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ME6207J – Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
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Credits: 3
Pre-requisites: There are no formal prerequisites for this course. All required materials will be taught during the semester.
Description:
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics is an introductory course designed for graduate students interested in interdisciplinary areas related to the emerging fields of microfluidics and nanofluidics. In this course, students will learn how to easily gain and use interdisciplinary concepts and come up with novel ideas to engineer modern systems based on microfluidics chips.
Microfluidics systems are nowadays widely used by researchers in various fields, including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, and biology. It is among the research interests of famous researchers from top universities in the world, based on which fundamental outcomes have recently been achieved.
Course Topics:
Introduction to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
Fabrication Methods
Fabrication and Characterization Methods
Scaling Effects and Important Mechanical and Electrical Parameters in Microscale and Nanoscale
Microscale Unidirectional Flows
Hydraulic Circuit Analysis
Electrostatics
Electrodynamics
Electroosmosis
Dielectrophoresis
Electrowetting
Digital Microfluidics
Magnetophoresis
Nanofluidics
Selected Applications