Multiphase flow in microfluidic devices

Xiaodong CHEN; Guoqing HU

doi:10.6052/1000-0992-14-063

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Xiaodong CHEN, Guoqing HU. Multiphase flow in microfluidic devices[J]. Advances in Mechanics, 2015, 45(1): 201503. doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-14-063

Xiaodong CHEN, Guoqing HU. Multiphase flow in microfluidic devices[J]. Advances in Mechanics, 2015, 45(1): 201503. doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-14-063

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Xiaodong CHEN, Guoqing HU. Multiphase flow in microfluidic devices[J]. Advances in Mechanics, 2015, 45(1): 201503. doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-14-063

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Multiphase flow in microfluidic devices

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-14-063

LNM, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

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Corresponding author: Guoqing HU
Received Date: 2014-10-08
Rev Recd Date: 2015-01-27
Publish Date: 2015-08-30

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Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of microfluidic technology and microfluidic devices as a multi-disciplinary research field. Compared to conventional methods, microfluidic technology enables us to precisely manipulate the small volume of multiphase fluids for chemical analysis, advanced materials synthesis, protein crystalliza-tion, single-cell cultivation and detection, information processing, etc. In this paper, we review the multiphase flow phenomena in microfluidic devices, summarize the fluid mechan-ics involved, describe various methods to achieve multiphase microfluidic flow, and analyze the state-of-the-art of applications and challenges in this field. Finally, numerical simulation methods and experimental measurement techniques for multiphase microflows are provided. Opportunities for future research and application of microfluidic devices are suggested.
- microfluidics,
- multiphase flow,
- droplet,
- microfluidic device

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