Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for Microfluidic Biochips

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to the burgeoning field of "Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for Microfluidic Biochips", an area that plays a pivotal role in automating the design, optimization, and testing of microfluidic devices. Microfluidic biochips have the potential to revolutionize fields such as biomedical diagnostics, drug discovery, and environmental monitoring by enabling the precise manipulation of small fluid volumes for biological and chemical assays. However, the complexity of microfluidic systems—incorporating interconnected fluidic channels, microvalves, and control logic—presents significant challenges for design and optimization.

We are delighted to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue on "Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for Microfluidic Biochips". In this Special Issue, we aim to present cutting-edge research and innovations in the field of EDA for microfluidic biochips, focusing on automation techniques, design algorithms, and tools to overcome challenges in microfluidic device design and integration. We invite contributions that explore novel approaches in areas such as system-level design, device placement, fluid routing, control-logic synthesis, testing and fault-tolerant design, etc. Interdisciplinary research combining electronics, fluid mechanics, and software engineering is especially welcome. We look forward to your participation in advancing the field of microfluidic biochip design automation.

Prof. Dr. Genggeng Liu
Prof. Dr. Xing Huang
Guest Editors

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