Microelectromechanic system - Revision history

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Related: added link to: Implosion nanofabrication

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	* [[Non atomically precise nanomanufacturing methods#Microscale]]		* [[Non atomically precise nanomanufacturing methods#Microscale]]
	* MEMS can work in conjunction with [[microfluidics]].		* MEMS can work in conjunction with [[microfluidics]].
			* [[Implosion nanofabrication]]

	= External links =		= External links =

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Stiction: fixed terminology usage - linking elsewhere now

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	you have a perfect recipe for wear.		you have a perfect recipe for wear.

	This is completely contrary to [[superlubricity]] of [[crystolecular ~~element~~]] sleeve bearings. <bR>		This is completely contrary to [[superlubricity]] of [[crystolecular]] sleeve bearings. <bR>
	That have zero motion induced wear (other effects like radiation make damage).		That have zero motion induced wear (other effects like radiation make damage).

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External links: added links to microfabrica

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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromachinery Micromachinery]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromachinery Micromachinery]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction Stiction]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction Stiction]
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			Not MEMS but related – galvanoelectric microfabrication techniques:
			* https://microfabrica.com/
			* https://microfabrica.com/technology.html

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Micromachinery manufactured by photolithographic methods (falling under [[non atomically precise manufacturing methods]]). 
They typically are made from semiconductors.

== Top-down bottom-up overlap ==

MEMS robotics eventually may be usable to grab pick and place 
bottom up self assembled structures once they reach sufficient size. 
To note is maybe that MEMS cannot be manufactured to as high a resolution as non mechanical electronic chips can.

'''So there is still quite a stretch to scale up.''' 
And at the point where self assembled stuff (self assemblying [[termination control|in a fully termination controlling way]] !!) 
becomes of MEMS grippable size, at that point the nanosystems themselves might have an easy time to further scale up 
without any external help from MEMS.

Self assemblying stuff to MEMS grippable size without termination control has already been achieved 
with [[structural DNA nanotechnology]]. But these are just repetitive structure flakes with an undefined non atomically precise fringe. 
Similar to [[nanoscystals produced by thermodynamic means]].

== Stiction ==

MEMS suffer from a problem called "stiction". 
The signal to noise ration in MEMS manufacturing makes quite rough surfaces. 
Combine that with the [[Van der Waals force]] gaining in relevance and 
you have a perfect recipe for wear.

This is completely contrary to [[superlubricity]] of [[crystolecular element]] sleeve bearings. 
That have zero motion induced wear (other effects like radiation make damage).

Related: [[Effects of current day experimental research limitations]]

= Related =

* [[Bridging the gaps]] - top down
* [[Non atomically precise nanomanufacturing methods#Microscale]]
* MEMS can work in conjunction with [[microfluidics]].

= External links =

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microelectromechanical_systems Microelectromechanical systems]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromachinery Micromachinery]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction Stiction]