Theoretical Microfluidics

by Henrik Bruus

Overview

Microfluidics is a young and rapidly expanding scientific discipline, which deals with fluids and solutions in miniaturized systems, the so-called lab-on-a-chip systems. It has applications in chemical engineering, pharmaceutics, biotechnology and medicine. As the lab-on-a-chip systems grow in complexity, a proper theoretical understanding becomes increasingly important.
The basic idea of the book is to provide a self-contained formulation of the theoretical framework of microfluidics, and at the same time give physical motivation and example from lab-on-a-chip technology. After three chapters introducing microfluidics, the governing questions for mass, momentum and energy, and some basic flow solutions, the following 14 chapters treat hydraulic resistance/compliance, diffusion/dispersion, time-dependent flow, capillarity, electro-and magneto-hydydrodynamics, thermal transport, two-phase flow, complex flow patterns and acousto-fluidics, as well as the new fields of opto-and nano-fluidics. Throughout the book simple models with analytical solutions are presented to provide the student with a thorough physical understanding of order of magnitudes and various selected micorfluidic phenomena and devices.
The book grew out of a set of well-tested lecture notes. It is with its many pedagogical exercises designed as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate course. IT is also well suited for self-study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199235094
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/17/2007
Series:	Oxford Master Series in Physics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	9.61(w) x 7.49(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Professor Henrik Bruus is a professor in the Department of Micro and Nanotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Basic concepts in microfluidsChapter 2. Governing equationsChapter 3. Basic flow solutionsChapter 4. Hydraulic resistance and complianceChapter 5. DiffusionChapter 6. Time-dependent flowChapter 7. Capillary effectsChapter 8. EletrohydrodynamicsChapter 9. ElectroosmosisChapter 10. DielectrophoresisChapter 11. MagnetophoresisChapter 12. Thermal TransferChapter 13. Two-phase flowChapter 14. Complex flow patternsChapter 15. AcoustofluidsChapter 16. OptofluidicsChapter 17. NanofluidicsAppendices