{"id":3538,"date":"2022-01-12T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vinsenews\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2022-05-08T13:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T18:18:11","slug":"register-now-summer-workshop-in-microfluidic-device-fabrication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vinsenews\/2022\/01\/register-now-summer-workshop-in-microfluidic-device-fabrication\/","title":{"rendered":"Register Now: Summer Workshop in Microfluidic Device Fabrication"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microfluidic devices can enable \u201clabs on chips\u201d that consume less reagents and have faster analysis times than similar experiments performed in a traditional lab environment.\u00a0 Applications of microfluidic devices include portable sensors for point-of-care analysis, molecular and cell biology studies, and high-throughput multiplexed assays.\u00a0 This short course will introduce the techniques behind the fabrication of microfluidic devices.\u00a0 It will be structured to assume no prior knowledge of the technologies by the participants.\u00a0 It will include an overview of microfabrication and microfluidics, photolithography, soft lithography, polymers, microfluidic device design, and microfluidic device applications.\u00a0 Students will fabricate a PDMS-glass microfluidic device inside the VINSE cleanroom with sessions broken down into SU-8 mold fabrication, PDMS mixing and pouring, and device cutting, bonding and testing.\u00a0 \u00a0Cost: \u00a0 $150 Vanderbilt Users; $150 External Academic and Non-Profit Users; $600 Industry and For-Profit Users<\/p>\n

June 16 & 17, 2022
\nRegister\u00a0here
\n<\/a>Course Cap: 16<\/p>\n

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