This volume provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the fundamentals and applications of microfluidics-based microsystems. As the world becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, early on-the-spot detection of terrorists' weapons, particularly biological agents such as bacteria and viruses are extremely important. Microfluidics are powerful tools for security and anti-terrorism with wide-ranging applications, many of which are presented and discussed in this book.

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This volume contains an archival record of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and App- cations held in Çe ?me-Izmir, Turkey, August 23-September 4, 2009. ASIs are intended to be high-level teaching activity in scientific and technical areas of current concern. In this volume, the reader may find interesting chapters and various microsystems fundamentals and applications. As the world becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, early - spot detection of terrorist's weapons, particularly bio-weapons agents such as bacteria and viruses are extremely important. NATO Public Diplomacy division, Science for Peace and Security section support research, Advanced Study Institutes and workshops related to security. Keeping this policy of NATO in mind, we made such a proposal on Microsystems for security. We are very happy that leading experts agreed to come and lecture in this important NATO ASI. We will see many examples that will show us Microfluidics usefulness for rapid diagnostics following a bioterrorism attack. For the applications in national security and anti-terrorism, microfluidic system technology must meet the challenges. To develop microsystems for security and to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment of the existing research and applications by treating the subject in considerable depth through lectures from eminent professionals in the field, through discussions and panel sessions are very beneficial for young scientists in the field.

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Preface, Convective Heat Transfer Correlations in Some Common Micro-Geometries; O. Aydin and M. Avci, Convective Heat Transfer in Microscale Slip Flow; A. Guvenc Yazicioglu and S. Kakaç, Direct and Inverse Problems Solutions in Micro-Scale Forced Convection; C.P. Naveira-Cotta et al., Conjugated Heat Transfer in Microchannels; J.S. Nunes et al.-, Mechanisms of Boiling in Microchannels: Critical Assessment; J. R. Thome and L. Consolini, Prediction of Critical Heat Flux in Microchannels; J. R. Thome and L. Consolini, Transport Phenomena in Two-Phase Thermal Spreaders; H. Smirnov and B. Kosoy, An Investigation on Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Water Based Nanofluids; I.Tavman and A.Turgut, Formation of Droplets and Bubbles in Microfluidic Systems; P. Garstecki, Transport of Droplets in Microfluidic Systems; P. Garstecki, The Front-Tracking Method for Multiphase Flows in Microsystems: Fundamentals; M. Muradoglu, The Front-Tracking Method for Multiphase Flows in Microsystems: Applications; M. Muradoglu, Gas Flows in the Transition and Free Molecular Flow Regimes; A. Beskok, Mixing in Microlfuidic Systems; A. Beskok, AC Electrokinetic Flows; A. Beskok, Scaling Fundamentals and Applications of Digital Microfluidic Microsystems; R. B. Fair, Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms: Requirements, Characteristics and Applications; D. Mark et al., Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Biomedical Applications; D. Li, Chip Based Electroanalytical Systems for Monitoring Cellular Dynamics; A. Heiskanen et al., Perfusion Based Cell Culture Chips; A. Heiskanen et al., Applications of Magnetic Labs-on-a-Chip; M. A. M. Gijs, Magnetic Particle Handling in Microfluidic Systems; M. A. M. Gijs, AC Electrokinetic Particle Manipulation in Microsystems; H. Morgan and T. Sun, Microfluidic Impedance Cytometry - Measuring Single Cells at High Speed; T. Sun and H. Morgan, Optofluidics; D. Erickson, Vivo-Fluidics and Programmable Matter; D. Erickson, Hydrophoretic Separation MethodApplicable to Biological Samples; S. Choi and J.-K. Park, Programmable Cell Manipulation Using Lab-on-a-Display; H. Hwang and J.-K. Park, Index