Microfluidics And Nanofluidics

By Prof. Suman Chakraborty | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 393 | Exam registration: 40

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This is a basic course in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics intended for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as Industry and Medical Professionals. This course starts with an emphasis on the application perspectives of the topic. Subsequently, it provides a lucid mathematical treatment to the subject, with simple experimental demonstrations of the discussed theory. After completion of this course, the students will have a deep understanding of the fundamental as well as applied perspectives of the subject, with a unique balance between theory and practice, and will be in a position to addresschallenging R&D problems in applied sciences related to microsystems and nanoengineering and medical technology.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B. Tech/M. Tech/MS/B.Sc./M.Sc./PhD students of all disciplines and medical professionals with a prior background of mathematics are eligible to take this course

PREREQUISITES: Mathematics at plus-two level

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Mechanical Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	24 Jul 2023
End Date :	13 Oct 2023
Enrollment Ends :	07 Aug 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	18 Aug 2023
Exam Date :	29 Oct 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to Microfluidics and Nanofluidics: Application Examples
Week 2: Governing equations for Fluid Flow: Derivation and Perspectives Lab Demonstration 1: Microfabrication-Photolithography and Soft Lithography Techniques
Week 3: Low Reynolds Number Hydrodynamics and its Applications to Pressure-driven Flows; Stokes Flow Lab Demonstration 2: Flow Visualization using μ-PIV
Week 4: Unsteady Microflows Lab Demonstration 3: Friction characteristics of Microchannels
Week 5: Lubrication Theory
Week 6: Slip Boundary Condition
Week 7: Surface Tension Driven Flow and Capillarity
Lab Demonstration 4: Capillary filling
Lab Demonstration 5: Droplet Generation in a Microfluidic Platform
Week 8: Microfluidics on a Rotating Disc (Lab on a CD) Lab Demonstration 7: Lab-on-a-CD
Week 9: A Revisit of Electrostatics and Electrical Double Layer Phenomena Lab Demonstration 5: Electrowetting-on-a-Dielectric
Week 10: Electrokinetics in Microfluidics Lab Demonstration 8: Electroosmosis
Week 11: Nanoscale Flows and Molecular Simulations Lab Demonstration 9: Nanofabrication
Week 12: Applications to Medical Technology and Energy Harvesting Lab Demonstration 10: Paper-based Microfluidic Devices

Books and references

Theoretical Microfluidics, Henrik Bruss, Oxford University Press, UK

Instructor bio

Prof. Suman Chakraborty

IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Suman Chakraborty is currently a Prof essor in the MechanicalEngineering Department as well as an Institute Chair Professor of theIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, and the Head of th eSchool of Medical Science and Technology. He is also the AssociateDean for Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy. His cu rrentareas of research include microflu idics, nanofluidics, micro-nano scaletransport, with particular focus o n biomedical applications. He has beenawarded the Santi Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in the year 2013, which isthe highest Scientific Award from the Government of India. He has beenelected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the RoyalSociety of Chemistry, Fellow of ASME, Fellow of all the Indian NationalAcademies of Science and Engineering, recipient of the Indo-USResearch Fellowship, Scopus Young S cientist Award for high citation ofhis research in scientific/technical Journals, and Young Scientist/ YoungEngineer Awards from various National Academies of Science andEngineering. He has also been an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, and avisiting Professor at th e Stanford University. He h as 380+ Journal publications.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 29 October 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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