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17/06/2010: The solution to the exam problems is available here. The exam results will be ready shortly after approval by the censor. After the approval, you are welcome to check your papers at my office.

Course text books

main text books
supplementary reading
Cover image-Brief introduction
Geschke book cover

Munson, Young, Okiishi "A brief introduction to fluid mechanics, 4ed", Wiley 2007 (978-0-470-03962-5)
MYO

Henrik Bruus "Theoretical Microfluidics", OUP 2007 (978-0-19-923509-4)
HB

Henrik Bruus "Lecture Notes on Theoretical Microfluidics", 2006

Jean Berthier and Pascal Silberzan "Microfluidics for Biotechnology", Artech House 2005
BS

 

Lab-on-a-Chip schedule

  Date Title Pages Exercises
Lecture 1 4-Feb-2010
13:00-16:00

Introduction. Properties of fluids. Digital microfluidics.

MYO : p.1-20
HB: p.1-6
BS: Ch2. Microdrops

Lecture 1 Problems

Lecture 2 11-Feb-2010
12:30-16:00
MYO : Ch.2-Ch.3
Lecture 2 Problems
Lecture 3 18-Feb-2010

Velocity field. Reynolds transport theorem. Application to linear momentum and energy conservation.

MYO : Ch4-Ch.5 Lecture 3 Problems
Lecture 4 25-Feb-2010 Differential description of flow. Equation of motions for a liquid. Navier-Stockes equation MYO: Ch.6
MYO:
Lecture 5 04-Mar-2010 Similitude, Dimensional analysis and modeling MYO: Ch.7  
Lecture 6 11-Mar-2010 Pressure driven flow in channels. Computational fluid dynamics. MYO: Ch.8
HB: Ch 3. and Ch 4.
MYO:
Lecture 7 18-Mar-2010 Flow and Diffusion. HB: Ch5
(corresponds to ch4 in Lecture notes preprint)
 
Lecture 8 8-Apr-2010

Electrohydrodynamics. Electroosmotic flow.

COMSOL Electrokinetic valve

HB: Ch 8, 9
(corresponds to Ch.7 and Ch.8 in Lecture notes preprint)

HB 9.2 (8.2)
Lecture 9 22-Apr-2010

Dielectrophoresis and particle trapping. Magnetophoresis.

COMSOL: magnetophoresis

HB: Ch. 10 and 11
(corresponds to Ch.9 and Ch.10 in Lecture notes preprint)

 

 
Lecture 10 23-Apr-2010
13:00
Flow on nanoscale. Examples of design and microfabrication for LOC. HB: Ch 17.
 

Lab-on-a-Chip examination

  1. COMSOL assignment should be prepared and e-mailed to me prior to the exam. The Assignment consists of two problems, Assignment part 1 and Assignment part 2 (will come after the weekend 17/05) . Group work is encouraged.

  2. The exam is a written one, you are allowed to use the Munson's Fluid Mechanics and Bruus' Microfluidics books as well as your lecture notes. You have 4h (9:00-13:00) to solve the problems.

  3. Examination problems from 2007 can be found here, and the solutions are here.

  4. Examination problems from 2008 can be found here, the solutions to the problems can be checked here

  5. Examination problems from 2009 can be found here and the solutions are here.

  6. Re-examination problems from Aug 2009 can be found here and the solutions are here.

 

 


Please contact me if you have any questions: lg@nano.aau.dk

 


 

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