Droplet and Digital Microfluidics

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
   
   2. Droplet microfluidics
   3. Digital microfluidics
   4. Droplet microfluidics in chemical applications
   5. Droplet-based microfluidics for biological applications
   6. Digital microfluidics and applications in chip cooling
   7. Droplet and digital microfluidicseenabled analytical techniques
   8. Automation of digital/droplet microfluidic platforms
   9. Challenges and opportunities