ME180 Independent Study - Microfluidics Fabrication and Design

Semester

Fall 2007

Units

1 unit

Prerequisites

Consent of study advisor.

Class Hours

Fridays 9:30-11:30

Description

Overview of applications and devices in microfluidics.  Principles of fluid physics in microscale.  Design analysis with multiphysics simulation software.  Hands-on microfabrication of fluidic chips with soft lithography techniques.  Fluidic interfacing and laboratory testing.

Instructor

Prof. John Lee  |  ENG 310I  |  408-924-7167  |  sjlee@sjsu.edu

Office hours posted at http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ under "Schedule".

Course Website

General Information: http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/sjlee/ME180/

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Reading Materials

Course handouts to be provided by instructor.

Recommended book: Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics, by N. T. Nguyen & S. T. Wereley, Boston: Artech House, 2002, ISBN 1-58053-343-4.

Course Goals

Acquire knowledge of applications and devices in microfluidics, and understand principles of fluid physics in microscale.  Gain experience with multiphysics simulation and actively engage in hands-on fabrication and testing of microfluidic chips.

Student Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe applications for microfluidics and specific examples of microfluidic devices.

2. Conduct focused literature searches on contemporary developments in microfluidics research.

3. Explain principles of fluid mechanics that have special relevance in microscale.

4. Run numerical simulation of fluid flow in microchannels with modern software tools.

5. Fabricate microfluidic chips using soft lithography techniques.

6. Assemble fluidic interfaces and run functional laboratory testing of microfluidic chips.

Grading

This course is graded on credit/no-credit basis.  Satisfactory completion of all of the following elements is required to pass:

1. Active participation in all laboratory sessions

2. Topic survey and presentation based on scientific published literature

3. Completion of all reading assignments and associated reading quizzes

4. Completion of flow simulation exercise

5. Experimental test report

6. Detailed laboratory notebook / process log

By special exception some laboratory sessions may be completed by make-up appointment if necessary for absolutely unavoidable absence.

ME180 Independent Study - Microfluidics Fabrication and Design  |  S. J. Lee  |  Updated 2007 Aug 31

San José State University  |  Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department