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NanomaterialsVolume 12, Issue 22, November 2022, Article number 4025

Role of Nanomaterials in the Fabrication of bioNEMS/MEMS for Biomedical Applications and towards Pioneering Food Waste Utilisation(Review)(Open Access)

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  • aDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • bCentre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • cCentre for Printable Electronics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • dFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, T. Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • eFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

Abstract

bioNEMS/MEMS has emerged as an innovative technology for the miniaturisation of biomedical devices with high precision and rapid processing since its first R&D breakthrough in the 1980s. To date, several organic including food waste derived nanomaterials and inorganic nanomaterials (e.g., carbon nanotubes, graphene, silica, gold, and magnetic nanoparticles) have steered the development of high-throughput and sensitive bioNEMS/MEMS-based biosensors, actuator systems, drug delivery systems and implantable/wearable sensors with desirable biomedical properties. Turning food waste into valuable nanomaterials is potential groundbreaking research in this growing field of bioMEMS/NEMS. This review aspires to communicate recent progress in organic and inorganic nanomaterials based bioNEMS/MEMS for biomedical applications, comprehensively discussing nanomaterials criteria and their prospects as ideal tools for biomedical devices. We discuss clinical applications for diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic applications as well as the technological potential for cell manipulation (i.e., sorting, separation, and patterning technology). In addition, current in vitro and in vivo assessments of promising nanomaterials-based biomedical devices will be discussed in this review. Finally, this review also looked at the most recent state-of-the-art knowledge on Internet of Things (IoT) applications such as nanosensors, nanoantennas, nanoprocessors, and nanobattery. © 2022 by the authors.

Author keywords

biomedical microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS)biomedical nanoelectromechanical systems (bioNEMS)drug delivery systemnanomaterialspoint-of-care

Funding details

Funding sponsor Funding number Acronym
RK006-2021
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
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H2020
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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872370MSCA
Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan InovasiTDF07211415MOSTI
Ministry of Science and TechnologyMOST
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    The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 872370. The project was also funded by Universiti Malaya-Horizon 2020 Partnership Grant: RK006-2021 and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOSTI) Technology Development Fund 1 (REF No: TDF07211415).

  • ISSN: 20794991
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.3390/nano12224025
  • Document Type: Review
  • Publisher: MDPI

  Ibrahim, F.; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
  Stojanović, G.M.; Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, T. Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia;
© Copyright 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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