... of experiments qualitatively validated the numerical results. e-mail:  elnaz.pashmi@gmail.com e-mail:  msalek@mit.edu e-mail:  mojtaba.jarrahi@u-psud.fr 10 09 2019 02 03 2020 30 04 2020 pulsatile flow particle separation microfluidics Particle separation is an important...

...Saima Iqbal; Shazia Bashir; Muhammad Ahsan; Muhammad Bashir; Saad Shoukat This article investigates the dynamics of droplet generation process in a microfluidic flow-focusing device under the effect of geometry altered by the intersection angle ( φ ), which the flanking inlets make with central...

... , J.-Y. , Lee , J.-Y. , Park , H. , Park , Y.-D. , Lee , K.-B. , Whang , C.-M. , and Lee , S.-H. , 2007 , “ On the Fly” Continuous Generation of Alginate Fibers Using a Microfluidic Device ,” Langmuir , 23 ( 17 ), pp. 9104 – 9108 . 10.1021/la700818q [14] Bonhomme...

.... , Schilcher , C. , Richter , C. , Beinert , S. , Dietzel , A. , Buttgenbach , S. , and Kwade , A. , 2015 , “ High-Pressure Microfluidic Systems (HPMS): Flow and Cavitation Measurements in Supported Silicon Microsystems ,” Microfluid. Nanofluid. , 18 ( 1 ), pp. 121 – 130 . 10.1007...

...Kaushik Kudtarkar; Michael Johnson; Patricia Iglesias; Thomas W. Smith; Michael J. Schertzer This investigation demonstrates microfluidic synthesis of monodisperse hydrogel beads with controllable electromechanical properties. Hydrogel beads were synthesized using aqueous monomer solutions...

...Teng Zhou; Yongbo Deng; Hongwei Zhao; Xianman Zhang; Liuyong Shi; Sang Woo Joo Viscoelastic solution is encountered extensively in microfluidics. In this work, the particle movement of the viscoelastic flow in the contraction–expansion channel is demonstrated. The fluid is described by the Oldroyd...

... of microfluid path. In addition, most lib-on-a-clip devices are working in the aqueous environments. Hence, understanding the hydrodynamic characteristics at the micro/nanoscale is critical for designing and improving these micro/nanodevices. Liquid-solid Micro-scale flows Microfluidics Nano-scale...

...Sajad Pooyan; Mohammad Passandideh-Fard Efficient actuation of liquid slugs in microfluidic circuits is a matter of interest in droplet-based microfluidic (DMF) applications. In this paper, the electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) actuation of a liquid slug fully confined in a microchannel...

... Rarefied Gas Flows in Constricted Microchannels With Different Aspect Ratios: Asymmetry Bifurcations and Secondary Flows ,” Microfluid. Nanofluid. , 18 ( 2 ), pp. 279 – 292 . 10.1007/s10404-014-1431-x [14] Gavasane , A. , Agrawal , A. , Pradeep , A. , and Bhandarkar , U. , 2015...

... algorithm is on average 32% faster than the original one. 15 01 2017 07 08 2017 Complex flows Computational fluid dynamics Microfluidics Newtonian flows As is well known, the boundary element method (BEM) is based on the formulation of a boundary value problem of elliptic type...

... 28, 2016; final manuscript received March 9, 2017; published online June 28, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Mark F. Tachie. 28 11 2016 09 03 2017 Convective heat transfer Direct numerical simulation Microfluidics Non-Newtonian flows Unsteady flows The past few decades have seen...

... Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF F LUIDS E NGINEERING . Manuscript received October 3, 2016; final manuscript received February 28, 2017; published online May 18, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Moran Wang. 03 10 2016 28 02 2017 Microfluidics The electroosmotic flow...

...Daniel Stoecklein; Michael Davies; Nadab Wubshet; Jonathan Le; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian Sculpting inertial fluid flow using sequences of pillars is a powerful method for flow control in microfluidic devices. Since its recent debut, flow sculpting has been used in novel manufacturing approaches...

.... , Wajerski , D. , and Gad-El-Hak , M. , 1996 , “ A Novel Pump for MEMS Applications ,” ASME J. Fluids Eng. , 118 ( 3 ), pp. 624 – 627 . 10.1115/1.2817807 [8] Berli , C. L. A. , 2010 , “ Output Pressure and Efficiency of Electrokinetic Pumping of Non-Newtonian Fluids ,” Microfluid...

...Kaushik K. Rangharajan; Matthew J. Gerber; Shaurya Prakash Low Reynolds number flow of liquids over micron-sized structures and the control of subsequently induced shear stress are critical for the performance and functionality of many different microfluidic platforms that are extensively used...

...; published online August 17, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Shizhi Qian. 15 01 2016 03 06 2016 Drag Electro-hydrodynamic flows Microfluidics Electrokinetic motion of particles in confined geometries has received a lot of attention as a very useful tool in manipulating and separating...

... 2016 Computational fluid dynamics Microfluidics Mixing Microfluidic devices for handling fluids are widespread and find use in many scientific and industrial contexts. In particular, food industry and all biological and chemical processes requiring a mixing of samples and reactants...

... 11 11 2015 Microfluidics Multiphase flows Particle flows Suspensions The Scottish botanist and physician Robert Brown made detailed microscopic observations of suspensions of small pollen particles in water in 1827 and discovered the constant and chaotic movement of particles...

...Ich-Long Ngo; Sang Woo Joo; Chan Byon This study describes the dynamic behaviors of droplet formation in microfluidic cross-junction devices (MFCDs) based on a two-dimensional numerical model using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The effects of the junction angle ( ϕ = 30 to 90 deg) between...

...Elishai Ezra; Eliezer Keinan; Alex Liberzon; Yaakov Nahmias Flow behavior in complex three-dimensional (3D) microscale domains is the key in the development of microcirculatory pathologies and the design of 3D microfluidics. While numerical simulations are common practice for the derivation...