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microfluidic

microfluidic

7.6
A small device that moves and mixes tiny amounts of liquid in narrow channels
  • noun
  • /ˌmaɪkroʊˈfluːɪdɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dispositivo microfluídico
  • The microfluidic device allowed researchers to analyze tiny fluid samples with great precision.

Examples

  • You could machine anything from the size of a single microfluidic chip all the way up to continuous reels of polymeric film.

  • All right, so the microfluidic stuff is now down here and all the flow systems and everything's been set up down here.

  • Microfluidic MEMS is one example.

    Academic text (2005)

  • And so it was precisely ready fire aim in that we had to do a lot of homework to be able to make these microfluidic systems.

  • In the lab, we used a microfluidic system to conduct multiple experiments simultaneously.

  • Technologies that incorporate microfluidic principles are revolutionizing diagnostic testing methods.

How Small

microfluidic
  • Specialized
7.6
fluidic
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Surface Forms

microfluidic singular
microfluidics plural

Etymology

The word microfluidic comes from micro- meaning 'small' and fluid meaning 'a substance that flows', so a microfluidic is a small device that controls tiny amounts of liquid.