Microfluidics and microfabrication

Microfluidics and Microfabrication discusses the interconnect between microfluidics, microfabrication and the life sciences. Specifically, this includes fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics in micro-scale and nano-scale confinements and microfabrication. Material is also presented discussing micro-textured engineered surfaces, high-performance AFM probe-based, micro-grooving processes, fabrication with metals and polymers in bio-micromanipulation and microfluidic applications. Editor Suman Chakraborty, Professor at IIT Kharagpur, India, brings together leading minds in both fields who also: Cover the fundamentals of microfluidics in a manner accessible to multi-disciplinary researchers, with a balance of mathematical details and physical principles Discuss the explicit interconnection between microfluiodics and microfabrication from an application perspective Detail the amalgamation of microfluidics with life sciences Microfluidics and Microfabrication is an ideal book for researchers, engineers and senior-level graduate students interested in learning more about the two fields.

Microfluidics: overview and outlook -- Physics and mathematics of micro and nano fluidics -- Fundamentals of microfabrication -- Mechanical micromanufacturing: an overview -- Micro-textured engineered surfaces -- High-performance AFM probe-based micro-grooving processes -- Fabrication with metals and polymers in bio-micromanipulation -- Bio-inspired structural adhesion and adhesives -- Bio-microfluidics: overview -- Localized molecular delivery and genetic analysis within a single living cell -- Programmable soft-matter: merging chemistry and computation with microfluidics -- Microscale transport processes and interfacial force field characterization in micro-cooling devices -- Active nanostructures: From materials to high performance devices -- Molecular modeling and simulation: Can it help in the development of micro and nano devices.