At an interdisciplinary short course from 18 to 20 March 2024 at TU Ilmenau, 20 doctoral students, scientists and researchers from industry from all’over Europe and the USA have come together to familiarize themselves with the diverse application possibilities of microfluidics. The "Short Course on Practical Microfluidics" takes place for the third time at TU Ilmenau and is led by Prof. Christian Cierpka, Head of Engineering Thermodynamics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
"The aim of our course is to give participants a practical introduction to the diverse areas of application of microfluidics and to explain the often astonishing effects that make microfluidics completely different from the macroscopic world in many situations," says Cierpka. ...