Our iGEM team is not the only team that uses microfluidics to complete projects. Because of this, we designed our modeling software to be useful to any team designing microfluidic devices. Not only was the software designed on an accessible, easy-to-use platform (iOS), it was designed with input from the Fordyce Lab at Stanford, which uses microfluidics to complete projects unlike ours. Furthermore, we extensively debugged and tested with data from our lab.

Before our model, there had been no published software tool to design a microfluidic chip based on user inputs. Overall, the ability to design microfluidic expression chips is useful for anyone attempting to use microfluidic devices for protein expression or any other purpose; due to its immense utility and ease of use, our team is an excellent candidate for the "Best Software" prize.

Team:BrownStanfordPrinctn/Software

Software

Best Software Tool Special Prize