International Summer School on Fluidic MEMS

Basics of Microfluidics

Prof. Dr. Michael Schlüter
                                                                                                                                             

In this course an introduction to the topics of microfluidics is given. This includes the origins as well as applications of microfluidics. A comprehensive introduction to the physical principles and the discussion of the differences to the macro world will be part of the course. The fabrication techniques for micro structures will be explained. In the the lab work of this course the students will learn some basic principles of the fabrication of microfluidic structures like softlithography, micro milling and powder blasting.  At the end of this lab work the produced structures will be characterized. The results will be presented by the students to share the experiences during the fabrication and characterization process.

Microfluidic Engineering

Prof. Dr. Antonio Luque, Prof. Dr. Stefan Gaßmann                                                                                                                        

The course microfluidics engineering is a continuation of the introduction course Basics of Microfluidics. Here an insight to the engineering tasks needed to build a microfluidic device is given. The engineering questions are identified that needs to be answered during a development. Mathematical and numerical approaches are shown to answer these questions. This course includes an introduction to CFD methods and highlights the common issues of the CFD approach. Basic calculations will be done by the analytical and the CFD approach the needed effort and the accuracy of the results are compared. As a result the students can use the CFD approach and are aware of common problems.

The knowledge from the course Basics of Microfluidics and from the engineering course are used in a project. The students get the task to design a microfluidic sensor. This can be e.g. a sensor for measuring the Glucose concentration. In an introduction the basic measurement principles are explained. The students need to apply the learned content to first engineer the sensor and second to fabricate the device. The fabricated prototypes are characterized and the results are presented.

Biomicrofluidics Application

Prof. Dr. Rui Lima, Prof. Dr. Stefan Gaßmann                                                                                                                             

The objective of this course is to highlight recent research in the area of biomicrofluidics, the application of microfluidic techniques to biological samples. The basic principles and new research in this area are presented. Several approaches of the investigation of blood in micro channels are in the focus of the course. The inspection techniques using optical microscopes and high speed cameras are shown. In a lab class the image analysis of high speed camera images for particle/cell tracing is shown based on freely available software.

General course fee: To be determined

International students:
All international students have to submit the following documents by e-mail to Iris Wilters:
Statement of motivation, curriculum vitae, passport copy, most recent grades and a letter of recommendation from a professor.
We will inform you at the beginning of June 2021 whether you are accepted or not.

Students from partner universities (see list below):
Ask your local coordinator to sign up. She/he will tell you about the special costs which your group of students will have to pay and what further information we need.

Students from Jade University:
Students from Jade University have to be registered for autumn semester 2021/22.  
Ask the organisation team in Wilhelmshaven for further information and course fees.

Students from abroad may be eligible for a scholarship and will be informed about the possibilities after having handed in their complete application documents.

If you have any questions please contact our International Office, Iris Wilters.

We will book a shared room on a houseboat for you, including breakfast (costs to be determined). If you wish to stay in a single room, we recommend to look for a hotel room.

Please note that there are no cooking facilities on the houseboat. You can obtain a low-cost lunch in the university canteen. For dinner you will have to go to restaurants or buy snacks.

Westphalian University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Michael Schlüter

University of Seville (Spain)
Prof. Dr. Antonio Luque

University of Minho (Portugal)
Prof. Dr. Rui Lima