Worlds Smallest Tesla Valve? - Shrinky Dink (Shrink Film) Microfluidics

Microfluidics is the study and construction of collections of tiny fluid channels that can accomplish an incredible array of tasks; from simple mixing, to math and computer logic. But making the flow cells that make use of the principles of microfluidics is normally expensive due to material and equipment costs. In this video we explore a dirt cheap method for making very high quality microfluidic low cells, including one of the worlds smallest tesla valves, and a device meant to isolate cancer cells from a blood sample. SVGs: https://github.com/FOULAB/microfluidic-shrinky-dinks Papers: Shrinky dink 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5753844_Shrinky-Dink_microfluidics_Rapid_generation_of_deep_and_rounded_patterns Shrinky dink 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18094775 Blood spiral: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26678083 Images from papers: PCR lab on a chip: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/3/3/e1501645.full.pdf Octobot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDohWwEXQ68 Microfluidic cell separation: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Microfluidic-cell-separation-and-processing-methods-a-Microfilter-designs-of-Weir-type_fig13_313874117 Review of microfluidic separation and filtration: http://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/978-981-10-5394-8_3 ____________________________________________________________________ Support the show and future projects: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thethoughtemporium Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thethoughtemporium Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thoughtemporium Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5vCi3jPJdURZwAOO_FNfQ/join Store: https://thethoughtemporium.ca/ ______________________________________________________ Our Social Media Pages: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethoughtemporium Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtemporium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethoughtemporium/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/emporiumthought Website: http://thethoughtemporium.com/ _____________________________________________________