What Is Microfluidics

Microfluidics refers to the behavior, precise control, and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small scale at which surface forces dominate volumetric forces. It is a multidisciplinary field that involves engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. It has practical applications in the design of systems that process low volumes of fluids to achieve multiplexing, automation, and high-throughput screening. Microfluidics emerged in the beginning of the 1980s and is used in the development of inkjet printheads, DNA chips, lab-on-a-chip technology, micro-propulsion, and micro-thermal technologies.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Microfluidics

Chapter 2: Droplet-based microfluidics

Chapter 3: Digital microfluidics

Chapter 4: Paper-based microfluidics

Chapter 5: Microfluidic cell culture

Chapter 6: Electroosmotic pump

Chapter 7: Materials science

(II) Answering the public top questions about microfluidics.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of microfluidics in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of microfluidics' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of microfluidics.