Window on a Microworld: Simple Microfluidic Systems for Studying Microbial Transport in Porous Media

DOI :

10.3791/1741-v

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May 3rd, 2010

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Dmitry A. Markov^1,2, Philip C. Samson¹, David K. Schaffer¹, Adit Dhummakupt¹, John P. Wikswo^1,2,3,4, Leslie M. Shor^5,6

¹Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education, Vanderbilt University, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, ³Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, ⁴Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, ⁵Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, ⁶Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut

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Microfluidic devices can be used to visualize complex natural processes in real time and at the appropriate physical scales. We have developed a simple microfluidic device that mimics key features of natural porous media for studying growth and transport of bacteria in the subsurface.

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