Bio-MEMS
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Bio-MEMS is an abbreviation of biological microelectromechanical systems and refers to a special class of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...

) where biological matter is manipulated to analyze and measure its activity under any class of scientific study. This class of devices belongs to one of the areas of development based on microtechnology. Among the applications based in Bio-MEMS are: biological and biomedical analysis and measurements and micro total analysis systems (TAS). One of the more popular approaches to Bio-MEMS as of late has been through biomimetics
Biomimetics
Biomimetics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines. It is widely regarded as being synonymous with biomimicry, biomimesis, biognosis and similar to biologically inspired design.-History:The term biomimetics...

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