English

Once every semester

The course gives a broad introduction to the area of microfluidics with an outlook towards lab-on-a-chip systems. Microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems deal with liquid and gas flows in micrometer-sized channels, often for chemical and biochemical analysis. The area is truely interdiciplinary where micro- and nanotechnologies are utilised for integration of electrical, mechanical, chemical and optical functions on a chip. Systems based on microfluidics play an increasingly important role within areas like chemistry and biochemistry, biotechnology and medicine.

Fluid mechanics in microsystems, flow simulations, materials and methods for fabrication of microfluidic systems, surface tension, viscosity, diffusion, dimensionless parameters (e.g. the Reynolds number), flow characterisation, valves, mechanical and electrokinetical pumps, mixing, droplet microfluidics, chemical separation, cell separation, detection, applications within chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, biology and medicine, and acoustics on chip.

Be able to analyse advantages and limitations when miniaturising fluidic systems.
Be able to describe how design geometries and physical parameters affect the properties and function of microfluidic systems.
Be able to describe available methods for fabrication of microfluidic systems and generations and control of micro flows.
Be able to describe common components and functions of a microfluidic system.

Be able to experimentally build and use microfluidic systems together with instrumentation to study those.
Be able to design a simple microfluidic system.
Be able to read, summarise and discuss scientific articles in the field of microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems.

Have realised the importance of and being open to a cross-disciplinary way of working.

Lectures

Seminars

Laboratory exercises

Exercises

Project

Written exam

Written report

Seminars given by participants

Compulsory parts to be passed: lab exercises including reports, active participation in the article presentation, project work including oral presentation and written report, written exam.

Failed, pass

Fundamental courses in physics, chemistry or biology.

1. Field of PhD project. 2. Credits remaining for the degree. 3. Final grades. 4. Interview.

Folch, A.: Introduction to BioMEMS. CRC Press, 2012. ISBN 9781439818398.

The course replaces and overlaps with courses EEM055 and EEMN20. This course is given i English on demand.

EEMN21F

 -05-23

Professor Thomas Johansson