Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology

Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology is a primer on micro/nanotechnology that teaches the vocabulary, fundamental concepts, and applications of micro/nanotechnology in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, electronics, computers, biomedicine, microscopy, ethics, and risks to humankind. It provides an introduction into the small world with a low fog index, emphasizing the concepts using analogies and illustrations to simplify the non-observables. The chapters have many "thinking exercises" and summaries with references at the end of each chapter. The questions at the end are divided into Bloom's taxonomy of learning skills and also include team exercises and methods to assess learning. There are many calculations using dimensional analysis according to first principles, but the math is purposely kept at a low level and is used as a means of understanding the concepts. The appendices provide a math review and a glossary of terms. Carefully designed as an easy-to-read textbook and a practical reference, this book emphasizes learning micro/nanotechnology vocabulary, concepts, and applications from first principles and from a multi-disciplinary point of view.
This makes it suitable for one- and two-semester courses as well as a reference for professionals in the field.

Thinking Small and BigIntroductionBit of Technology HistoryTera-to-Pico MultipliersSize of ThingsWhat Is "Small Technology?"Memory Lane in ElectronicsApplicationsKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesBiomolecules and CellsIntroductionScience of EvolutionPowers of "10" RevisitedBuilding a Human CellBiomoleculesProtein FoldingIdentifying BiomoleculesForensic MethodsGenetic Variation: MutationsKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesMolecular ChemistryIntroductionPeriodic TableSome Chemical DefinitionsChemical BondingMacromoleculesPolymer ExamplesColloidsSolid NanomoleculesKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesBit of PhysicsIntroductionSize MattersWorking toward the BottomDefinitions at the BottomBottom: Energy Levels and BondingBenefits at the BottomKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesEngineering Bits and BytesIntroductionElectronics-on-a-ChipComputer ApplicationsControl SystemsKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesSeeing Small ThingsIntroductionHuman EyeSome Microscope DefinitionsLight MicroscopesElectron MicroscopesKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesNanoelectronicsIntroductionComputer ApplicationsLithographic ToolsRecent Chip DevelopmentsEmerging TechnologyBottom-Up TechnologyKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesMicroelectromechanical SystemsIntroductionOverviewMicrosensorsMicroactuatorsBiochipsKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesNanotechnology and CancerIntroductionWhat Is Cancer?Discovery: LDetection: IDelivery: TDestruction: RKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesRisks: Nano or Mega?IntroductionBit of AnatomyDefinitions Relating to RiskChemical and Physical FactorsBenefits versus RisksRisk AssessmentRisk ManagementKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesEthics and Social RelevanceIntroductionSome Ethics DefinitionsEthics AlgorithmSome Ethical IssuesKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesSelf-Assembled FutureIntroductionDefinition: Self-Assembled FutureGeometric ProportionsChemical AssemblySnow Flake AssemblySelf-Assembled ColloidsLinear-Step AssemblySpiral-Step AssemblyAmphiphilic StructuresBiomolecular AssemblySelf-Assembled MonolayersSome Future PredictionsEpilogueKey ConceptsQuestions and ProblemsReferencesAppendix A: Math Review: Multiplying and Dividing ExponentsAppendix B: Math Review: Dimensional AnalysisAppendix C: Math Review: No. of Ways and ProbabilityAppendix D: Formulae of Various Geometrical ShapesAppendix E: Group Learning GuidelinesAppendix F: Glossary of TermsIndex