Micro- and Nano- Fluidics

Research in the microfluidics laboratory is concentrated in two primary areas: experimental fluid dynamics in micro/nano domains and microfabricating novel microfluidic devices. Ongoing projects include fundamental biology (response of live cells to flow stresses, below right), fundamental fluid mechanics (characterizing microscopic supersonic flows, below left; nanoparticle flow dynamics), and characterizing biolomedical microdevices (below center). Currently the Microfluidics laboratory is supported by the NSF (Ocean Biology and Nanoscale Science and Engineering), DOD (Crane-NSWC), the State of Indiana, and industry.