Micromachines 2022, 13(2), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020269 - 7 Feb 2022
Best Paper Award
The Micromachines Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose five articles of exceptional quality published in the journal the year before last and announce them online by the end of March of the present year.
The Prize:
– 5 articles will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a voucher to be used against applicable article processing fees (valid for one year).
Micromachines Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Micromachines will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Flexible CdSe/ZnS Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes with Higher Efficiency than Rigid Devices
3D Bioprinting of an In Vitro Model of a Biomimetic Urinary Bladder with a Contract-Release System
Micromachines 2022, 13(2), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020277 - 9 Feb 2022
Lasered Graphene Microheaters Modified with Phase-Change Composites: New Approach to Smart Patch Drug Delivery
Micromachines 2022, 13(7), 1132; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13071132 - 18 Jul 2022
Frequency Characteristics of Pulse Wave Sensor Using MEMS Piezoresistive Cantilever Element
Micromachines 2022, 13(5), 645; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13050645 - 19 Apr 2022
All-MEMS Lidar Using Hybrid Optical Architecture with Digital Micromirror Devices and a 2D-MEMS Mirror
Micromachines 2022, 13(9), 1444; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091444 - 1 Sep 2022
Winner
A Microfluidic Device for Automated High Throughput Detection of Ice Nucleation of Snomax®
Micromachines 2021, 12(3), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12030296 - 11 Mar 2021
Smart Wearable Sensors Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Personal Healthcare Monitoring
Micromachines 2021, 12(4), 352; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12040352 - 25 Mar 2021
A Label-Free Liquid Crystal Biosensor Based on Specific DNA Aptamer Probes for Sensitive Detection of Amoxicillin Antibiotic
Micromachines 2021, 12(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12040370 - 30 Mar 2021
Post-Operative Monitoring of Intestinal Tissue Oxygenation Using an Implantable Microfabricated Oxygen Sensor
Micromachines 2021, 12(7), 810; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12070810 - 10 Jul 2021
A Cerebral Organoid Connectivity Apparatus to Model Neuronal Tract Circuitry
Micromachines 2021, 12(12), 1574; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12121574 - 17 Dec 2021
Winner
Additive Manufacturing of Sub-Micron to Sub-mm Metal Structures with Hollow AFM Cantilevers
Micromachines 2020, 11(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11010006 - 18 Dec 2019
A Robotic Biopsy Endoscope with Magnetic 5-DOF Locomotion and a Retractable Biopsy Punch
Micromachines 2020, 11(1), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11010098 - 17 Jan 2020
Development of Fully Flexible Tactile Pressure Sensor with Bilayer Interlaced Bumps for Robotic Grasping Applications
Micromachines 2020, 11(8), 770; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11080770 - 12 Aug 2020
A mm-Sized Free-Floating Wireless Implantable Opto-Electro Stimulation Device
Micromachines 2020, 11(6), 621; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11060621 - 25 Jun 2020
Size Sorting of Exosomes by Tuning the Thicknesses of the Electric Double Layers on a Micro-Nanofluidic Device
Micromachines 2020, 11(5), 458; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11050458 - 28 Apr 2020
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ai Qun Liu
Chairman
Nanyang Technological University
Winner
4D Printing of Multi-Hydrogels Using Direct Ink Writing in a Supporting Viscous Liquid
Micromachines 2019, 10(7), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10070433 - 30 Jun 2019
Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance and Mechanism of Au@CaTiO3 Composites with Au Nanoparticles Assembled on CaTiO3 Nanocuboids
Micromachines 2019, 10(4), 254; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10040254 - 17 Apr 2019
Three-Dimensionally Structured Flexible Fog Harvesting Surfaces Inspired by Namib Desert Beetles
Micromachines 2019, 10(3), 201; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10030201 - 22 Mar 2019
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Ai Qun Liu
Chairman
Nanyang Technological University
Winner
Size-Dependent and Property-Independent Passive Microdroplet Sorting by Droplet Transfer on Dot Rails
Micromachines 2018, 9(10), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9100513 - 11 Oct 2018
Stretchable Tattoo-Like Heater with On-Site Temperature Feedback Control
Micromachines 2018, 9(4), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9040170 - 8 Apr 2018
Hydrophobic Janus Foam Motors: Self-Propulsion and On-The-Fly Oil Absorption
Micromachines 2018, 9(1), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9010023 - 11 Jan 2018
Winner
A Single-Use, Self-Powered, Paper-Based Sensor Patch for Detection of Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia
Micromachines 2017, 8(9), 265; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi8090265 - 31 Aug 2017
Investigation of Drug Cocktail Effects on Cancer Cell-Spheroids Using a Microfluidic Drug-Screening Assay
Micromachines 2017, 8(6), 167; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi8060167 - 24 May 2017
A Review of the State of Dry Adhesives: Biomimetic Structures and the Alternative Designs They Inspire
Micromachines 2017, 8(4), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi8040125 - 14 Apr 2017
