Exploring the Frontiers of Microfluidics: Challenges and Future Prospects

Abstract

This chapter deals in detail with microfluidics and its fundamental concept. It gives a clear look at what actually is microfluid and lists down the details of the overview and development of the application of microfluidics. It lays down the properties of microfluidics and also describes how these properties help in making microfluidic devices, and how these devices are different from traditional ones. This chapter hereby illustrates the different challenges related to microfluidic device design and the possible solutions associated with it. It also deals in detail with the various types of microfluidic flow and discusses what is open microfluidic flow and continuous flow microfluid. This chapter has all the necessary content about the application of microfluid in different sectors and also inculcates the future scope of microfluidics. This chapter talks about how microfluidics has become an essential component of various devices that are integral to modern-day society. This chapter contains a discussion of a wide range of applications from drug delivery to DNA sequencing.