Definition of "microfluidics" [microfluidics]

• The science concerned with the design and construction of microminiaturized devices containing chambers and tunnels through which fluids flow in a controlled manner; used to construct labs on a chip, ink-jet printer heads etc (noun)
• The study of microfluids (noun)

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