Life Sciences
Microsensors, micropumps, micromotors, microlenses, nanocoatings or nanoanalytics: practically all areas of micro and nanotechnology are actively involved in the life sciences. They have long since been the most important market for micro and nano-companies. In hardly any other field does miniaturization provide everybody with such noticeable progress as it does in medicine.
Microlabs enable quick health checks to be carried out directly on the patient or enable self-diagnosis for diabetics. Microsensors monitor pulse, breathing, blood pressure and oxygen supply non-stop for top athletes or the chronically ill. Miniaturised camera systems for endoscopy and minimal invasive surgery reduce pain and risks during diagnosis and surgical intervention. Nanocoatings make implants more durable and compatible by protecting them against wear and tear and friction. Intelligent implants replace vision and hearing, keep the heart ticking or stand in for defective nerves.
In pharmaceuticals research, environmental analytics, foodstuffs monitoring or chemical process technology, microlabs and microreactors make processes faster, more reliable and more efficient – not only by saving materials and chemicals, but also because they make it unnecessary to invest in large plant.
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