Notes of the course micro scales part

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1 BIOARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS AT THE MICROSCALE Sommario Bioartificial systems at the microscale................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 2 1st lecture: Introduction of the course and advantages of the microscale ................................ ................. 2 2nd Lecture: Microfabrication key-components ................................ ................................ ........................ 4 3rd lecture: Materials in microfabrication and scaling effects ................................ ................................ ...10 4th lecture: ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 12 5th lecture: Patterning cells, proteins & surface chemistry ................................ ................................ .......20 6th lecture: microfluidics................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 26 7th lecture: electrical fields ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 37 8th lecture: micropumps ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 48 9th lecture: molecular separation ................................ ................................ ................................ ............52 10th lecture: particles’ separation ................................ ................................ ................................ ............57 1st Exercise: photolithography ................................ ................................ ................................…