LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course:
The student has an overview of microfluidics & BioMEMS technologies including fundamentals, applications, and potential for society.
The student understands the basics of laminar flow in microfluidics and knows how to calculate pressures and flow rates in microfluidic channels.
The student can explain how gravity forces, surface forces, viscous forces, surface area and diffusion times scale as the dimension gets smalle and understands the opportunities and challenges of microfluidics through this lens.
The student can list the basic types of microfluidic components such as mixers and valves and describe their operation principles.
The student is able to apply the learned theory to design microfluidic chips that satisfy the needs of applications.
The student is familiar with applications of microfluidics and BioMEMS in the fields of analytical chemistry, cell biology and biomedical sciences.
The student understands lab-on-chip and organ-on-chip concepts.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 08.01.2025 - 07.04.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sami Franssila, Ville Jokinen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Fluid physics at microscale, Microfluidics chips, chemical microsystems, biological microsystems.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is assessed based on weekly exercises (calculations, design tasks and other homeworks) and exam.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, class exercises, weekly homeworks, poster project
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture slides and assigned articles / book chapters.
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - IV
2025-2026 Spring III - IV