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Fluigi is a tool used to specify, design, and build a microfluidic device.
What are Microfluidics?
Microfluidic devices are modular and consist of valves and channels that can manipulate small volumes of liquids. Using this, scientists can reduce reagent costs, automate experiments, and attain a high and more precise throughput with predictable fluid flow.
However, due to the technical agility, high cost and long build time, microfluidics are not often used. The current method of photolithography costs about $80,000, and also requires an expert.
Here's where Fluigi comes into use!
Here's where Fluigi comes into use!
Where can we use Microfluidics?
- Synthetic Biology: 'Lab on a Chip', 2014 - Experiments to monitor precise control of the number and concentration of input: 'Diverse Sensitivity Thresholds in Dynamic Signaling Response by Social Amoebae', 2012 - Single-cell tracking: 'Microfluidics for Synthetic Biology: From Design to Execution' - Microchemostat for environmental control: 'Long-Term Monitoring of Bacteria Undergoing Programmed Population Control in a Microchemostat', 2005
