As a consequence of the advancement of microfluidics science and components, new tools, devices and technologies have emerged in the fields of analytical chemistry, biology and biochemistry. In this course, we will introduce both the physical phenomena that govern the dynamics of fluids at the micrometer and nanometer scale and the technologies/applications derived from these principles, from example the lab-on-a-chip-concept. We will discuss methods, tools and concepts to create microfluidic devices but also fluid flow and characteristics in microenvironment, microfluidic components. Finally, such concepts will be presented in relation with applications in fields such as analytical bio(chemistry) and biology.
A first part will be devoted to theory (16h CM+2h tutorial), while the second part will be more focused on applications. Every year, an industrial representative of the field will be invited for a lecture (2h).