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| MECA0008-1 | Microfluidics
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Tristan Gilet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course is an introduction to small-scale flows and the burgeoning field of microfluidics.
Course content:
Diffusion, microfabrication, fluidics and chip design, flow control and measurement, laminar mixing, surface tension, droplet microfluidics, microflows, low Reynolds locomotion, electrowetting and digital microfluidics, electro-hydrodynamics, separation techniques, detection methods, applications in life science. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, the student will have a good overview of microfluidics. He/She will get a good intuition of microscale flows. He/She will be able to use the strong theoretical bases for developing applications (incl. the design of microfluidic components).
Thanks to the case studies (group work), he/she will benefit from the background and potential of other students. He/she will develop critical thinking, creativity and writing skills (in English). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Pre-requisites: Elementary physics, mechanics and chemistry(e.g. PHYS2020, PHYS2021, PHYS2022, CHIM0603, MECA0001, MECA0011, SYST0002) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Theory and applications are covered in 12 lectures (2h each).
Four case studies (2h each) will be given over the semester. Students will work in small groups. For each, a written report (in English, one per group) will be required. Feedback will be provided (incl. spelling, grammar and style).
Eight lab sessions (2h each) will be organized. The students will design their own lab-on-a-chip from scratch with a CAD software. Then, they will build the device using soft-lithography (clean room). They will interface and test the device. Finally, they will process and analyze the data (image processing). A lab report (one per group, in English) will be submitted at the end of the sessions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course is not based on a unique textbook. It is more a synthesis of many textbooks and recent publications.
At the end of each class, several reading suggestions will be given. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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- 4 case studies: Written report (group) for each of them, due two weeks after. Weight: 4x7.5% = 30%
- One lab report (group). Weight 30%
- Oral exam (january/september). Weight: 40%. If a grade lower than 12/20 is obtained for the item "Case studies + lab", it is possible to retake 25% out of the 60% by solving an additional problem during the exam. The remaining 35% will be kept from the initial grade.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is given in the fall, on Wednesday from 2pm to 6pm. Presence to the case studies and lab sessions is mandatory - any absence will be justified.
An electronic version of the course notes and slides will be available on Dropbox. |
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Contacts :
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| Tristan Gilet
Assistant professor
Microfluidics Lab - GRASP
Office: B52 - 0/423
Email: Tristan.Gilet@ulg.ac.be
Stéphanie Van Loo
FRIA PhD student
Microfluidics Lab / Microsys
Office: B52 - 0/421
Email: svanloo@ulg.ac.be |
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