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2024 MICROFLUIDICS Assignment pdf

This coursework assignment focuses on Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and BioNEMS, requiring group collaboration for a presentation on April 3, 2024. Each group is tasked with specific topics, including differentiation of concepts, characteristics of materials, and various microfluidic designs and technologies. Marks will be awarded based on presentation quality, clarity, and adherence to professional ethics.

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2024 MICROFLUIDICS Assignment pdf

This coursework assignment focuses on Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and BioNEMS, requiring group collaboration for a presentation on April 3, 2024. Each group is tasked with specific topics, including differentiation of concepts, characteristics of materials, and various microfluidic designs and technologies. Marks will be awarded based on presentation quality, clarity, and adherence to professional ethics.

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MICROFLUIDICS, BioMEMS & BioNEMS COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT:

Notes:
• This assignment will carry the largest portion of the course work grades and should be treated with
key attention.
• Every group member is expected to equally participate during the write-up and the presentation
thereafter.
• Marks will be awarded to the smartness, audibility, clarity, time management, slides quality,
references, and other necessary professional ethics during the presentation.
• Presentations will be held on 3rd April 2024, starting at 2pm but the slides should be submitted by 2nd
April 2024.

GROUP A
1. Differentiate between Microfluidics, BioMEMS and BioNEMS.
2. State three main reasons as to why miniaturization is important.
3. Briefly state four typical sizes observed in microfluidics.
4. Briefly state 4 scaling effects under Microfluidics
5. Briefly state the difference between laminar and turbulent flow systems.

GROUP B
6. Differentiate between integration and parallelization designs on microfluidic
systems.
7. Differentiate between the three basic flow designs under microfluidics.
8. State 4 characteristics that make PDMS a wonderful microfluidics design material.
9. Differentiate between hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances.
10. Briefly explain the top-down approach for large scale integration.

GROUP C
11. State the PDMS pneumatic valves used in microfluidics.
12. State the difference between a PCR chip and a multiplexer chip in microfluidics.
13. State the difference between electrostatic and electromagnetic valves under
BioMEMS design.
14. What is the difference between passive and active micro-mixers?
15. Differentiate between electroosmosis, electrophoresis and dielectrophoresis.

GROUP D
16. State 4 types of micropumps.
17. Briefly explain 4 advantages of polymers.
18. State 3 types of polymerization.
19. What is the difference between homopolymers and copolymers.
20. State 4 types of microfabrication techniques.

GROUP E
21. While giving 4 examples of external stimuli, briefly explain what stimuli responsive
polymers are.
22. State 3 common methods of hydrogel synthesis.
23. State 3 main uses for organ-on-a-chip technology.
24. State 4 components of an organ-on-a-chip.
25. State 4 main challenges involved while designing organ-on-a-chip technologies.

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