Micro process engineering

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Advanced Micro & Nanosystems (AMN) offers insightful reviews and detailed case studies from leading experts in science and industry, exploring technologies, devices, and advanced systems in the micro and nano realms. These innovations hold significant application potential, enabling control from the atomic level to the visible world without technological gaps. This volume features contributions from prominent industrial players and research institutions, providing a clear introduction to Micro Process Engineering, which merges microtechnology with process engineering to transform chemical processes and mass production of various products, including bulk materials and pharmaceuticals. Readers are guided through the fundamentals of engineering methods, transport processes, fluid dynamics, device conception, simulation, modeling, and control interfaces, addressing modularity and compatibility. The book also delves into fabrication strategies for creating microcomponents from diverse materials such as metals, polymers, silicon, ceramics, and glass. It concludes with real-world applications and operational aspects of micro process systems, highlighting industrial initiatives across America, Europe, and Asia, along with insights into laboratory equipment and educational practices.