Design practices used in the development of microfluidic devices: a services-based view

Katarzyna Panikowska, Ashutosh Tiwari, Jeffrey Alcock and Christopher Turner

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2016, vol. 30, issue 6, 422-442

Abstract: This paper presents the current state of microfluidic design from a practitioner's perspective. The capture of microfluidic design practice was facilitated through a combination of industry survey and expert interviews, allowing the authors to draw out models for microfluidic design. Exploration of the current practice of microfluidic design showed that formal design methodologies were not in use. This research has also found that sub-section interactions have been addressed in an inadequate fashion by current design practices. The work presented in this paper outlines the scope for further research in the development of a formal design methodology for microfluidics.

Keywords: microfluidics; design models; design engineering; sub-section interactions; design methodologies; design process; microfluidic devices; services; microfluidic design. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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