Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Preface

ix

 

Convective Heat Transfer Correlations in Some Common Micro-Geometries   O. Aydin and M. Avci

1

 

Convective Heat Transfer in Microscale Slip Flow   A. Guvenc Yazicioglu and S. Kakaç

15

 

Direct and Inverse Problems Solutions in Micro-Scale Forced Convection   C.P. Naveira-Cotta, R.M. Cotta, H.R.B. Orlande, and S. Kakaç

39

 

Conjugated Heat Transfer in Microchannels   J.S. Nunes, R.M. Cotta, M.R. Avelino, and S. Kakaç

61

 

Mechanisms of Boiling in Microchannels: Critical Assessment   J.R. Thome and L. Consolini

83

 

Prediction of Critical Heat Flux in Microchannels   J.R. Thome and L. Consolini

107

 

Transport Phenomena in Two-Phase Thermal Spreaders   H. Smirnov and B. Kosoy

121

 

An Investigation on Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Water Based Nanofluids   I. Tavman and A. Turgut

139

 

Formation of Droplets and Bubbles in Microfluidic Systems   P. Garstecki

163

 

Transport of Droplets in Microfluidic Systems   P. Garstecki

183

 

The Front-Tracking Method for Multiphase Flows in Microsystems: Fundamentals   M Muradoglu

203

 

The Front-Tracking Method for Multiphase Flows in Microsystems: Applications   M Muradoglu

221

 

Gas Flows in the Transition and Free Molecular Flow Regimes   A. Beskok

243

 

Mixing in Microfluidic Systems   A. Beskok

257

 

AC Electrokinetic Flows   A. Beskok

273

 

Scaling Fundamentals and Applications of Digital Microfluidic Microsystems   R.B. Fair

285

 

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms: Requirements, Characteristics and Applications   D. Mark, S. Haeberle, G. Roth, F. Von Stetten, and R. Zengerle

305

 

Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Biomedical Applications   D.Li

377

 

Chip Based Electroanalytical Systems for Monitoring Cellular Dynamics   A. Heiskanen, M. Dujva, Andj. Emnéus

399

 

Perfusion Based Cell Culture Chips   A. Heiskanen, J. Emnéus, and M. Dufva

427

 

Applications of Magnetic Labs-on-a-Chip   M.A.M. Gijs

453

 

Magnetic Particle Handling in Microfluidic Systems   M.A.M. Gijs

467

 

AC Electrokinetic Particle Manipulation in Microsystems   H. Morgan and T. Sun

481

 

Microfluidic Impedance Cytometry: Measuring Single Cells at High Speed   T. Sun and H. Morgan

507

 

Optofluidics   D. Erickson

529

 

Vivo-Fluidics and Programmable Matter   D. Erickson

553

 

Hydrophoretic Separation Method Applicable to Biological Samples   S. Choi and J.-K. Park

577

 

Programmable Cell Manipulation Using Lab-on-a-Display   H. Hwang and J.-K. Park

595

 

Index

615