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Microfluidic Transport Phenomena


Course Description

A mathematical description of transport and exchange at smaller length scales. Topics include channel flow, transport laws, diffusion and dispersion, surface tension dominated flows, and charged species flows.


Athena Title

Microfluidic Transport Phenom


Prerequisite

Permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

After completion of the course, the students will be able to: • Understand microfluidic transport. • Be familiar with a range of applicable physics for lab-on-chip applications. • Know how to design and fabricate their own microfluidic chips with these physics in mind.


Topical Outline

• Introduction to Microfluidics • Channel Flow • Transport Laws • Diffusion, Dispersion, and Mixing • Surface-Tension Dominated Flows • Charged Species Flow • Magnetism and Microfluidics • Microfabrication


Syllabus


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