Fundamentals And Applications of Microfluidics, Second Edition

Fundamentals:

Chapter 1 introduces the field of microfluidics including its definition and commercial and scientific aspects.

Chapter 2 discusses when to expect changes in fluid behavior as the length scale of a flow is shrunk to microscopic sizes.

Chapter 3 provides the technology fundamentals required for making microfluidic devices, ranging from silicon-based microfabrication to alternative nonbatch techniques appropriate for small-scale production and prototyping.

Chapter 4 presents experimental characterization techniques for microfluidic devices with a concentration on full-field optical techniques.

Chapter 5 describes the design of microdevices for sensing and controlling macroscopic flow phenomena such as velocity sensors, shear stress sensors, microflaps, microballoons, microsynthetic jets, and microair vehicles.

Chapters 6, 7, and 8 present design rules and solutions for microvalves, micropumps, and microflow sensors, respectively.

Chapters 9 to 13 discuss a number of tools and devices for the emerging fields of life sciences and chemical analysis in microscale, such as needles, mixers, dispensers, separators, and reactors.