Micro-Fluidics Laboratory (MFL) Modules and Kits for Undergraduate Education

用于本科教育的微流体实验室 (MFL) 模块和套件

• 批准号: 0737171
• 负责人: Hongseok Noh
• 金额: $ 14.99万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-03-15 至 2010-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0737171&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Micro; Fluidics; Laboratory; MFL; Modules

Engineering (56) This project is developing and testing a set of laboratory modules and kits that is allowing engineering and science undergraduate students to explore microscale fluid behaviors and microfluidic devices. These new learning materials, called Micro-Fluidics Laboratory (MFL) Modules and Kits, not only allow undergraduate students to see miniature science and engineering events through engaging laboratory classes, but also provide opportunities to apply science and engineering principles to microscale phenomena and compare them with macroscale observations. These MFL modules and kits also help faculty instructors acquire new knowledge and skills in the rapidly growing field of microfluidics. In total, 7 MFL modules and kits, 4 elementary and 3 advanced, are being developed and tested via 4 courses. At present, microfluidics technology is rapidly spreading and is being adapted widely to many areas of industry and research, from new means of drug delivery and clinical diagnosis to next-generation, propellant-free aerosols and fuel cells for consumer electronics. This project is addressing the lack of microfluidics education in the current engineering curricula by developing and providing a packaged suite of comprehensive laboratory modules and kits. The MFL modules and kits enable engineering programs to offer microfluidics education in their curricula, increasing the opportunities for engineering and science students to be exposed to the emerging field of microfluidics early in the formative years of their career.

工程（56）该项目正在开发和测试一套实验室模块和工具包，使工程和科学本科生能够探索微尺度流体行为和微流体设备。这些新的学习材料，称为微流体实验室（MFL）模块和工具包，不仅让本科生通过参与实验室课程看到微型科学和工程事件，而且还提供了将科学和工程原理应用于微观现象的机会，并将其与宏观观测进行比较。这些MFL模块和套件还帮助教师在快速发展的微流体领域获得新的知识和技能。总共有7个MFL模块和工具包，4个初级和3个高级，正在通过4个课程开发和测试。目前，微流体技术正在迅速普及，并广泛应用于许多工业和研究领域，从药物输送和临床诊断的新手段到下一代无推进剂气溶胶和消费电子产品的燃料电池。该项目通过开发和提供一套综合实验室模块和工具包来解决当前工程课程中缺乏微流体教育的问题。MFL模块和套件使工程项目能够在其课程中提供微流体教育，增加工程和科学学生在职业生涯形成期早期接触微流体新兴领域的机会。