Droplet and Digital Microfluidics: Ideation to Implementation
Sanket Goel, Sohan Dudala, B0CW18K2FH, 0443154163, 0443154171, 9780443154164, 978-0443154164, 978-0-443-15416-4, 9780443154171, 978-0443154171
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.
- 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