%0 Journal Article %T BioMEMS ˇé ? ˇ°Advancing the Frontiers of Medicine %A Teena James %A Manu Sebastian Mannoor %A Dentcho V. Ivanov %J Sensors %D 2008 %I MDPI AG %R 10. 3390/s8096077 %X Biological and medical application of micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) is currently seen as an area of high potential impact. Integration of biology and microtechnology has resulted in the development of a number of platforms for improving biomedical and pharmaceutical technologies. This review provides a general overview of the applications and the opportunities presented by MEMS in medicine by classifying these platforms according to their applications in the medical field. %K BioMEMS %K Microtechnology %K Medical applications %U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/9/6077/