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- noun Any very small
device manufactured usingmicrofabrication
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Examples
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In time, he says, an implant or an injection might deliver a microdevice that turns the average Joe into an imposing cyborg.
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"A microdevice had two 'legs' extending from the body at 45-degree angles; each leg had a 'foot' extending at a 45-degree angle," the researchers wrote.
Boing Boing: January 16, 2005 - January 22, 2005 Archives 2005
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The lung-on-a-chip microdevice takes a new approach to tissue engineering by placing two layers of living tissues-the lining of the lung's air sacs and the blood vessels that surround them-across a porous, flexible boundary.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A "lung-on-a-chip" microdevice for drug and toxin testing is seen in this undated handout photo provided to the media on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
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A "lung-on-a-chip" microdevice for drug and toxin testing is seen in this undated handout photo provided to the media on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
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The lung-on-a-chip microdevice takes a new approach to tissue engineering by placing two layers of living tissues-the lining of the lung's air sacs and the blood vessels that surround them-across a porous, flexible boundary.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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Harvard University researchers have created a translucent microdevice that imitates the function of an actual lung.
About.com Biology 2010
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"This knowledge can help the microdevice makers decide on the proper size for their components and can lead to better predictions about how long their products will last."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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However, not many researches in tissue engineering or microdevice have considered these absolute values when designing their tissue scaffold or designing the microdevice.
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