Droplet and Digital Microfluidics: Ideation to Implementation is a detailed introduction to the dynamics of droplet and digital microfluidics, also featuring coverage of new methods and applications. The explosion of applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in recent years has driven demand for expertise and innovation in fluid flow in the microchannels they contain. In this book, detailed descriptions of methods for biological and chemical applications of microfluidics are provided, along with supporting foundational knowledge. In addition, the principles of droplet and digital microfluidics are explained, along with their different applications and governing physics. New additions to the technological knowledgebase that enable advances in droplet and digital microfluidics include machine learning and exciting future avenues for research.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page vii 2. Chapter 2 : Droplet microfluidics - p. Page 10 3. Chapter 3 : Digital microfluidics - p. Page 42 4. Chapter 4 : Droplet-based microfluidics in chemical applications - p. Page 72 5. Chapter 5 : Droplet-based microfluidics for biological applications - p. Page 101 6. Chapter 6 : Digital microfluidics and its application in chip cooling - p. Page 133 7. Chapter 7 : Droplet and digital microfluidics–enabled analytical techniques - p. Page 158 8. Chapter 8 : Automation of digital/droplet microfluidic platforms - p. Page 188 9. Chapter 9 : Challenges and opportunities - p. Page 226 10. Index - p. Page 250
Droplet and Digital Microfluidics: Ideation to Implementation is a detailed introduction to the dynamics of droplet and digital microfluidics, also featuring coverage of new methods and applications. The explosion of applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in recent years has driven demand for expertise and innovation in fluid flow in the microchannels they contain. In this book, detailed descriptions of methods for biological and chemical applications of microfluidics are provided, along with supporting foundational knowledge. In addition, the principles of droplet and digital microfluidics are explained, along with their different applications and governing physics. New additions to the technological knowledgebase that enable advances in droplet and digital microfluidics include machine learning and exciting future avenues for research.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page vii 2. Chapter 2 : Droplet microfluidics - p. Page 10 3. Chapter 3 : Digital microfluidics - p. Page 42 4. Chapter 4 : Droplet-based microfluidics in chemical applications - p. Page 72 5. Chapter 5 : Droplet-based microfluidics for biological applications - p. Page 101 6. Chapter 6 : Digital microfluidics and its application in chip cooling - p. Page 133 7. Chapter 7 : Droplet and digital microfluidics–enabled analytical techniques - p. Page 158 8. Chapter 8 : Automation of digital/droplet microfluidic platforms - p. Page 188 9. Chapter 9 : Challenges and opportunities - p. Page 226 10. Index - p. Page 250
