Introduction to Microfluidics

ISBN-13: 9780198568643 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 310 str.

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Opis

Microfluidics deals with fluids flowing in miniaturized systems. It is a young discipline, which is expected to substantially expand over the next few years, stimulated by the considerable development of applications in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and chemical engineering domains.
The book is an introduction to this discipline. The first chapter presents a short historical background and discusses the main perspectives of the domain, at economical and scientific levels. Then the physics of miniaturization and the fluid mechanics of microflows are discussed. In the following three chapters, dispersion, electrical and thermal phenomena in miniaturized devices are presented. A brief introduction to microfabrication techniques is given in Chap VI and the book concludes by providing a few examples of microfluidic systems.
Introduction to Microfluidics is written in a simple, direct, pedagogical way; it emphasizes concepts and understanding, rather than technical detail. It offers a cross-disciplinary view of the field, embracing biological, chemical, physical and engineering perspectives. The book wil provide the reader with the concepts, methods and data they need to grasp situations which typically arise in microfluidic systems.

Recenzje

Introduction to Microfluidics is likely to intrigue those interested in commercial devices who wish to peek under the covers to learn more about the fundamentals governing small-scale flows.

O autorze

PATRICK TABELING ESPCI, 10 RUE VAUQUELIN, 75231 PARIS (FRANCE) 1976 -1984 Appointed Chargé de Recherches CNRS at LGEP 1984 -1985 NSF postdoctoral fellowship at University of Chicago 1985 - 1990 Chargé de Recherches CNRS at Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) 1990 - 2001 Directeur de Recherches CNRS at Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris 1996 - Appointed Professeur Chargé de Cours at Ecole Polytechnique 1999 - 2000 Visiting professor at UCLA 2001- present Appointed Professor at ESPCI (Paris) Directeur de Recherches CNRS at ESPCI