Micro-Drops and Digital Microfluidics
By- Jean Berthier, CEA/LETI (Laboratory of Electronics, Technology and Information), Grenoble, France
After spending over 12 years developing new microsystems for biotechnology û especially concerned with the microfluidic aspects of these devices û 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.
Audience
Engineers, scientists, and developers in biotechnology, nanotechnology, MEMS, and pharmaceuticals. This book will also be an excellent text for a Masters level course in physics and biotechnology.
Hardbound, 560 Pages
Published: December 2012
Imprint: William Andrew
ISBN: 978-1-4557-2550-2
Contents
- Introduction: Digital Microfluidics in Todays Microfluidics
- Theory of Wetting
- The Physics of Droplets
- Electrowetting Theory
- EWOD Microsystems
- Introduction to Liquid Dielectrophoresis
- Electrowetting on Curved Surfaces
- Biological Applications of EWOD
- Cell Manipulations in EWOD
- Chemical Applications
- DMF for Optofluidic Microdevices
- Droplet on Deformable Surfaces - Elasto-Capillarity and Electro-Elasto-Capillarity
- Acoustic Methods for Manipulating Droplets
- Introduction to Droplet Microfluidics and Multiphase Microflows
- Epilog

