Improving performance of a microfluidic immunoassay using a finite element method modeling

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Biotechnology VÄLIAHO, JARI: Improving Performance of a Microfluidic Immunoassay Using a Finite Element Method Modeling Master of Science Thesis, 63 pages November 2013 Major: Biomeasurements Examiner: Professor Pasi Kallio and PhD Lasse Välimaa (University of Turku)

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