Abstract
In the last decade many researches have been carried out concerning the micro and nano-technology applied to the field of medicine called by some "Engineering of Miniaturization" that implies a good understanding of diverse materials, manufacturing methods and scaling laws , (1). These engineering know-how applied to biotechnology are also called BioMEMS, which comes from the term "Biomedical or Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems", which are an integral part of the therapeutic, diagnostic, drug delivery and Tissue engineering. The implementation of these systems contributes greatly to the understanding of biological phenomena concerning the support to people in health topics, such as the correct dosage of a particular drug in a specific treatment, or in the prevention and study of diseases. In this way, biosensors are involved, which are the devices through which the detection of biological parameters in micro or nano scale is allowed.
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