Bioanalytical Microfluidics

Catalog description

This course is focused on the analysis and separation of high value biological products employing microfluidic devices. The course will cover miniaturization, microfabrication, microfluidics and electrohydrodynamic flow; as well as the most common separation techniques employed in bio-analytical microdevices: chromatography, electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, cytometry and electrochemistry. Students will also become familiar with the recent literature on bioanalytical applications in microfluidics devices, recent journal articles will be presented in class by the professor and the students. The course also includes three “hands on” laboratory modules. Students will fabricate microfluidic devices and then use these devices to perform experiments with electroosmotic flow and dielectrophoresis.