Multiphase flow in microfluidic systems --control and applications of droplets and interfaces.
Micro- and nanotechnology can provide us with many tools for the production, study and detection of colloidal and interfacial systems. In multiphase flow in micro- and nanochannels several immiscible fluids will be separated from each other by flexible fluidic interfaces. The multiphase coexistence and the small-volume confinement provide many attractive characteristics. Multiphase flow in microfluidic systems shows a complicated behavior but has many practical uses compared to a single-phase flow. In this paper, we discuss the methods of controlling multiphase flow to generate either micro- or nano-droplets (or bubbles) or stable stratified interfaces between fluidic phases. Furthermore, applications of the droplets and interfaces in microchannels are summarized.
Shui
Lingling
L
BIOS/Lab-on-a-Chip Group, MESA+ Research Institute, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands. L.shui@ewi.utwente.nl
Eijkel
Jan C T
JC
van den Berg
Albert
A
D001681:Biological Assay; D004655:Emulsions; D007700:Kinetics; D044085:Microfluidics; D044367:Phase Transition
D004655:Emulsions