Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics - Hardcover

Nam-Trung Nguyen; Steve Wereley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580533434 ISBN 13: 9781580533430

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Look to this authoritative, new resource for a comprehensive introduction to the emerging field of microfluidics. The book shows you how to take advantage of the performance benefits of microfluidics and serves as your instant reference for state-of-the-art technology and applications in this cutting-edge area. It offers you practical guidance in choosing the best fabrication and enabling technology for a specific microfluidic application, and shows you how to design a microfluidic device.

This forward-looking resource identifies and discusses the broad range of microfluidic applications including, fluid control devices, gas and fluid measurement devices, medical testing equipment, and implantable drug pumps. You get simple calculations, ready-to-use data tables, and rules of thumb that help you make design decisions and determine device characteristics quickly. Moreover, the book offers you sound, time-saving advice on how to start a new project.

About this title

About the Author

Nam-Trung Nguyen is an assistant professor at the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Nanyang Technological University. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.

Steve Wereley is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580533434
• ISBN 13: 9781580533430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 487