Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook, 2 Volume Set

Dr. Sushanta K. Mitra is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and he is the director of "Micro and Nano-scale Transport Laboratory" located at the National Institute for Nanotechnology. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Jadavpur University, India, master’s degree from University of Victoria, Canada and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada. His research areas include micro-/nano-scale transport processes, flow in porous media, and fuel cells. He has authored and co-authored more than 85 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He is a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario and APEGGA. Dr. Suman Chakraborty is currently a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. He has research interests in the area of microfluidics and micro/nano scale transport processes, including their theoretical, computational, and experimental modeling, encompassing the underlying fundamentals as well as biomedical, biotechnological, chip cooling, and energy related applications. He has been elected as a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science (FNASc), fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), recipient of the Indo–US Research Fellowship, Scopus Young Scientist Award for high citation of his research in scientific/technical Journals, and Young Scientist/Young Engineer Awards from various National Academies of Science and Engineering. He has also been an Alexander von Humboldt fellow and a visiting professor at Stanford University. He has 160+ international journal publications.

Fundamental Topics. Fluid Mechanics and Flow Physics. Chemistry. Life Sciences. Quantum Physics. Nanofluidics. Transport Phenomena. Microfabrication and Nanofabrication. Micro/Nano Scale Flow Actuating Mechanisms. Experimental Techniques. Sensors and Actuators. Modeling and Simulation Strategies: Fundamentals, Algorithms, Implementation and Applications. Applications: Life Sciences and Chemistry. Applications: Electronics and Energy. Examples in Nature.