BACKGROUND

Microfluidics relates to the behavior, control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically sub-millimeter, scale. Microfluidics can be particularly useful for dealing with very small volume fluid samples, such as fluid samples of several microliters or less. For example, microfluidics can be used to manipulate biological samples, such as bodily fluids or sample fluids containing biological molecules such as proteins or DNA. These and a variety of applications for microfluidics exist, with various applications using differing controls over fluid flow, mixing, temperature, and so on.

