MCL826
| MCL826 | |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Microfluidics | |
| Credits | 4 |
| Structure | 3-0-2 |
| Pre-requisites | APL106 and MCL242 or their equivalents for |
| Overlaps | |
MCL826 : Introduction to Microfluidics
[edit]UG students only Micro-and nano-scale flow fundamentals: molecular basis of fluid mechanics and transport processes, scaling laws for microfluidics, microfabrication Flows with low inertia: flow past bodies, lubrication theory, Hele Shaw flows, steady/unsteady parallel flows Interfacial phenomena: wetting, capillary effects, super-hydrophobic surfaces, electro-wetting, thermo-/solute-capillary effects, hydrodynamic slippage in liquids, Internal flows in rarefied gas dynamics, Diffusion, unsteady convective mass transfer (Taylor-Aris dispersion), ion- transport in dilute solutions, absorption, mixing, thermal effects, electrical double layers and the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, Electrohydrodyanmics in dilute electrolyte solutions Electrokinetic transport phenomena: electro-osmosis and electrophoresis