ParchMint: A Microfluidics Benchmark Suite

Continuous-flow based microfluidic laboratory-on-a-chip (LoC) devices have gained traction in recent years for their ability to automate biological experiments at micro and nano-liter scales. While the design automation algorithms for these devices have been maturing, there has yet to be any work to create a benchmark suite to enable the analysis of algorithmic quality or the exchange of device designs between researchers. We propose ParchMint, a new standard interchange format for continuous-flow based microfluidic LoCs and an associated set of benchmarks.