MICROFLUIDS

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Introduction to fundamental principles and methods of microfluidics including capillarity, low Reynolds number flows, diffusion, osmosis, electrical fields, flow through porous media, microfabrication and lateral flow assays with an emphasis on global health diagnostic technologies. Fluid dynamics concepts for bulk flows both in physiological systems and in terms of microfluidic tools for exploring transport phenomena of single cells and tissue scale systems will be covered. Prerequisites: BIOE3025 (4 credits)