| View Larger Image | Theoretical Microfluidics (Oxford Master Series in Physics) | Paperbackby Henrik Bruus (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA | | Page Count: | 288 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 17, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 543,909rd |
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Product Description
Microfluidics is a young and rapidly expanding scientific discipline, which deals with fluids and solutions in miniaturized systems, the so-called lab-on-a-chip systems. It has applications in chemical engineering, pharmaceutics, biotechnology and medicine. As the lab-on-a-chip systems grow in complexity, a proper theoretical understanding becomes increasingly important. The basic idea of the book is to provide a self-contained formulation of the theoretical framework of microfluidics, and at the same time give physical motivation and example from lab-on-a-chip technology. After three chapters introducing microfluidics, the governing questions for mass, momentum and energy, and some basic flow solutions, the following 14 chapters treat hydraulic resistance/compliance, diffusion/dispersion, time-dependent flow, capillarity, electro-and magneto-hydydrodynamics, thermal transport, two-phase flow, complex flow patterns and acousto-fluidics, as well as the new fields of opto-and nano-fluidics. Throughout the book simple models with analytical solutions are presented to provide the student with a thorough physical understanding of order of magnitudes and various selected micorfluidic phenomena and devices. The book grew out of a set of well-tested lecture notes. It is with its many pedagogical exercises designed as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate course. IT is also well suited for self-study. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)
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Good theoretical background for those who aren't shy of mathematics by Dirk vS  4 Stars
October 30, 2008
The book provides an excellent mathematical explanation of fluid behaviour in microfluidics. It is maths-heavy: in order to benefit fully from this text, the reader should be very comfortable with vector calculus, PDEs, and basic fluid mechanics. My only complaint is that, at certain points, it is difficult to obtain a physical intuition of what is going on.
My favourite feature of this book is the problem set at the end of each chapter. Each problem comes with a full, worked out solution and accompanying explanation. This is very helpful in developing a deeper understanding of the topic, and really sets this book apart from most other textbooks I have seen.
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This book is a mush-have for mechanical engineers! by M. B. Andersen  5 Stars
June 24, 2008
I'm the proud owner of this book and know the author personally. If you buy this book you won't be disappointed. It serves as an excellent introduction to microfluidics. I would like to stress the consistency of this book-the author knows about science which is clear reflected in the book!
I suggest interested readers go to http://www.nanotech.dtu.dk/Research/Theory/TMF.aspx to find more related stuff.
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