at two-micron-wavelength : technology enablement by GeSn/Ge multiple-quantum-well photodiode on 300 mm Si substrate by Xu, Shengqiang, Wang, Wei, Huang, Yi-Chiau, Dong, Yuan, Masudy-Panah, Saeid, Wang, Hong, Gong, Xiao, Yeo, Yee-Chia

“…We report high-speed photo detection at two-micron-wavelength achieved by a GeSn/Ge multiple-quantum-well (MQW) p-i-n photodiode, exhibiting a 3-dB bandwidth (f3-dB) above 10 GHz for the first time. …”
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Direct current and microwave characteristics of sub-micron AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors on 8-inch Si(111) substrate by Arulkumaran, Subramaniam, Ng, Geok Ing, Vicknesh, Sahmuganathan, Wang, Hong, Ang, Kian Siong, Tan, Joyce Pei Ying, Lin, Vivian Kaixin, Todd, Shane, Lo, Guo-Qiang, Tripathy, Sudhiranjan

“…The fabricated sub-micron gate devices on crack-free AlGaN/GaN HEMT structures exhibited good pin.…”
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Individual speckle diffraction based 1D and 2D Random Grating Fabrication for detector and solar energy harvesting applications by Bingi, Jayachandra, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham

“…Here, we demonstrate a novel edge diffraction phenomenon of individual speckle for the fabrication of 1D and 2D micron and sub-micron size random gratings. These random gratings exhibit broadband response with interesting diffusive diffraction patterns. …”
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Numerical simulation of aluminum alloy 6061 micro-mold fabrication for the production of polymeric microstructures by micro-hot-embossing by Chester, Shawn A., Anand, L., Tran, Nhat Khoa, Lam, Yee Cheong, Yue, Chee Yoon

“…We report here the applicability of a large-deformation, high-temperature, isotropic elastic-viscoplasticity model for the prediction of micron-scale hot-embossing of AA6061. The material parameters in the constitutive model were determined by fitting the stress–strain curves from compression tests at various temperatures and strain rates. …”
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Calcite deposits differentiate cave from house-farmed edible bird's nest as shown by SEM-EDX, ATR-FTIR and raman microspectroscopy by Shim, Eric Kian-Shiun, Lee, Soo-Ying

“…We show that edible bird's nests from the limestone caves have calcite deposits on the surface of the nest cement as compared to the house-farmed nests which are built by swiftlets on timber planks. The micron and sub-micron calcite particles are seen in SEM-EDX and further characterized by ATR-FTIR and Raman microspectroscopy. …”
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Fabrication and drug release study of double-layered microparticles of various sizes by Lee, Wei Li, Seh, Yi Chuan, Widjaja, Effendi, Chong, Han Chung, Tan, Nguan Soon, Loo, Say Chye Joachim

“…Double-layered microparticles, composed of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (50:50) (PLGA) core and poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) shell, of controllable sizes ranging from several hundred microns to few microns were fabricated using a one-step solvent evaporation method. …”
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Laser-actuated multi-fingered hand for dexterous manipulation of micro-objects by Ta, Quang Minh, Khan, Gulam Dastagir, Li, Xiang, Cheah, Chien Chern

“…Each micro-finger is configured with three degrees of freedom in a 2-dimensional space, and a system composed of coordinated micro-fingers can then be utilized for grasping, rotating, moving, and even levering and rolling of objects in micron scale. Thus, the proposed approach in this paper establishes a foundation in achieving dexterous robotic manipulation of objects at micron scale through the coordination of multiple micro-fingers.…”
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Bioinspired fibrillar adhesives: a review of analytical models and experimental evidence for adhesion enhancement by surface patterns by O’Rorke, Richard D., Steele, Terry W. J., Taylor, H. K.

“…Biomimetic adhesives replicate this effect by patterning polymer films with micron- or sub-micron-sized protrusions. Numerical contact-mechanics models as well as experimental adhesion measurements have been reported for a variety of protrusion shapes including flat, rounded, mushroom and spatula geometries. …”
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Facile mixing of phospholipids promotes self-assembly of low-molecular-weight biodegradable block co-polymers into functional vesicular architectures by Khan, Amit Kumar, Ho, James Chin Shing, Roy, Susmita, Liedberg, Bo, Nallani, Madhavan

“…In this work, we have used low-molecular-weight (PEG12-b-PCL6, PEG12-b-PCL9 or PEG16-b-PLA38; MW, 1.25–3.45 kDa) biodegradable block co-polymers to construct nano- and micron-scaled hybrid (polymer/lipid) vesicles, by solvent dispersion and electroformation methods, respectively. …”
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