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definition of microfluidics
what's microfluidics?
the study of the behaviour of fluids in microchannels
the technology of manufacturing micro-miniaturized devices
deal with
very small size range and volume
virus, bacteria, red blood cell, hair, needle
different behaviour of fluids
history
poiseuille equation
describe the relationship between the pressure drop and the flow rate in a cylindrical pippe for laminal flow
fluid flowing is incompressible
fluid is netwonian: there is a linear relationship between viscosity and applied shear stress, so the viscosity remains constant
device or chip
DEVICE
Something that processes small amoount of fluid ranging from nano to millitre
CHIP
Its a physical platform that houses m fluidic device.
microfluidics enables miniaturization of biological and chemical laboratory procedures
main caracteristics
allow analysis and use of less sample volume, executed in parallel and reduce the cost of application
bring excellent data quality and substantial parameter control which allows process automation
fast reaction time, sensitivity, temperature control, automation, parallelization, cheap