TIAN laboratory is currently focused on Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS). Long-term research aims to investigate the fundamental electrical and mechanical principles of new materials for MEMS/NEMS and low-cost micro/nanomanufacturing approaches, utilizing nanotechnology (“bottom-up” nanomanufaturing techniques, nanomaterials, etc.) to effectively enhance the performance of micro/nanosystems. Present research efforts are the combination of “bottom-up” nano self-assembly and “top-down” hot embossing and other new MEMS fabrication technologies. This aims to investigate new MEMS/NEMS devices and systems using graphene, nanotubes, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and new polymers for micro actuators, sensors, and thin-film electronics towards the applications to biomedical devices and next-generation electronics cooling systems.
Technology Integration and Advanced Nano/microsystems Lab
University of Minnesota
111 Church St S.E.
Minneapolis, MN
55455
USA
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http://www.me.umn.edu/labs/tianlab/
612-626-1636