3rd Microfluidics Webinar October 23-23, 2021 London, UK

Session 1:Microfluidics Research & Advances

Microfluidics identifies with outline and study of devices which move or analyze tiny amount of fluid, smaller than a droplet. Microfluidic conferences deals with the advance research and its devices have micro-channels running from submicron to couple of millimeters. To compare, human hair is around 100 micron thick. Microfluidics has been highly utilized as a part of the biological sciences, controlled examinations can be led at bring down cost and quicker pace. Lab-on-a-Chip devices utilize microfluidics for applications, for example, Point-of-Care testing of infections, or Organ-on-a-Chip considers.

Session 2: 3D-Printing of Microfluidics Devices

Microfluidics empowers the downscaling of biochemical applications from a lab setting to a portable format. With the field’s recent switch from replica molding to 3D printing, complex geometries can be created and a different scope of functional Components has been reported. Recent innovations in the development of 3D printed sensors, actuators, and other valuable elements for microfluidic devices are explained. Using movable parts, such as valves or pumps, fluid flow can be precisely controlled and directed. Sensors, in turn, allow for the detection of changes in the engineered microenvironment in real time. Further elements, such as mixers or gradient generators, facilitate changes within the fluid itself. It is predicted that the broad selection of 3D printing in microfluidics will ultimately allow the creation of a new generation of increasingly smart, responsive, and autonomous or Self-governing devices, able to sense and act upon their environment in complex ways and with decreased human intervention.

Session 3:Tissue Engineering

The use of microfluidic devices for tissue engineering is explained in this session. In tissue engineering, different application areas of microfluidic devices are examined. These are methods for designing cells, topographical control over cells and tissues, and bioreactors. Models where microfluidic devices have been employed are presented such as basal lamina, vascular tissue, liver, bone, cartilage and neurons. Major contributions are expected in two regions. The first, is development of complex tissue, where microfluidic structures guarantee a steady blood supply, thereby notable well-known problem of providing larger tissue structures with a continuous flow of oxygen and nutrition, and withdrawal of waste products. The second and likely progressively significant function of microfluidics, combined with micro/nanotechnology, lies in the improvement of in vitro physiological frameworks for studying fundamental biological phenomena.

Session 4: Biosensors, Types and Biosensing Technologies

Biosensor/biosensing research involves many disciplines and therefore relevant activity tends to be distributed across various academic departments and across research groups both within and between universities. Because of this the guide is structured by academic group rather than by research activity or application area. There are various research area related to Biosensors.

• Physics
• Chemistry Engineering
• Biochemistry
• Medical Engineering

Session 5: Microfluidics Chip

Microfluidic chips are typically made by making thin grooves or little wells on surface of a layer, and then encasing those highlights by methods for a moment layer to shape micro-channels or chambers. Microfluidic Chip focuses on channels should be sealed in the way layers must to be properly reinforced. Contingent upon material decision, the channels are made through delicate lithography, hot emblazoning, infusion shaping, small scale machining, or carving. 3D printing might be utilized for delivering microfluidic chips, although it has genuine impediments as far as least element estimate, surface unpleasantness, optical straightforwardness, or decision of material.

Session 6: Lab-On-A-Chip Technology

Lab-on-a-chip refers to advances which permit operations which regularly require a lab - union and investigation of chemicals - on an exceptionally scaled down scale, inside a versatile or handheld device. There are many advantages to working on this scale. Investigation of tests can take place in situ, precisely where the specimens are created, as opposed to being transported around to an extensive research centre office. The distinctions in liquid elements on a small scale imply that it is less demanding to control the development and association of tests, making responses considerably more effective, and lessening substance squander.

Session 7: Point of Care Technologies

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is necessary to provide a rapid diagnostic result for a prompt on-site diagnosis and treatment. An analysis time and high sensitivity, with an example to-answer format, are the most essential highlights for current POCT indicative frameworks. Microfluidics lab-on-a-chip advancements have been considered as one of the promising arrangements that can meet the necessity of the POCT since they can scale down and incorporate the fundamental modules of the utilitarian used in central laboratories into a small chip.

Session 8: Bio-MEMS/NEMS and Chips

Micro-scale/Nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) should be intended to perform expected capacities in brief spans, regularly in the millisecond to picosecond extend. Most mechanical properties are known to be scale subordinate, subsequently, the properties of Nanoscale structures should be estimated. Bionics is the use of organic strategies and systems found in nature to the examination and plan of designing systems and present-day innovation. Bionics implies the substitution or upgrade of organs or other body parts by mechanical renditions. Bionic inserts contrast from minor prostheses by copying the first capacity intently, or notwithstanding outperforming it. Biomechanical autonomy is the utilization of natural qualities in living life forms as the learning base for growing new robot outlines. The term can likewise allude to the utilization of natural examples as practical robot segments. Biomechanical technology converges the fields of computer science, bionics, science, physiology, and hereditary building.

Seassion 9: Nanofluidics Research

Nano-fluidics advancements are rising as intense empowering devices for finding and checking of irresistible diseases in both developed and developing countries.  Microfluidics and Nanofluidics research and scaled down Nano-fluidics and Micro-fluidic stages that definitely control little liquid volumes can be utilized to empower therapeutic finding in a more fast and precise way. Specifically, Nanofluidics and Microfluidics workshops deals with analytic advances are conceivably relevant to worldwide wellbeing applications, since they are expendable, cheap, convenient, and simple to-use for discovery of irresistible maladies. In this paper, we audit late advances in Nano and microfluidic conferences and its innovations for clinical purpose of-mind applications at asset restricted settings in creating nations.

Seassion 10: Microfluidics in Pharmacy

Transforming your IVD test or pharmaceutical device into a completely designed in microfluidic product is our activity. Pharmacy workshops related to drugs delivery deals with microfluidics study ,One of our key qualities is the capacity to give novel preparing solutions where conventional manufacturing process  are no longer valid. The difficulties that we consistently address involve the consideration of smaller scale measured highlights; and in addition the outline and assembling of a few sorts of miniaturized scale form advancements (Silicon, SU-8 and steel), the mix of miniaturized scale and full scale highlights, mixes of process steps, testing gathering steps, stringent QC prerequisites and bundling of the last item.

The report "Microfluidics Market by application (genomics, proteomics, capillary electrophoresis, IVD (POC, clinical diagnostics), drug delivery, microreactor, lab tests), component (chips, pump, needle), material (polymer, glass, silicon) - Global Forecast to 2023", The microfluidics market is expected to reach USD 27.91 Billion by 2023 from an estimated USD 10.06 Billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 22.6%. The growing use of polymers is expected to lower the price of microfluidic products. In addition to this, growing investments, favourable regulatory policies, and growth in healthcare and biotechnology industries in emerging Asian markets are expected to provide potential growth opportunities for players operating in the microfluidics market.

Microfluidics Market Share Insights

Some key industry contributors are Illumina, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Caliper Life Sciences (acquired by perkinelmer, Inc.), Cepheid, Danaher Corporation, Life Technologies Corporation (acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, and Fluidigm Corporation.

The report "Microfluidics Market by application (genomics, proteomics, capillary electrophoresis, IVD (POC, clinical diagnostics), drug delivery, microreactor, lab tests), component (chips, pump, needle), material (polymer, glass, silicon) - Global Forecast to 2023", The microfluidics market is expected to reach USD 27.91 Billion by 2023 from an estimated USD 10.06 Billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 22.6%. The growing use of polymers is expected to lower the price of microfluidic products. In addition to this, growing investments, favourable regulatory policies, and growth in healthcare and biotechnology industries in emerging Asian markets are expected to provide potential growth opportunities for players operating in the microfluidics market.

Companies are introducing new products to strengthen their market position. For instance, in february 2016, Illumina, Inc. Launched neoprep, an automatic DNA and RNA sample preparation platform. Through the neoprep microfluidics cartridge, 16 samples are prepared at a time. Innovation and research & development by the market players in the microfluidics segment are expected to propel the market growth in the coming years.

GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUES:

Global Universities Associated with Microfluidics

EUROPE

• ETH Zurich
• Swansea University
• University of Manchester
• Imperial College London
• Cranfield University
• University of Lincoln 
• Universitat Rivera
• Virgilio - URV
• Aberdeen University
• Grenoble Institute of Technology
• UCL (University College London) 
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Cambridge 
• University of East London
• University of Leeds

ASIA

• University of Tokyo
• National University of Singapore
• Tsinghua University
• University of Bolton
• Manipal International University 
• Amity University
• Beijing Institute of Technology
• Ted University
• Rafik Hariri University
• Emirates Aviation University
• South Ural State University
• Liaoning University of Technology
• University Kuala Lumpur

USA

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Minnesota
• University of Michigan
• Stanford University
• Iowa State University
• University of Maryland
• University of Wisconsin Madison
• Penn State University
• University of California
• University of Texas
• University of Wisconsin

Association Associated with Microfluidics

EUROPE

• European Federation of National Engineering Associations
• European Association for Fluid Dynamics
• Association Francaise De Mecanique
• Institution of Engineers of Ireland
• Institute of Physics and Engineering In Medicine
• Russian Union of Engineers
• Ordem Dos Engenheiros
• Royal Academy of Engineering
• Association for Project Management
• Society of Engineers
• British Nuclear Energy Society
• Women's Engineering Society
• Society of Professional Engineers
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Technical Chamber of Greece
• Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers
• Institute of Healthcare Engineering
• Institute of Physics

USA

• Alpha Pi Mu
• Alpha Omega Epsilon
• American Association of Engineering Societies
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Nuclear Society
• American Society for Engineering Education
• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Society of Naval Engineers
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• Institute of Biological Engineering
• The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers 
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 
• Society of Petroleum Engineers

Conclusion:

Microfluidics 2021 will bring together microfluidics scientists and Nano-system people to showcase the newest developments and discuss future directions in microfluidic technologies and their applications in complex systems, broadly defined. The topics will be wide-ranging, including chemical synthesis, separations, advanced manufacturing approaches, energy and the environment, multiphase and colloidal systems, systems biology, synthetic biology, biophysics, organs-on-a-chip, and precision medicine. some important microfluidics applications have been plot so as to give a thought on how this new science can both assistance and lift look into in fields like science and prescription. In any case, there is a ton of space for enhancements so as to spread more microfluidics applications past research simply.

Reference:

https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/microfluidics.asp

https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/microfluidics-market

Conference Series has organized International Webinar on Microfluidics on August 19th, 2021 .The Theme for the Webinar was Global Analysis Of Microfluidic: Trends and Techniques . They have conducted Keynote speeches on Microfluidics Research & Advances, 3D-Printing of Microfluidics Devices ,Tissue Engineering, Biosensors, Types and Biosensing Technologies, Microfluidics Chip, Lab-On-A-Chip Technology ,Point of Care Technologies and different sessions related to the Webinar.