Contents:

(Numbers within parentheses give number of lectures for each topic)

Lecturewise Breakup

Part-1: Introduction [3 Lectures]

• Introduction to the Course & Classification of Micromanufacturing Processess [2 lectures]
• Challenges in Meso-, Micro-, and Nanomanufacturing [1 lecture]

Part-2: Introduction to Traditional and Advanced Micromachining Processes [9 Lectures]

• Microturning [1 lecture]
• Micromilling [1 lecture]
• Microgrinding [1 lecture]
• Biomachining [1 lecture]
• Micro- and Nano-manufacturing by Focused Ion Beam [2 lectures]
• Electric discharge micromachining [1 lecture]
• Electrochemical micromachining [1 lecture]
• Abrasive water jet micromachining [1 lecture]

Part-3: Nanofinishing [7 Lectures]

• Magnetorheological and Allied Finishing Processes and their theoretical analysis [3 lectures]
• Theoretical Analysis of Abrasive Flow Finishing (AFF) for Micromanufacturing [2 lectures]
• An Integrated Wafer Surface Evolution Model for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) [2 Lectures]

Part-4: Microjoining [5 Lectures]

• Introduction to microjoining [1 lecture]
• Laser Microwelding [2 lectures]
• Electron Beams Microwelding and Applications [2 lectures]

Part-5: Microforming [6 Lectures]

• Introduction to Microforming [1 lecture]
• Micro- and Nanostructured Surface Development by Nano Plastic Forming and Roller imprinting [2 lectures] 19. Microextrusion [2 lectures]
• 20. Microbending with Laser [1 lecture]

Part-6: Microcasting and Micromolding [8 Lectures]

• Microcasting [4 lectures]
• Micromolding – A soft Lithography Technique [2 lectures]
• Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices [2 lectures]

Part-7: Miscellaneous topics [5 Lectures]

• Dimensional Metrology for Micro/Mesoscale Manufacturing [4 lectures]
• Generalised applications [1 lecture]

Total Lecture = 43

Reference Texts:

1. Micromanufacturing, V. K. Jain (Ed.), CRC press, 2012.
2. Micromanufacturing & Nanotechnology, N. P. Mahalik, Springer.
3. Microfacbrication & Nanomanufacturing, Mark J. Jackson, CRC press.
4. Introduction to Micromachining, V. K. Jain (Ed.), Narosa publisher, 2010.
5. Related Research papers