Droplet and Digital Microfluidics Ideation to Implementation
Coordonnateurs : Goel Sanket, Dudala Sohan
Droplet and Digital Microfluidics: Ideation to Implementation is a detailed introduction to the dynamics of droplet and digital microfluidics, also featuring coverage of new methods and applications. The explosion of applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in recent years has driven demand for expertise and innovation in fluid flow in the microchannels they contain. In this book, detailed descriptions of methods for biological and chemical applications of microfluidics are provided, along with supporting foundational knowledge. In addition, the principles of droplet and digital microfluidics are explained, along with their different applications and governing physics. New additions to the technological knowledgebase that enable advances in droplet and digital microfluidics include machine learning and exciting future avenues for research.
2. Droplet microfluidics
3. Digital microfluidics
4. Droplet microfluidics in chemical applications
5. Droplet-based microfluidics for biological applications
6. Digital microfluidics and applications in chip cooling
7. Droplet and digital microfluidicseenabled analytical techniques
8. Automation of digital/droplet microfluidic platforms
9. Challenges and opportunities
Sohan completed his Doctoral Degree from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus in the field of Bio-MEMS. During his doctoral program, Sohan worked on microfluidic cardiac cell culture systems and developing cardiac biomarker assessment systems. Prior to his doctoral program, Sohan completed an extra credit program with Hiroshima University. Sohan also holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus and a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manipal University Jaipur. Sohan holds wide exposure to interdisciplinary technology development with his previous work in the fields of metal oxide nanostructure coatings, microfluidic water and soil assessment systems, PCR diagnostic devices and point-of-care diagnostics
- Provides step-by-step fabrication, testing, and characterization instructions in each chapter to support implementation
- Includes explanations of applications and methods in biological and chemical settings
- Describes the path to automation of digital and droplet microfluidic platforms
Date de parution : 03-2024
Ouvrage de 274 p.
15x22.8 cm
Thème de Droplet and Digital Microfluidics :
Mots-clés :
Miniaturization; Lab-on-chip platform; Automation; Integrated systems; Dimensionless numbers; EWOD