About Nanotechnology
The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) is the Victorian node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). MCN is a collaborative initiative between the Victorian State government and Commonwealth government, CSIRO and major Victorian Universities: Monash, The University of Melbourne, Swinburne, LaTrobe, Deakin and RMIT.
MCN’s ultimate purpose is to fill the gap in Australia for open access, multi-scale, multi-disciplinary nanofabrication infrastructure. MCN’s goal is to support and produce research and prototype advances in areas that include environmental sensors, medical diagnostics, micro and nano actuators, novel energy sources (e.g. solar cells) and novel bio-nanotechnology products like drug delivery devices.
The central MCN facility is based at a new, purpose-built facility, adjacent to the Australian Synchrotron. Approximately half of the central facility’s research space consists of clean rooms (class 100 and 10,000) and the other half is occupied by biochemical laboratories.
In addition to resources available at the MCN central facility, nominated equipment based at MCN partner locations is available to MCN users. Click here for additional equipment at each of the MCN partner institutions.
The MCN central facility will host a set of state-of-the-art tools, including electron beam, optical and nanoimprint lithography, plasma etching, plasma assisted material deposition as well as confocal microscopy and dual beam lithography.
