For the design and fabrication of nano- and microdevices, a set of different
techniques should be available for the control of both scales, as discussed previously,
from wet-chemistry synthetic methodologies to lithography techniques by the
application of high-energy lasers and electron beam excitations. Recent developments
in the field have already been introduced and discussed in the previous chapters,
showing the control of the nanoscale to higher dimensions. In the examples, varied and
controlled physical properties such as magnetism, plasmonics, conduction and energy
transfer were applied, coupled to the right tuning of chemically modified and nanopatterned
surfaces incorporated into devices of varied dimensions. Moreover, these
devices should be combined with different optical setups for excitation and detection
for specific functions. Consequently, interdisciplinary knowledge should be gained so
as to meet innovation challenges with improved performance.
Keywords: Lab-on chips, Light emitter devices (LEDs), Microdevices,
Nanodevices, Optical traps, Waveguides.
