Course Description

Duration 2 day(s)

Language English    Venue Neuchatel, Switzerland

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Course fee 750,00    Currency EURO    Discount 20% for students and PhD

Description
Microfluidics has rapidly evolved to one of the commercially most successful fields in microsystem research. Developments are frequently coupled to novel applications in the life sciences, chemistry and medicine, especially in the field of analytics and diagnostics. Choosing the appropriate miniaturization technology for a specific assay or application is often difficult.

This course aims to survey in detail the current state of the art in assay miniaturization by conventional as well as novel microfluidic technologies.
The various technologies - whether they are applied routinely or are cutting edge research topics - are compared and assessed with respect to their benefits and limitations. Reference is given to several actual application areas, in particular biological and biochemical applications in research and diagnostics.

This course provides an excellent opportunity to learn about conventional assay technologies as well as about some of the main microfluidic technologies currently being used and researched. The information provided should enable scientists and researchers to take an informed decision about which technology may be best suited for their specific assay application.

Course Contents and Time Table
- State of the art and trends in micro well plate technology
- Review of lateral flow assays and capillary driven microfluidic systems
- Driving factors for assay miniaturization
- Pressure driven microfluidic systems
- Electrokinetik microfluidic systems
- Centrifugal based microfluidics
- Microsystems based on Multilayer Soft Lithography
- Droplet based systems and microarrays

Audience
The course is suited for participants having a background in classical micro well plate based techniques as well as for engineers and scientists which are already involved in micro technology and want to learn more about applications of microfluidics in assay miniaturization.

Lecturers
Dr. Peter Koltay

Further information
Annette Locher,
FSRM, Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology, Neuchatel (CH),
e-mail: locher@fsrm.ch