The basic Nano-CEMMS process strategy creates a framework for developing manufacturing processes that exploit a number of different transport phenomena at the micro- and nanoscale. This allows the Center to address a variety of materials. For example, the electrochemical processes address the patterning of metals while the electrohydrodynamic writing process works well with polymers and suspensions. The variety of processes also provide a range of possibilities with respect to geometry and length scales.

The adhesiveless micro-transfer printing process provides a means of assembling micro- and nano- structures built by different processes. It also provides the ability to integrate structures created by other processes into assemblies.

Not all the processes mentioned above were developed within the Center. For example, Robotic Microdeposition is a process that predates the Center. Work in the Center looks at modeling and parallelization of the process.