Recent Advancements in Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing From WCMNM2023—Part I

Abstract

Product development activities worldwide are increasingly focusing on fabricating complex micro and nanoscale features and components, which find applications in optics, electronics, biomedical, and aerospace industries. This has led to renewed interest in the subtractive and additive techniques to produce nano and/or microscale features with greater precision, accuracy, and reliability. It is important to note that in addition to experimental studies, process modeling and simulation help in understanding the underlining physics of the processes and suggest directions to optimize them. This Special Issue in the ASME Journal of Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing endeavor to present a snapshot of the latest research carried out in this field worldwide. Part I of this Special Issue contains extended versions of select papers from the World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing 2023 (WCMNM 2023) held in Evanston, IL. WCMNM aims to bring together the worldwide community of micro and nano-manufacturing experts. It is jointly organized by the International Institution for Micro-Manufacturing (I2M2), the Multi-Material Micro Manufacturing (4M) Association, and the International Forum on Micro-Manufacturing (IFMM). WCMNM topics of interest include processes, equipment, and systems for fabricating miniaturized parts with nano and microscale features together with research focused on developing and validating this technology for specific application areas.