Abstract
Microfluidics deals with fluids flowing in miniaturized systems. It is a young
discipline, which is expected to substantially expand over the next few years,
stimulated by the considerable development of applications in the
pharmaceutical, biomedical and chemical engineering domains.
The book is an introduction to this discipline. In the first chapter, it
presents a short historical background and discusses the main perspectives of
the domain, at economical and scientific levels. Then the physics of
miniaturization and the fluid mechanics of microflows are discussed. In the
following three chapters, dispersion, electrical and thermal phenomena in
miniaturized devices are presented. A brief introduction to microfabrication
techniques is given in chapter six and the book concludes by providing a few
examples of microfludic systems.
The book is written in a simple, direct, pedagogical way. It emphasizes
concepts and understanding, rather than technical detail. It offers a cross-
disciplinary view of the field embracing biological, chemical, physical and
engineering perspectives. By using the book, the reader will have concepts,
methods and data to grasp situation, which typically arise in mircofludic
systems.
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