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The Australian National Fabrication Facility

Providing access to micro and nanofabrication services to enable Australia’s innovation agenda.

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ANFF in numbers

24+yrs

217,154 hours of tool usage recorded

3,019

clients helped.

11,677

supplies manufactured

3,858

instances of process training, an increase of 35% on the previous year

602

publications that acknowledged ANFF in the calendar year 2023

61%

publications published in the top 10% tier of journals.

147

experts on hand to assist clients

369

hours of training provided by ANFF Enlightened

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Access to facilities

Work within ANFF facilities can be done through direct access or fee-for-service.

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A one-stop nanofabrication shop

ANFF acquires cutting-edge micro and nanofabrication equipment, ensures its upkeep, and makes it accessible to anyone that wishes to use it. The network is able to exceed the aim of simply making equipment available, thanks to its expert engineers.

Our 100+ process specialists push ANFF’s services further and lower the barrier to successful innovation by providing a mixture of advanced training, expert assistance and process development support that isn’t available anywhere else, while continuing to make access to micro and nanofabrication equipment easy.

News & Events

Building international connections for nanofabrication excellence

ANFF took centre stage at the 2025 European Nanofabrication Research Infrastructure Symposium (ENRIS) in Bologna, Italy, where its delegation of experts shared insights into advanced

May 20, 2025

Little brains to help our kids

Dr Ann-Na Cho’s hBMS system harnesses the power of microfluidics to create realistic brain organoids to unlock the secrets of childhood dementia. Dementia doesn’t just

May 13, 2025

AEA Ignite and ANFF are fuelling real impact

ANFF-supported researchers made a strong showing in the AEA Ignite program, with 20% of all recipients making use of ANFF facilities. This highlights the value

May 9, 2025

Testimonials

“The advanced equipment and dedicated staff at ANFF enable the fabrication with remarkable quality down to nanoscale,” said Dr Jihua Zhang,

“It’s extremely important that ANFF have helped to bring Fibre Bragg Grating capabilities to the Australian community. I’m really excited, it’s been at least 10 years since we’ve had this kind of access to the facility, and had the opportunity to work genuinely collaboratively.”

"Our work in creating medical sutures containing anti-inflammatory treatments has been supported by ANFF Materials. Together we could see that more than 80 per cent of the anti-inflammatory stayed within the hydrogel, and therefore indicates distinct promise for use in real tissue. We look forward to taking this research further.”