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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