Programming Language Development for Microfluidic Design

In order to design practical microfluidic modules, Columba, the co-layout synthesis tool, was created. Users can define different modules through Columba and determine the relationship between modules, and then generate the corresponding design diagram. However, Columba still lacks a set of specifications to help users define the modules they need, and thus users will encounter many unnecessary difficulties when they are using Columba. This thesis proposes a programming language Co to solve this problem. I will analyze the characteristics of current mainstream programming languages and introduce how the proposed language Co combines the advantages of various main-stream languages to help users easily use Columba.