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- Title
Shrink-film microfluidic education modules: Complete devices within minutes.
- Authors
Nguyen, Diep; McLane, Jolie; Lew, Valerie; Pegan, Jonathan; Khine, Michelle
- Abstract
As advances in microfluidics continue to make contributions to diagnostics and life sciences, broader awareness of this expanding field becomes necessary. By leveraging low-cost microfabrication techniques that require no capital equipment or infrastructure, simple, accessible, and effective educational modules can be made available for a broad range of educational needs from middle school demonstrations to college laboratory classes. These modules demonstrate key microfluidic concepts such as diffusion and separation as well as "laboratory on-chip" applications including chemical reactions and biological assays. These modules are intended to provide an interdisciplinary hands-on experience, including chip design, fabrication of functional devices, and experiments at the microscale. Consequently, students will be able to conceptualize physics at small scales, gain experience in computer-aided design and microfabrication, and perform experiments-all in the context of addressing real-world challenges by making their own lab-on-chip devices.
- Publication
Biomicrofluidics, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 2, p22209
- ISSN
1932-1058
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1063/1.3576930