Lab-On-A-Chip Overview Lecture Slides Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Lab-on-a-Chip Project As part of the project in ENG 1182.03, your team will: Innovate, Design, Build, Document and Test a cheap, portable Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) To obtain these deliverables, you will learn important tools like: Time management and task scheduling, Team communications and meetings, Fair division of labor and Team member responsibilities Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Lab-on-a-Chip Small scale chemical lab in a portable and disposable format. Incorporates sampling, mixing, reacting, sensing, and output all in a single device. Small sample sizes Easier to obtain Require smaller amounts of reagents Disposable/Recyclable Inexpensive materials & manufacturing techniques Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Relating the LOC to EDP Brainstorming design ideas Choose your design Test Solidworks drawing Modified 2nd design Build 1st design Test LOC Overview

Deliverables (PDD section – Design Deliverables) Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Additional Lab Components Nanotechnology Modules (NTM) An integral part of your lab assignments NTM Quizzes on Carmen NTM modules are available on Carmen Nanotechnology Lab Tours (Project Description Document section – Nanotech Lab Tour) Visit various laboratories around campus During the middle of the semester Please read Lab Tour Summary Requirements given in the project description document Lab Tour Summary – check course website for due dates Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Project Notebook The purpose of the project notebook is to document all work undertaken by the team during the course of the semester. Project notebook contains all information required for implementation of the project, in a sequential fashion. The project notebook is worth 50 points Project notebooks will be checked on a weekly basis in the Lab sessions Final submission of Project Notebook within the first five minutes of the Poster Presentation session. Any late submissions are subject to a 30% deduction (50 x 0.3 ≈ 15 points) Project Description Document section – Project Notebook/Reporting Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Testing Project Description Document section – Testing the Chip The team will be graded on the basis of the final test Scoring will be based on - Calibration Repeatability Relative Indication Accuracy Sample Delivery Chip Cleaning No Disassembly Project Description Document section – Testing the Chip Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview

Assignment submissions Various documents and reports etc. will be due at the beginning of lab sessions during the entire project: 30% will be deducted for late submissions! Refer to the course website for due dates Rev: 20120712 LOC Overview