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Experimental Microfluidics: A Short Course
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Abstract
The course teaches the basics of microfluidic technology and sample a range of applications in microbiology and chemistry, all through hands-on experience and live demos.
Objective
Familiarization with the basics of microfluidics and with some applications of this technology in microbiology and chemistry.
Content
Physics of fluid transport at small scales, design and fabrication of microfluidic devices, set up of a typical microfluidic experiment, flow visualization, image acquisition and analysis, examples of microfluidics studies of chemistry, optofluidic, microbial growth, motility, chemotaxis and interactions among microbes.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Script and papers of previous problems
Literature
Introduction to Microfluidics, Patrick Tabeling, Oxford University Press, 2005
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DR , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Max Places
- 16
Course Components
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Experimental Microfluidics: A Short Course
The course will take place in the week 14-18 of June 2020.
Registration should be closed on the 14th of May (one month before the start of the course).
Remark: former title until FS20: Microfluidics for Microbial Ecology.
The 2021 edition of the course will be virtual. The lab activities will be replaced by guided group activity sessions, where experiments will be run virtually and data analyzed.
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No time listed | 24 h semesterly |
Offered In
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Electives (The entire course programs of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are open to the students to individual selection.)
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Doctoral Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (More Information at: )
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