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1Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education,Vanderbilt University, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering,Vanderbilt University, 3Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics,Vanderbilt University, 4Department of Physics and Astronomy,Vanderbilt University, 5Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering,University of Connecticut, 6Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering,University of Connecticut
Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:38Introduction
- 01:22Microfluidic Device Fabrication
- 07:40Flow Quantification of Microfluidic Device by Gravimetric Analysis
- 09:11Flow Visualization, Velocity Mapping, and Hydrophilic / Hydrophobic Interaction
- 10:19Microfluidic Device (EcoChip) for Modeling Bacterial Growth and Transport
- 12:43Application of Microfluidic Device to Flow Quantification, Bead Flow, and Bacterial Growth
- 13:43Conclusion
Microfluidic devices can be used to visualize complex natural processes in real time and at the appropriate physical scales. We have developed a simple microfluidic device that mimics key features of natural porous media for studying growth and transport of bacteria in the subsurface.
