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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
10. Summary and Conclusion
Authors : Andreas Grimmer, Robert Wille
Published in: Designing Droplet Microfluidic Networks
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
In the current design process of droplet microfluidic networks, designers conduct many tasks manually, which requires to consider a large number of design parameters all affecting the functionality. After the design, the functionality is usually validated by fabricating prototypes and conducting experiments. However, this current design process based on multiple iterations of refining and testing the design produces high costs (financially as well as in terms of time).
This book proposed design methods, which support or automate tasks in the design process of droplet microfluidic networks. This resulted in a “toolbox” including methods which are generally applicable for droplet microfluidic networks (Part II) and methods which are dedicated to networks employing passive droplet routing (Part III). Furthermore, this book proposed an integrated design process for microfluidic networks using passive droplet routing by combining the methods from Parts II and III.