Polymer chip, three dimensional

Studies of nanochemical systems span many areas, from the study of the interactions of individual atoms and how to manipulate them, how to control chemical reactions at an atomic level, to the study of larger molecular assembhes, such as dendrimers, clusters, and polymers. From studies of assemblies, significant new structures—such as nanotubes, nanowires, three-dimensional molecular assembhes, and lab-on-a-chip devices for separations and biological research—have been developed. 

The fabrication of complex three-dimensional systems for lab-on-a-chip applications is stiU a big challenge since most of the existing lab-on-a-chip devices are based on macroscopic instrumentation around microfluidic structures and polymer technologies are still difficult to integrate with some electronic components. 

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