Collaborative Research: Microfluidics for Multiple Engineering Disciplines

微流体是物理学和生物技术的一个分支，它研究流体在微观尺度上的行为，以及利用这种行为设计微电子机械系统（MEMS）。由于表面张力、能量耗散、惯性和电动力学等因素开始起主导作用，这些小尺度流体的行为与宏观水平流体的行为不同。该项目的目标是在合作机构中调整和实施微流体学的本科课程。本课程包括以探究为基础的模块，辅以讲座和阅读材料，利用技术的教育用途探索微流体的最新研究。这些课程将在各种工程项目中提供，包括电气、机械和生物医学学科。学生们正在合作完成一个小组项目，该项目遵循全周期微流体系统设计方法。课程教材正在编制中，目的是编写一本适合本科教学的微流体理论与实践教材。除了教科书之外，这个专案的成果也将透过几个工程教育场所传播。

Engineering Other -(59)Microfluidics is a branch of physics and biotechnology that studies the behavior of fluids at the microscale and the design of Micro-Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) that takes advantage of such behavior. Fluids on these small scales behave differently than do fluids at the macro-level because factors such as surface tension, energy dissipation, inertia, and electrokinetics begin to predominate. The objective of this project is to adapt and implement an undergraduate course on microfluidics at partnering institutions. The course consists of inquiry-based modules supplemented with lectures and reading materials employing educational uses of technology exploring the latest research in microfluidics. The courses will be offered in a variety of engineering programs including the electrical, mechanical, and biomedical disciplines. Students are collaborating on a group project that follows the full-cycle microfluidic system design approach. The course materials are being compiled to produce a textbook on microfluidic theory and practice that is suitable for undergraduate instruction. In addition to the textbook, the results from this project will be disseminated through several engineering education venues.