BMEN4343 - Microfluidics in Biomedical Engineering

BMEN 4343 Microfluidics in Biomedical Engineering (3 semester credit hours) Explores the application of microfluidic devices used in biomedical engineering. Topics include building blocks of microfluidic devices, how they are constructed, and the principles governing their operation and performance. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental principles of these microdevices in order to highlight technical challenges and opportunities that biomedical microdevices bring to life and medical sciences. The lab portion of this course explores wet lab techniques and the fabrication of biomedical microdevices. Lab fee of $30 required. Prerequisites: BMEN 1208 and MATH 2420 (or equivalent). (2-3) S