Micro/Nanofluidics for Bioengineering and Lab-On-A-Chip

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• The course is an introduction to the physicochemical dynamics associated with fluid flow in nanoscale and microscale devices for graduate students and advance undergraduate students. The course has been created in response to the active field of microfluidics and nanofluidics, as well as the associated interest from industry, government, and academic research groups. The course provides an theoretical treatment of micro/nanofluidic phenomena that complements the well-established laboratory and research content offered in the Department. We will study mass and momentum transport phenomena of microscale and nanoscale flow devices. Throughout the course, we will place an emphasis on bioanalytical microfluidic system applications where electrophoresis, electroosmosis, molecular diffusion, and/or Brownian motion effects dominate. Successful completion of the course will prepare students to design micro/nanofluidic engineering solutions, as well as critically assess academic and industrial developments in these areas.
• 1. To introduce students to the governing principles of fluid flow in microfluidic and nanofluidic regimes, with emphasis on phenomena relevant to bioanalytical devices. 2. To provide students with an understanding of scaling laws that define the performance of microfluidic and nanofluidic systems. 3. To provide students with a detailed investigation of applications that do and do not benefit from miniaturization. 4. To give students adequate didactic background for critical assessment of literature reports and conference presentations regarding advances in the topical areas of microfluidics and nanofluidics.

Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes