After spending over 12 years developing new microsystems for biotechnology - especially concerned with the microfluidic aspects of these devices - Jean Berthier is considered a leading authority in the field. Now, following the success of his book, Microfluidics for Biotechnology, Dr. Berthier returns to explain how new miniaturization techniques have dramatically expanded the area of microfluidic applications and microsystems into microdrops and digital microfluidics.
Engineers interested in designing more versatile microsystems and students who seek to learn the fundamentals of microfluidics will all appreciate the wide-range of information found within Microdrops and Digital Microfluidics. The most recent developments in digital microfluidics are described in clear detail, with a specific focus on the computational, theoretical and experimental study of microdrops.
Engineers interested in designing more versatile microsystems and students who seek to learn the fundamentals of microfluidics will all appreciate the wide-range of information found within Microdrops and Digital Microfluidics. The most recent developments in digital microfluidics are described in clear detail, with a specific focus on the computational, theoretical and experimental study of microdrops.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Microtechnology: From Microflows to Microdrops2. Theory of Wetting
3. The Physics of Droplets
4. Theory of Electrowetting
5. EWOD Microsystems
6. Biological Applications of EWOD Microsystems
7. Chemical Applications of EWOD Microsystems
8. Acoustic Methods
9. Two Phase Microflows: Microdrops in Microflows
10. Conclusions, Trends, and Perspectives
