LAB-ON-A-CHIP DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT WITH A NANOTECHNOLOGY COMPONENT in a Freshman Engineering Course

摘要

Government initiative, market-driven, and research-driven forces have drawn international attention to the emerging field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnol-ogy research spans many disciplines in the sciences and engineering, and encompasses advanced materials, electronics, and sensors, as well as biomedical applications. Although some institutions offer degrees in this area, while others offer individual courses, as late as 2004 only Cornell University and The Ohio State University offered a full-fledged freshman engineering course that fulfills undergraduate engineering degree requirements and includes a term-length, hands-on nanotechnology design, fabrication, and application project.