Lab-on-a-chip workshop activities for secondary school students |
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| Authors: | Mohammad M N Esfahani Mark D Tarn Tahmina A Choudhury Laura C Hewitt Ashley J Mayo Theodore A Rubin Mathew R Waller Martin G Christensen Amy Dawson Nicole Pamme |
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| Institution: | 1Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, United Kingdom;2School of Engineering, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, United Kingdom;3School of Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | The ability to engage and inspire younger generations in novel areas of science is important for bringing new researchers into a burgeoning field, such as lab-on-a-chip. We recently held a lab-on-a-chip workshop for secondary school students, for which we developed a number of hands-on activities that explained various aspects of microfluidic technology, including fabrication (milling and moulding of microfluidic devices, and wax printing of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices, so-called μPADs), flow regimes (gradient formation via diffusive mixing), and applications (tissue analysis and μPADs). Questionnaires completed by the students indicated that they found the workshop both interesting and informative, with all activities proving successful, while providing feedback that could be incorporated into later iterations of the event. |
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