Computer-Aided Design for Multilayer Microfluidic Chips by Nada Amin Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY February 2009 c Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009. All rights reserved. Author .............................................................. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science December 12, 2008 Certified by .......................................................... Saman P. Amarasinghe Associate Professor Thesis Supervisor Accepted by ......................................................... Arthur C. Smith Chairman, Department Committee on Graduate Theses