Helping to educate the new generation of engineers and biologists introduction to biomems explains how certain problems in biology and medicine benefit from and often require the miniaturization of devices the book covers the whole breadth of this dynamic field including classical microfabrication microfluidics tissue engineering cell based and noncell based devices and implantable systems. The biomems industry is increasing rapidly with a growth rate of 114 with projected revenues of 850 million in 2003 to over 1 billion in 2006 rebello 2004 111 fabrication traditional fabrication techniques previously imported from integrated circuit manufacturing to mems devices have undergone yet another transition for. Introduction to biomems is a well written textbook for advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate level courses in biological applications of micro electro mechanical systems and lab on a chip devices the extensive use of color figures the non extensive use of equations and a thorough glossary of terms will make this textbook ideal for an interdisciplinary introductory bioengineering course. Biomems biomedical micro electro mechanical systems the science of very small biomedical devices subset of mems mst microsystem technology at least one dimension from 100 nm to 200 um new materials understanding of the microenvironment and biocompatibility harnessing any phenomenon that accomplishes work at the microscale