Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of scaling of electrical, thermal, and fundamental dynamics in microsystems and the effects on system design
• Propose design strategies for microfluidics systems based on fluid mechanical principles

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The use of Lab-on-a-Chip systems for different analytical purposes
• Operating principles and physical mechanisms unique to microfluidics
• Fabrication methods used in the production of lab-on-a-chip systems
• The theory and physical principles of fluid mechanics on the microscale

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Mathematically model microfluidic devices and systems

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.