Department of Mechanical Engineering

Microsystems

Our mission is to develop innovative technological concepts and fabrication methods for microsystems for a wide range of applications. Our concepts are often inspired by biology, and our microsystems are often applied to understand biological processes that are important for health and disease.

Developing life-enhancing applications through research at the micro-scale

We develop innovative technological concepts and fabrication methods by carrying out research in our Microfab/lab, often in collaboration with industrial, biomedical, or clinical partners.  Practical applications of the group’s research range from organ-on-a-chip systems for cancer and brain research, point-of-care diagnostics, wearable health sensors, water and air quality monitoring and purification, lithography machines, displays, and brain-inspired computing, to soft microrobotics.

Our Groups

Group of microsystems

Group Den Toonder

Our mission is to make things move at small scales: fluids, particles, molecules, solid structures. We do this by carrying out research in…

Group of microsystems

Neuromorphic Engineering

We focus on organic electronic materials for embedding artificial neural networks in hardware, to provide biocompatible and inexpensive…

Group of Microsystems

Group Luttge

As part of the Mechanical Engineering department, our cross-disciplinary research group investigates and develops microsystems for medicine…

Group of microsystems

Group Wyss

Microfluidics and Soft Matter   We develop and use simple experimental tools - often based on microfluidic devices - for studying the…

Microfab Lab

The Microsystems group manages the Microfab lab, a state-of-the-art micro fabrication facility that houses a range of micro manufacturing technologies as well as a biolab. The Microfab/Lab facilitates the development of new micromanufacturing technologies for use in life sciences applications.
 

Our Job Opportunities

Building a better future for our global society? Join our research team and be part of the thriving community at Eindhoven University of Technology!

We currently have several vacancies for a PhD position, so please contact us for more information.

News

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September 29, 2023
Looking back on MomenTUm 2023
On September 28 and 29, we celebrated the academic ceremony of the year with all of our bachelor’s graduates and the best teachers of 2023.
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September 28, 2023
900 grand for research into the possibilities of iron powder as a CO2-free energy carrier
The research focuses specifically on the regeneration of burned iron powder
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September 28, 2023
'Dealing with uncertainty, that’s what we want to teach our students'
September 25, 2023
Optimizing fiber, rubber, and plastic mix for tailored material performance
September 25, 2023
Modeling of injection zone in blast furnaces
September 20, 2023

Student Opportunities

Are you a student interested in graduating or doing a project in the Microsystems group? Our research covers a very broad range of subjects. We design, make and test systems for various applications, which might be medical applications, but also something in the semiconductor industry.

Almost all our graduation projects we start with an idea or a practical problem that we want to solve. We then translate that into a system at a micro level. Students then go through the whole development process, from idea to concrete solution.

See what our students say

We have started a series of video's on Master students in the spotlight. In this series we would like to show how Master students in our Microsystems section carry out varied research. 

First episode: Pieter's Rockwool graduation project

Microsystems: Art meets Science

Every year, researchers in the Microsystems group select their most beautiful images to showcase in a calendar. Enjoy! 

 

Meet some of our Researchers

Former Doctoral Candidate

James Muganda

Doctoral Candidate

Emma Moonen

University Researcher

Andreas Pollet

Doctoral Candidate

Imke Krauhausen

Full Professor

Jaap den Toonder

Postdoc

Yagmur Demircan Yalçin

Secretary of the Executive Board

Sha Lou

Postdoc

Jelle Sleeboom

Doctoral Candidate

Mohammad Jouy Bar

Associate Professor

Hans Wyss

Postdoc

Eriola Shanko

Postdoc

Eveline van Doremaele

Associate Professor

Regina Luttge

Postdoc

Tanveer Ul Islam

Associate Professor

Yoeri van de Burgt

Assistant Professor

Erik Homburg

Doctoral Candidate

Kalpit Bakal

Doctoral Candidate

Bhavana Venkataramanachar

Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

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