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44435 Fundamentals of Microsystems for Bio/Chemical Applications
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Danish title: Indføring i mikrosystemer for Bio/Kemiske anvendelser
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Language: English
Credit points: 5 |
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Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
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Scope and form: 2 lectures per week
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Examination: Oral exam (13-scale)
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Participant limitation: max. 30
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| Contact person: | Anders Wolff, Building 344, Tel. +45 4525 6305, email aw@mic.dtu.dk |
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Department: Mikroelektronik Centret
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Aim: Microfabricated integrated chips have revolutionised electronics and information technology and is now about to do the same for biotechnology and medical diagnostics. Miniaturisation allows the realisation of systems that perform complete chemical or biochemical analyses, called Micro Total Analysis Systems (microTAS). Such microsystems will radically change the way laboratories work in the future: smaller, fully automated devices will be able to perform assays faster, more accurately, and at lower cost than equipment of today. Furthermore it will enable analysis that cannot be realised at present. The applications for microTAS are very wide-ranging, from environmental monitoring and on-line process control to medical diagnostics. The development in micro-engineering has, however, been delayed due to the lack of interdisciplinary teams. The aim of the course is to give students with various backgrounds the knowledge necessary for participating in developing this novel technology.
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Contents: The vast range of applications together with the different disciplines required to design and fabricate integrated microsystems make microTAS a true multidisciplinary research effort: It requires input from various fields including microfabrication and materials, microfluidics, integrated micro-optics, on-chip analysis, cell handling, and DNA-chips. These subjects will be introduced on a fundamental level to make it accessible for students from different fields of science.
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