Properties of microfluidic turbulent mixing revealed by fluorescence lifetime imaging.
We present a new method of measurement based on fluorescence lifetime imaging that reveals molecular-scale details of the mixing process in a continuous-flow turbulent microfluidic reactor. Our data provide a glimpse of the cascade to the minimal eddy size, followed by rapid diffusion involving the smallest eddies for final mixing.
Redford
Glen I
GI
Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61802, USA. glen@intelligent-imaging.com
Majumdar
Zigurts K
ZK
Sutin
Jason D B
JD
Clegg
Robert M
RM