Microfluidic theory
Educational Packs
[SEDUC]- Customize your own
Learn and experiment with microfluidics
Fluigent Educational Packs provide a broad introduction to microfluidics and its applications by familiarizing users with general microfluidic principles and microfluidic systems. These ready-to-teach packages are particularly useful for professors and teachers.
Main benefits
Learn
ExperimentUp to 4 hours experiments
Flexible4 packs
Microfluidics is defined as the science of fluid behavior in channels of micrometric dimensions, and the technology that handles fluids in devices containing micrometric chambers and channels, known as microfluidic chips. Its history dates back to the 1950’s, but the field has seen exponential growth since the 1990s with the development of microfluidic chips made of new and inexpensive materials presenting interesting properties, as well as simplified fabrication methods. Microfluidics has supported major breakthroughs in the fields of biology, healthcare and chemistry, but remains a new tool for most biologists and chemists, and can be seen as a complicated technology.
Our Educational Packs are here to help you discover the general concepts of microfluidics and perform simple microfluidic experiments with no prior experience.
Features of the Packs
Microfluidics handbook
We provide a 4-hour theory handbook that presents an overview of microfluidic principles and introduces the main concepts of microfluidics.
Complete packages
The educational packs include everything you’ll need: flow controllers, microfluidics chips, solutions, reagents, and a microscope are provided.
Experiment microfluidics
Up to 4 hours of guided experiments are provided. Accessories & supplies are also included: tubing cutter, notebook, ruler, etc.
Educational packs: 4 options
Pack 1: Co-flow
A beginner pack to discover microfluidics by experimenting visually with a fundamental concept of microfluidics: laminar flows.
1 hour of guided experiments:
- Theoretical calculations related to the experiments
- Experiments using a custom microfluidic chip for introducing visually laminar flows and mixing in microfluidics
Suitable for: biologists, (bio)engineers, chemists, but also for high schools with a scientific program.
Pack 2: Resistance
Master and take advantage of a powerful tool for optimizing your microfluidic experiments: hydrodynamic resistance.
1 hour of guided experiments:
- Perform resistance measurements on the microfluidics system
- Theoretical calculations related to the experiments
Suitable for: physicists, (bio) engineers, and new microfluidics users
Pack 3: Co-flow & Resistance
Co-flow and resistance in one pack for an initial overview of microfluidics.
2 hours of guided experiments
Suitable for: (bio)engineers, physicists, chemists
Please refer to the Co-flow and Resistance educational packs for setup overviews.
Pack 4: Full course with application to droplets
Get the most complete overview, with experiments oriented to real-world applications: droplet-based microfluidics.
4 hours of guided experiments:
- Droplet generation experiments
- Particle encapsulation experiments
- Theoretical calculations related to the experiments
- Experiments from co-flow and resistance
Suited for: (bio)engineers, chemical engineering, physicists, biologists and researchers
Specifications
Flow control
| Pressure controllers | Fluigent Flow EZ (1000mbar) |
| Flow sensors | Fluigent FLOW UNIT M |
Droplet production
| Dispersed phase | Distilled water |
| Continuous phase | dSurf |
| Droplet size range | 20 µm to 100 µm diameter |
| Generation rate (frequency) | Up to 1200 Hz |
| Coefficient of variation (CV) | 2% |
Fluid mixing
| Solution 1 | Blue food dye |
| Solution 2 | Yellow food dye |
Imaging
| Microscope | Bresser LCD Student microscope |
OxyGEN
| Control in real-time, protocol automation, data record and export |
| ver. 2.2.0.0 or more recent |
Are dye solutions included in the packages?
The dye solutions are indeed included. They are food dyes, therefore nontoxic, and you do not need to take precautions while manipulating them.
Can the handbook and accessories be ordered separately?
The handbook and accessories are part of the Educational Packages and cannot be ordered separately.
Is a pressure source included in the packages?
Pressure source (and pressure regulator) are not included in the packages but can be ordered along with a package. Otherwise, all instruments and solutions are included in the packages for starting experiments.
