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 be able to apply the fundamentals of these techniques for the solution of a variety of microfluidics problems. Students will also become familiar with the recent literature on bioanalytical applications in microfluidics devices. Students will review journal articles on novel microfluidics methods and they will present their finding to the rest of the group. 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.