# 76: Microfluidic device to fabricate alginate/ gelatin beads
Project ID:
76
Team Members:
Ridhi pradhan, Shreejana Thapaliya
Faculty Advisor(s):
Yi Hong
Department:
Bioengineering
Project Type:
Senior Design
Title:
Microfluidic device to fabricate alginate/ gelatin beads
Abstract:
Development of a microfluidic system that can fabricate composite beads in wide range is important and can be of great significance in various drug delivery systems and tissue engineering applications. The current market has various microfluidic systems that can fabricate composite beads, but the sizes are limited and are too costly when varied range beads are required. Therefore, our main objective is to create a microfluidic system emphasizing the wide range of alginate/gelatin composite monodispersed bead (100 µ-1mm) production by changing the flow rate and working within a budget constraint of less than $500. The successful completion of this project will aid in microfluidic system development that would be beneficial in bioengineering and biomedical applications in near future.