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When? Winter 2013, WF 2:00-3:20 PM (lectures) and M 12:30 PM-3:20 PM (labs)
Where? The lectures will be in Physics&Astronomy A214. The labs will be in the WTC cleanroom or in the Foege building.
Assignments and Grading: At least one assignment at the end of each section and lab reports. Class participation can increase your grade by as much as 0.1 points.
Handouts: must be downloaded by student.
Recommended Textbook: “Introduction to BioMEMS” (Albert Folch, CRC Press). Can be obtained with a 30% discount using PromoCode EJL14 (through Jan 31st 2013) at this link. Note that the “textbook chapters” in PDF format offered in the table below are not the final form of the textbook, only the uncorrected draft before it went to print.
Additional Suggested Readings: must be downloaded by student: Review on Microfluidic Interfaces (Beebe), Review on Microfluidic Design Considerations for Cellular Studies (Beebe), Review on Microfluidic Physics (Beebe), Review on Molecular Biology Chips (Quake), Review on Optofluidics (Quake), Review on Soft-Microfluidics (Quake), Review on PDMS Microfluidics (Whitesides), Review on Microfluidics Past and Future, Review on Cell Patterning (Folch), Review on Cell Biology on a Chip (Folch), Review on Single Molecule Lab on a Chip (Craighead), Review on Microfluidics System Biology (Lee), Review_on Cell Patterning (Chen).
Important note for disabled individuals: If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz, (206) 543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services indicating you have a disability that requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to me so we can discuss the accommodations you might need for the class.
Note that weeks and sections do not
necessarily correspond exactly
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Week / Section |
Lecture |
Handouts (PDF)
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Assignments
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Lab (approx. schedule) |
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0 |
It's a small world |
Safety training |
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1 |
How do we make small things? |
Design of a photomask |
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2 |
Micropatterning
of substrates and cells |
NO LAB Mon Jan 21 (MLK Holiday) |
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3 |
Microfluidics |
Photolithography #1 |
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4 |
Molecular biology on a chip |
Photolithography #2 |
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5 |
Cell-based chips for biotechnology |
PDMS replica molding #1 |
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6 |
BioMEMS for
cell biology |
PDMS replica molding #2 |
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7 |
Tissue microengineering |
NO LAB Mon Feb 18 (President’s Day) |
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8 |
Microfabricated
implants and biosensors |
Device testing |